The subject of the book Moneyball: The art of winning an unfair game, written by Michael Lewis and published in 2003, revolves around the Oakland Athletics baseball team and its manager, Billy Beane. In 2011, a film based on the book was released, starring Brad Pitt. Whether you have read the book or seen the movie, the message you must have stumbled upon is the same: Moneyball delivers a business lesson. You have to know your limits, establish your objectives and create business strategy to attain your goals.
“There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.” (Colin Powell)
What FINAO stands for? It is an acronym for Failure Is Not An Option. In the military or in hospitals, indeed failure cannot be an option because there are so many lives depending on every decision.
Raouf Mhenni, General Manager Middle East & Africa at HR Access gave a presentation with focus on effective decision making as part of the second day of the HR Summit and Expo 2012 in Dubai, UAE.
Deepak Gupta, Managing Director – Middle East at PDI Ninth House moderated a panel discussion with focus on leadership development as part of the second day of the HR Summit and Expo 2012.
Oussama Mansour, CEO at Profiles International MENA and Khaled Elgouhary, Director of Strategy and Performance at Qatar Leadership Centre (QLC) presented a case study during the second day of the HR Summit and Expo 2012. Their case study was focused on national leadership development as pursued by the Qatar Leadership Centre.
The subject of the book Moneyball: The art of winning an unfair game, written by Michael Lewis and published in 2003, revolves around the Oakland Athletics baseball team and its manager, Billy Beane. In 2011, a film based on the book was released, starring Brad Pitt. Whether you have read the book or seen the movie, the message you must have stumbled upon is the same: Moneyball delivers a business lesson. You have to know your limits, establish your objectives and create business strategy to attain your goals.
