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MENA Development Partners LLC
MENA Development Partners LLC
Developing successful business relationships in the Middle East.
**NEW - Collaborative research project on fracking.**
Doing Business in the Middle East
Doing Business in the Middle East
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"Frack You!" "What the Frack?" "Frack-off!"
Posted on September 22, 2013 at 10:59 PM |
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"Frack You!" "What the Frack?" "Frack-off!"
These are some of the phrases I found when I first started to explore the business implications of fracking. There are a lot of sites dedicated to the evils of fracking. Many of the major energy companies have sections on all the positives of fracking. There are even sites that show the two groups fighting it out. What I could not find was anyplace that had unbiased, research-based, educated information on the topic. I know a lot of people. I know a lot of people in academia, I know a lot of people in business, I know a lot of people across the world, I even know a few Heads of State but the bottom line is, I know some really smart people... so couldn't I pull together some of these people to find out "What the Frack"? |
More on Water Desalination
Posted on March 18, 2013 at 8:24 PM |
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In my continued fascination (okay, obsession) with learning about water desalination in the Middle East, I saw today that the Governor of Riyadh is launching a 1.6 Saudi Riyals water desal effort. What makes this one so interesting is that he has VERY AGGRESSIVELY planned the project, which is normally an 18-month time frame into a 6-month window. I hope they have some amazing project managers who work well together, realize the importance of the project time-line and who speak-up when necessary to ensure that the project does not fail. I really hope that someone invests in Joseph Grenny's books/ CDs on "Silence Fails" before they start the project on April 6th! I found this very interesting article by George Pitagorsky he states that "It is usually when the project is over or under managed that we have failures. Common project management causes of failure are:
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Water Desalination Projects in Middle East
Posted on March 15, 2013 at 10:50 AM |
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