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The Dubai Airport Free Zone accounts for almost 10 per cent of the emirate's non-oil trade. Courtesy Dafza
Dafza wants to upend the way Dubai’s government does business

Radical suggestions for innovation that the Dubai Airport Freezone Authority has put together in a white paper include moving to Dubai in just four days and setting up a virtual residency or even a trial business.

BusinessApril 11, 2017
The corporate coach Simon Clarkson was in Dubai for a training session with Active PR. He says resilience in business is as important as it is in sport. Jeff Topping / The National
Well being: To succeed in business, think like an athlete

Why resilience is key for developing high-performing teams and businesses.

BusinessApril 05, 2017
Al Moseley, the president and chief creative 180 Amsterdam, does not use a table in his board room. Instead, his team sits on sofas in a circle. Courtesy Dubai Lynx
Well being: Ditch the office hierarchy to encourage ideas

To ensure your workplace is loaded with creativity, creative expert Al Moseley recommends a flat structure with little hierarchy.

BusinessMarch 29, 2017
Tim Ferriss, the author of The 4-Hour Work. Amy Price / Getty Images
Review: Tim Ferris podcast will teach you something new – but only if you’re interested

The Tim Ferris Show - a busines podcast from the author of the bestselling book The Four-Hour Work Week - only tackles subjects that Ferris is interested in, so choose your episodes carefully.

BusinessMarch 28, 2017
Smartphones such as the Apple iPhone 7 and 7 Plus could be a workaround to a laptop if you take a bluetooth keyboard along on your flight to the US. Pawan Singh / The National
How to work around the device ban on US flights

Heading to the US on business? Here's how to work on the plane without your devices.

BusinessMarch 26, 2017
Ali Ozcan, left, and Kerem Kuyucu of Justmop.com, used developers in Turkey to build their site and app. Jeffrey E Biteng / The National
UAE may be home to many start-up apps, but software development happens offshore

While the app market in the UAE is soaring, many developers, such as the founders behind Justmop.com, are building their apps outside the country.

BusinessMarch 26, 2017
Antara Roy says colours affect us in ways we may not even perceive. Alex Atack for The National
Well being: Is your paint helping your office productivity?

The wall colours you choose for your office space can have a dramatic effect on productivity.

BusinessMarch 22, 2017
UDrive is Hasib Khan’s eighth business in a portfolio spanning three countries. Victor Besa for The National
Dubai by-the-minute car rental company helping to solve city’s first and last mile transport problem

How the sharing economy has inspired a new type of car hire company in the UAE – rental by the minute.

BusinessMarch 19, 2017
Marketer and lecturer Nikolaos Dimitriadis says people are hard-wired to operate through empathy. Courtesy Dubai Lynx
Well being: Really good bosses have the human touch

Empathy is still a vital asset in the modern corporate workplace, which is riddled with psychopaths and narcissists.

BusinessMarch 15, 2017
Courtesy Greenleaf Book Group
Book review: Women entrepreneurs can broaden their horizons

Stephanie Breedlove's book All In: How Women Entrepreneurs Can Think Bigger, Build Sustainable Businesses and Change the World is a Lean In for female entrepreneurs.

BusinessMarch 14, 2017
Economist Kai Chan, author of the Gender Progress Index, is also a distinguished fellow at Insead who also advises the UAE Federal Government on competitiveness and statistics. Delores Johnson / The National
Ongoing quest to bridge the gender divide

While the world focuses on the gender gap for women, the economist behind Insead’s Gender Progress Index, says we must remember that there are two genders and 'both have gaps'.

BusinessMarch 13, 2017
Talib Alhinai spends his time at the Imperial College in London’s aerial robotics laboratory, where he works on using flying robots for aerial construction. Stephen Lock for The National
Emirati student builds drones for the greater good

The Emirati graduate’s drone research has him working on flying robots for construction.

BusinessMarch 06, 2017
Sachin Gokhale, senior vice-president and cluster business head for IndiaCast, says that South Asian expats in the UAE have a 'strong family ethic and emphasis on education', which Colors wanted to tap into. Courtesy IndiaCast
Reality TV show Checkmate in hunt for fresh South Asian talent

Checkmate is an Apprentice/Dragons’ Den style reality show on Colors TV where 16 contestants vie, over 14 episodes, for the chance to win a six-month internship with corporate consumer goods giant Unilever in the UAE.

BusinessMarch 05, 2017
Ambroz Neil, of Alexander Partners, left, helps young people to 'build their career capital and employability. Andrew Simpson / Studio Zero
Graduate career development makes for a good fit from the start

Evaluating graduates on their career options points them in the right direction.

BusinessFebruary 14, 2017
The key to making performance-related pay work is to ensure that there is some balance between employee job demands and measurement of rewards offered. Jaime Puebla / The National
Well being: Salary incentives need a fine balance, survey finds

Is performance-related pay a motivator for staff or exploitative? A new study finds out.

BusinessFebruary 08, 2017
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