DMSB Global Family Business Leadership

Family Business of Mubadala

AGES family business framework of Mubadala Company

The Art of Succession

Any business, whether you are a small startup with 1 employee or a large Fortune 500 company should think about what passing the reigns will look like.

How does it influence culture?

Dubai: A Photo Journal

Dubai is a city that puts NYC to shame. Everything is 10x taller, newer and more magnificent. Around each block is a skyscraper under construction that is trying to be bigger and better than the one next to it. From afar, Dubai is the shiny new dime freshly printed from the mint and The…

A World above Us: some thoughts about Dubai’s economy and stereotypical mindset

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How Family Businesses Deal with Succession

This semester I found myself in a Global Family Business Leadership class. A close friend referred me to it since I had never heard about it before. The thought of learning more about family run businesses was something I found exciting, since much of my…

What makes an effective leader?

What makes an effective leader? This question was my main focus throughout my trip to the UAE. It’s funny how such a simple question continues to vex some of the best thinkers in business. Some say great leaders are born, not made. While looking to answer this question…

Dubai: Diving deep into the aspects of Family Business

“If an opportunity doesn’t knock, create a door” this is exactly what I have learnt by far from one of the best courses I’ve taken at Northeastern University. Being an entrepreneurship and Finance major at Northeastern University and…

Business Leaders of the Middle East

Northeastern University gave me an opportunity to take the course ENTR 3217 in which I learned a lot about family businesses and how their structures and frameworks differ from a non-family business. This class also gave me an opportunity to go to Dubai and Abu Dhabi…

Reflection: Professionalization and its effect on succession within Family Businesses.

During our trip to Dubai, we had the outstanding opportunity to meet with several family businesses and their members who discussed succession plans as well as the overall…