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Farooq Hassan

Does Imran Khan have a tryst with destiny?
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Does Imran Khan have a tryst with destiny?

Pakistan is undergoing an unprecedented change. The driver is IK. I have never met IK except in 2005 when I invited him to address the Management Association of Pakistan on Leadership. Nor am I a card holder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. I have spent 52 ye
Published 20 Aug, 2019 12:00am
The 'New World Disorder' and the relevance of Pakistan
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The 'New World Disorder' and the relevance of Pakistan

As if by celestial edict, cricket World Order started dismantling itself 4 years ago. The most glaring examples are Trumpism and Brexit. Both are seismic events, presaging a tectonic shift in World Power politics. There is a massive push back against glob
Published 27 Jun, 2019 12:00am
Developing tourism in Pakistan
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Developing tourism in Pakistan

IK has a fixation on tourism. Rightly so. It is stated to be the biggest industry in the world. It provides massive employment - the supply chain is very profitable - jobs, food, drinks and everything under the sun. IK must have been impressed with Bali,
Published 11 Jun, 2019 12:00am
Eliminate with extreme prejudice
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Eliminate with extreme prejudice

Murder is a fairly normal affair, Jamaica is the murder capital of the world - statistically speaking. A murder - whether a homicide, poisoning, targeted killing, etc., does not create much excitement - it's not "Breaking News". When you really need for t
Published 23 May, 2019 12:00am
IK's political brand is evolving
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IK's political brand is evolving

Branding has become the most important discipline - outdistancing accounting, engineering, human resources, etc. In the 1950s, the US corporations realized that without proper branding they could not survive. In 2014, Coca Cola was still the most valuable
Published 16 May, 2019 12:00am
IK's political brand is evolving
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IK's political brand is evolving

Branding has become the most important discipline - outdistancing accounting, engineering, human resources, etc. In the 1950s, the US corporations realized that without proper branding they could not survive. In 2014, Coca Cola was still the most valuable
Published 16 May, 2019 12:00am
IK's political brand is evolving
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IK's political brand is evolving

Branding has become the most important discipline - outdistancing accounting, engineering, human resources, etc. In the 1950s, the US corporations realized that without proper branding they could not survive. In 2014, Coca Cola was still the most valuable
Published 16 May, 2019 12:00am
Speed money
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Speed money

Speed money is exactly what it means - it speeds things along. In my management career, spanning 50 years, the most valuable lesson I learnt was from Agha Hasan Abedi. He once told me "Find out what the man wants - cash, women, a Hajj ticket, medical trea
Published 05 Apr, 2019 12:00am
The corporate lunch
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The corporate lunch

In the 1950s and 60s corporate lunches were quite a rage in the West. The epicenter was Madison Avenue, the heart of the advertising profession. The three Martini Lunch was the norm. But in that period some great advertising was produced. Clairol's "Does
Published 26 Mar, 2019 12:00am
Leadership - 'Grace under pressure'
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Leadership - 'Grace under pressure'

President John F. Kennedy (JFK) used to say that the phrase 'Grace under pressure' reminds him of a girl he once dated. When the Cuban missile crisis happened in 1962, I was a high school student in Sacramento, California. It was the worst military misadv
Published 06 Mar, 2019 12:00am
Fake degrees, fake news...
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Fake degrees, fake news...

Fake degrees should not be such a big issue. After all, I too have a fake degree. It says so on my C.V. I have an MBA degree(GPA 3.9) from the University of Chichawatni, Punjab. The fact that Chichawatni has no university is beside the point. Even the sen
Published 13 Feb, 2019 12:00am
The leadership deficit - II
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The leadership deficit - II

Fast forward to modern times. After WWII, the victorious Allied powers met in Yalta to carve out the world and decide "Who wants what?". Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin were the masters of the Globe. Beneath all the public announcements, a secret understa
Published 08 Jan, 2019 12:00am
The leadership deficit - I
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The leadership deficit - I

The entire world suffers from a leadership deficit. All other deficits spring from this pivotal deficit - fiscal deficit, trade deficit, food deficit, ecological deficit, human degradation deficit, etc. etc. Today this small planet (the Earth) accommodate
Published 07 Jan, 2019 12:00am