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The Future Budget The budget for the future remains stable throughout good times and bad. In most enterprises—and again not…

The Right Compromise “Half a loaf is better than no bread.” One has to start out with what is right…

Arnold Schwarzenegger’s speech that broke the internet “I went to college. I went and worked out 5 hours a day.…

Harmonize the Immediate Long-range Future A manager must, so to speak, keep his nose to the grindstone while lifting his…

Controls for Nonmeasurable Events A balance between the measurable and the nonmeasurable is a central and constant problem of management.…

The Infant New Venture Business are not paid to reform customers. Above all, the people who are running a new…

Practice Comes First Decision makers need to factor into their present decisions the “future that has already happened.” Decision makers…

Balance Continuity and Change Precisely because change is a constant, the foundations have to be extra strong. The more an…

Management and the Liberal Arts Management is a liberal art. Management is what tradition used to call liberal art –…

Managing Oneself: Identify Strengths It takes far less energy to move from first-rate performance to excellence than it does to…

Unrealized Business Potential “Opportunity is where you find it,” not where it finds you. Luck, chance and catastrophe affect business…

Tunnel-Vision Innovation Often a prescription drug designed for a specific ailment sometimes ends up being used for some other quite…

Diversification Shoemaker, stick to your last!” The old cliché is still sound advice. The less diverse a business, the more…

Respect for the Business and Its Values The acquisition must be a “temperamental fit.” No acquisition works unless the people…

Interview with Mr Sajid Katiya — CEO, Sacha’s Cakes PAGE: Tell me something about yourself, please: Sajid Katiya: I am an entrepreneur.…

Interview with Muhammad Tariq Yousuf — Chief Executive, Sanaulla Woollen Industries PAGE: Tell me something about yourself, please: Muhammad Tariq…

Crafting a vision for business growth through strategic government partnerships Interview with Muhammad Mujtaba — Chief Executive, Realigns Pharmaceuticals (based…

The Transnational Company Successful transnational companies see themselves as separate, non national entities. Most companies doing international business today are…

Knowledge and Technology The new technology embraces and feeds off the entire array of human knowledge’s. The search for knowledge,…

Organizational Inertia All organizations need a discipline that makes them face up to reality. All organizations need to know that…

Fundamental of Communications To improve communications, work not on the utterer but recipient. It is the recipient who communicates. Unless…

The main rule is to look simulated decentralization as a last resort only. Whenever a unit can be set up…

Written By Emma Charlton Writer, Forum Agenda This article is part of:Centre for the New Economy and Society Uncertainty means companies…

Written By Sharon Thorne Global Chair, Deloitte Elizabeth Mrema Executive Secretary, United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity This article is…

A little glimpse of the ten oldest business families of Pakistan, who have worked hard to get to where they…

Written By Georg Kell Chairman, Arabesque Asset Management This article is part of: Climate Action Platform Voluntary business initiatives can be…

According to the Global Wealth Report of 2015 released by Credit Suisse in October 2018, Pakistan has the 18th largest…

The Failed Strategy Most of the people who persist in the wilderness leave nothing behind but bleached hones. When a…

Written By Howard Yu, International Institute for Management Development (IMD) Rising inflation and looming recessions are squeezing household finances, but…

Pursuing Perfection “The Gods can see them.” The greatest sculptor of ancient Greece, Phidias, around 440 bc made the statues…

Practice Comes First Decision makers need to factor into their present decisions the “future that has already happened.” Decision makers…

Long-Range Planning The future requires not just happen if one wishes hard enough. The future requires decisions – now. It…

Managing Oneself: Identify Strengths It takes far less energy to move from first-rate performance to excellence than it does to…

Unrealized Business Potential “Opportunity is where you find it,” not where it finds you. Luck, chance and catastrophe affect business…

Social Innovation: The Lab Without Wall Steinmetz’s technology-driven science is anathema to many academic scientists. Steinmetz’s innovation also led to…

The Only Constant in Life is Change. (Heraclitus, Greek Philosopher) The world is rapidly changing and evolving, driven by the…

Tunnel-Vision Innovation Often a prescription drug designed for a specific ailment sometimes ends up being used for some other quite…

En collaboration avec Written by Deloitte Digital transformation is one of the fundamental drivers behind the continuous shifts in the…

We are seeing everything evolve and new technologies are coming out every day. In such times, small and medium-sized businesses…

As a business owner, you will see other people around you taking a lot of interest in social media and…

Matthew Boulton was a pioneer in manufacturing, he was far from wealthy; his father was a toy maker at the…

Karachi business community must work as one for the growth of a city Interview with Muhammad Farooq Afzal — President/CEO,…

To succeed in business presently, you need to be flexible and have good planning and organizational skills, experts say. Starting…

[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Jim Alkove Chief Trust Officer, Salesforce[/box] Frauds such as phishing, malware and ransomware attacks pose a…

Global economists identified that sympathetic the structure, health and potential risks of an economy are significant for decision-making within an…

Famous Entrepreneur: Peter Jones International source records that with a net worth of 402 million pounds, the businessman Peter Jones…

[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Bhushan Sethi Joint Global Leader, People and Organisation, PricewaterhouseCoopers US[/box] COVID-19 has presented major challenges for…

Most inspiring leader of all time Nelson Mandela International sources reveal that very few individuals personify dedication and patience like…

The Success of the entire business depends on the most important resource of any organization which is certainly human resources.…

In Pakistan, the economic report shows that as economies reopen with expectations that the adverse impact of COVID-19 is bottoming…

[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Ahmed Galal Ismail Chief Executive Officer, Majid Al Futtaim – Properties This article is part of…

Your quality management (QM) program is probably well-established, with guidelines and definitions, rules, and ratings. But does it have a…

Leadership and Motivation The Success of the entire business depends on the most important resource of any organization which is…

Leadership and motivation The Success of the entire business depends on the most important resource of any organization which is…

[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Katharina Buchholz, Sep 11, 2020[/box] The ascent of Jane Fraser as the head of Citigroup adds…

[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Niall McCarthy, Jun 29, 2020[/box] In the wake of the pandemic, a strong level of trust…

Interview with Syed Shariq Waqar, FCMA PAKISTAN & GULF ECONOMIST had an exclusive conversation with Syed Shariq Waqar vis-a-vis Tax…

[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Mauro F. Guillén Zandman Professor of International Management, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, USA Srikar…

Environmental protection and sustainable development have become key factors for various stakeholders such as customers, suppliers and the public. It…

Interview with Dr Ayub Mehar — a renowned economist PAGE: Tell me something about yourself and your career, please: Dr Ayub…

Business community seek friendly policies amid reduced cost of doing business Interview with Agha Shahab Ahmed Khan – President, Karachi…

Interview with Mr Ahmed Chinoy – a renowned businessman [box type=”shadow” align=”” class=”” width=””]Profile: Mr Ahmed Chinoy is a businessman…

[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Paige H. Adams Global Chief Information Security Officer, Zurich Insurance Group[/box] Cybersecurity leaders are also business…

By the time these lines will go in print, World Bank must have issued their Ease of Doing Business Report…

International experts revealed that an economy cannot thrive without a healthy private sector. When domestic businesses flourish, they create job…

Pakistan is facing numerous challenges, which is not new for this country. The economic situation in Pakistan today is indeed…

[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Sean Doherty Head of International Trade and Investment System Initiave, Member of the Executive Committee, World…

[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Alzbeta Klein Director and Global Head, Climate Business , International Finance Corporation (IFC)[/box] When Bertrand Piccard…

President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum (PBIF), President All Karachi Industrial Alliance (AKIA), Senior Vice Chairman of the Businessmen Panel…

[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Silvia Montoya Director, UNESCO Institute for Statistics Manos Antoninis Director, Global Education Monitoring report, UNESCO[/box] The…

Interview with Mr Sultan Hamdani – Partner, MaisonConsulting.com [box type=”shadow” align=”” class=”” width=””]Profile: MaisonConsulting.com was founded with the theme of…

[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Carmen Raluca Stoian, University of Kent[/box] Ever since the EU referendum of 2016, well-known companies have…

[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Nigel Topping Chief Executive Officer, We Mean Business Coalition[/box] Disruption can mean many different things to…

An Interview with Zahid Mubarik SHRM-SCP, GPHR, SPHRi Question: how diversity & inclusion is important for sustainability of organization? On…

[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Bernd Leukert Member of the Executive Board, SAP This article is part of the World Economic Forum…

Interview with Mr Ahmed Chinoy — Managing Partner of Arch Group of Companies PAGE: Tell me something about yourself, please: Ahmed…

For both foreign and local investors, Gwadar Port city offers enormous business opportunities. Gwadar Port has the potential to become…

Centuries back the location of towns and cities, at least superficially, seemed to be largely determined by the preferences of…

[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Arturo Bris, IMD Business School[/box] Which company would you say is going to grow faster in…

Interview with Mr Anis Majeed – Chairman, Karachi Wholesale Grocers Association (KWGA) [box type=”shadow” align=”” class=”” width=””]Profile: Mr Anis Majeed…

[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Bob Moritz Global Chairman, PwC [/box] The year 2018 has seen a steady shift in cybersecurity…

Technology is a major part of our lives today; since we wake-up in the morning to the time we go…

According to World Bank’s Doing Business Report 2019, Pakistan carried out three business reforms during the past year to help…

[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””] Haridimos Tsoukas, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick[/box] Siemens chief, Joe Kaeser has pulled out…

[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Ana de Almeida Kumlien, Trinity College Dublin and Paul Coughlan, Trinity College Dublin[/box] Wicked problems are…

Perception is stronger than reality. Pakistan has been presented as an extremely insecure country in the Western media for a…

[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””] Chris Dawson, University of Bath and David de Meza, London School of Economics and Political…

[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Terri Toyota Deputy Head of Centre for Global Public Goods, Member of the Executive Committee, World…

[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Michael de Lagarde Chief Executive Officer, Delair-Tech This article is part of the Sustainable Development Impact Summit[/box]…

KSBL gave warm welcome to its upcoming batch of students for MBA and EMBA program on the auspicious occasion of…