My Vision- Minding the Mind

In this chapter- Minding the minds- the author expresses his wishes of success  to the people of the UAE, and encourages all of them especially youth, to make their own success story. He said ,"I was part of this and I would like you and your children to continue the work for the sake of all Arabs."

AlMaktoum, M. (2012). My Vision: Challenges in the race for excellence, Dubai, UAE, Motivate publishing.

My Vision - Chapter Five

In this section, decision making and teamwork, the author states that team decision making can help to make the group work more closely together. It also improve the motivation and the performance as everyone in the team seeks to contribute to achieving the best for all. I was touched by the author when he said that Dubai government does not proceed any project unless it has reviewed by a very expert team. The reason behind being touched with this vision is I see that Dubai embraces many successful projects on the the reality ground.

Source integration- Foxdale Trip

Based on the Foxdale interview information with one of the Foxdale resident that I met last month, who was the Dean of Library System at Penn State, she mentioned that the library system in the mid twentieth century were required to provide more space for books and readers. Early libraries were small and inside buildings rather than entire structure. Moreover, the early libraries were depended in physical research for books and sources, and the technology system were not implemented at that time.

I started looking for information to compare the differences between the university library system in the past and the present. I found that the current university library system is more sophisticated and the students are able to begin their research by accessing through electronic system using their student ID and password. “Students are able to access newspapers, magazines, books, scholarly journals and more with the search engine” (Cited in Hricik, 2011).

 

References

Hricik, M. (2011, March 24). PSU libraries test new search system. Retrieved from: http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archives/article_87040c38-7674-54de-b928-4ab8894f9470.html

 

 

 

My vision - chapter Four- Management

The Arab world facing a crisis of management not of money or resources.

Good management requires a capable manager that can lead people out of crisis.

The main goal of management is to choose the best policies and decisions and convert them into targets. 

The relationship between the leadership and the people is similar to that between parents and children.

Routine and laziness are the most enemies of the development.

A leader conceives a vision and outlines a strategy to implement it, while the manager is a link in the implementation process. 

AlMaktoum, M. (2012). My Vision:challenges in the race for excellence, Dubai, UAE: Motivate publishing.

My Vision- Chapter three

This week I continued reading the chapter 3 of my favorite book My vision. In this  chapter, the author demonstrates the concept of true leadership, and the qualities of leaders. The author mentioned that good leaders should have faith in god, country, peaple and always keep their promises. He also asserts that leader should be self confidence, far- sightedness and have a good judgement.

My Trip to Voxdale village

This week I had an opportunity to visit the retirement community at state college to find out more about the resident's life and their experiences. This trip allows me to meet older adults to learn more about their elder's life experiences, travel, interests and advice. I had a facsinating conversation with one of the residents Ms Nancy who was the Dean of Library System at Penn State. I think these trip is building new connection with new friends which helps us to see the world more clearly as I had a brief look through Ms Nancy life and experiences. 

My Vision- chapter two

The title if this chapter is MY VISION, and the author mentioned the features of a true leader's vision. He asserts that leaders must have comprehensive imagination and planning. He also adds that leaders should take the initiatives as a challenging for the benifits of the society. 

In your opinion, what are the factors of true leadership?