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Seeing the United Arab Emirates

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Obviously, there was a lot of buzz about the financial meltdown, especially in a place like Dubai that has built itself up as a major international business center (Dubai as an emirate has relatively little oil compared to some of the other gulf emirates).

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This Week's Leadership Book To Read: The Leadership Challenge

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Mexico, United Arab Emirates and Australia. These four rank consistently at the top across different countries in the world as well. And, more specifically, the four ranked in the same order in the U.S.,

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Book Recommendation For Leaders: The Leadership Challenge

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Mexico, United Arab Emirates and Australia. These four rank consistently at the top across different countries in the world as well. And, more specifically, the four ranked in the same order in the U.S.,

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Bookshare without Borders: #3/3

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

The initial collection has already inspired a new partner to come on board: the Emirates Association for the Visually Impaired ( EAVI ), a nonprofit organization that serves people with print disabilities in the United Arab Emirates. Digitally processing Arabic-language content is no easy task.

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Leaders: How To Make Extraordinary Things Happen In Organizations

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Mexico, United Arab Emirates and Australia. These four rank consistently at the top across different countries in the world as well. And, more specifically, the four ranked in the same order in the U.S.,

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To Dubai on an Emirates Airbus 380

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

My current business trip started by heading for Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It was easier to say yes than usual: I'd never been to Dubai or the region, and the government of Dubai and Emirates airline offered to fly me there business class!

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What can you learn by visualizing your Twitter network?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The first day of training is this Sunday and we’ll be covering networked approaches for NGOs and social media trainers. The participants include in-country teams from six different countries: Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.