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THE NATIONAL, ABU DHABI COLUMNS ON RELATIONSHIPS, FINANCE, POLITICS, GENDER, FASHION AND POLITICS 358 posts
1405, 2014

Storytelling

May 14th, 2014|Books|

I was asked to give a lecture for an hour to the "Mascots" of SAP Labs. These were the top 30 performers, the crème de la crème, the elite of the company. I suggested, "Storytelling in the Corporate Environment," as [...]

705, 2014

Gratitude

May 7th, 2014|Comment Essays|

An attempt at being funny. I had the hardest thing trying to come up with a quote. I know that someone made a quote, which went something like...."dah dah dah...about" Was it grateful about? Happy about? Complain about? Trying searching [...]

205, 2014

A female chef’s secret recipe for success for Quartz

May 2nd, 2014|Comment Essays, Food | Drink|

A female chef’s secret recipe for success I was thrilled to meet this chef. She is casual and confident but underneath you can sense her resolve. It appeared in Quartz here. Carme Ruscellada i Serra looks like the seven-star Michelin [...]

2204, 2014

Nagging

April 22nd, 2014|Comment Essays|

The best way to make advice stick? Nag incessantly Shoba Narayan April 22, 2014 Updated: April 22, 2014 18:18:00 One of the perks of being a parent is that you get to offer advice to your children. One of the [...]

1404, 2014

Cricket Widow

April 14th, 2014|Comment Essays|

Opinion The only option for a cricket widow is to play the game Shoba Narayan April 13, 2014 Updated: April 13, 2014 16:57:00 I am a cricket widow. I didn’t think I would be one. Indeed, in the early throes [...]

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