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Dubai, Beirut – Sunday, April 23, 2006 – Motivate Publishing, Dubai,
and The Arab Institute for Research and Publication, Beirut, have
today unveiled their latest title: My Vision – Challenges in the
Race for Excellence by Vice-President & Prime Minister of the
UAE and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al
Maktoum.
The co-publishers said the book is a unique and detailed account of
the exceptional development of Dubai and the vision behind the
outstanding accomplishments that included transferring the UAE and
Dubai from their role as a regional powerhouse to their new and
advanced role as international economic and financial centres, and
the attainment of these high rates of growth was accomplished by way
of providing excellence in services and industry.
One of the most important features of the book, they noted, is the
simplicity with which the author approaches complex subjects such as
vision, leadership, state management, enhancement of skills and
expertise in human resources that played a paramount role in
constantly pushing development in Dubai to new heights.
The author in this Arabic version of his book used his close and
almost daily involvement in projects as the basis for his work. It
is therefore a credible and lively account of processes and
foundations of ultra modern development based on first-hand
experience and direct guidance.
“The book specifically provides a true description of an exceptional
development experience that is regarded by many as a role model for
other Arab and Muslim countries,” the publishers said in a joint
statement. “Dubai is proving to be one of the most successful
development stories in the world and is viewed increasingly in the
Arab and Muslim Worlds as a source of pride.”
Compared by the author to Cordova, the old capital of Arab Spain,
Dubai’s melting pot of nations and creeds is adding new and exciting
dimensions to the concept of co-existence and enhancing human
interaction and understanding. And like Cordova, Dubai today is
providing a new hope for humanity that different civilisations and
religions can co-exist and strive collectively to create excellence
in everything for the benefit of all.
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MY
VISION
Challenges in the race for excellence
Contents
Introduction
7
Part I: The Pulse of Development 11
Chapter 1 The Gazelle and the Lion
13
Part II: The FOUNDATIONS of the Development Industry
31
Chapter 2 The Vision 33
Chapter 3 Leadership 46
Chapter 4 Management 59
Chapter 5 Decision Making and Work Teams 73
PART III: DEVELOPMENT FOR SURVIVAL
83
Chapter 6 The Banks of the Creek 85
Chapter 7 Drilling in the Minds 99
PHOTOGRAPHS: SECTION I AFTER
PAGE: 112
Chapter 8 Politics and Horsemen 113
Chapter 9 Positive and Negative Energies 122
PART
IV: EXCELLENCE IN DEVELOPMENT
133
Chapter 10 The Concept of Excellence in Dubai’s
Development 135
PHOTOGRAPHS: SECTION II
AFTER PAGE:
160
Chapter 11 Made in Dubai 161
Chapter 12 The Institutionalisation of
Excellence 176
PART V:
THE ROAD TO THE FUTURE
191
Chapter 13 The Race of States and Nations 192
CONCLUSION
216
BIBLIOGRAPHY AND FOOTNOTES
222
Credits,
Product Specifications, Editorial Review and Consent
TITLE: My Vision
SUB-TITLE: Challenges in the Race for Excellence
AUTHOR:
H.H. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum
DESIGNATION: Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE,
Ruler of Dubai
DEDICATION: H.H. Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahayan,
President of the UAE.
CATEGORY: Leadership, Management & Economic
Development
LANGUAGE: Arabic
PUBLISHERS: Arab Institute for Research and
Publishing (AIRP), Beirut,
Motivate Publishing, Dubai.
COVER
DESIGN: WUNDERMAN (www.wundermanmena.com)
COVER
PHOTO: Roger Mkarzel, Beirut, Lebanon
DATE OF
RELEASE: 22nd April 2006
Specifications:
DIMENSIONS: 17 x 24 x 2 cm (approx.)
FORMAT: Hardback (debossed with foil) & Jacket
in Full Colour
CONTENT: 224 Pages
PRINTED: Jacket and 40 pp of colour photographs
divided into 2 sections and 3
forms (16:16:8 pp)
MATERIALS: 100gsm
WEIGHT: 760 grams approx.
Editorial Content:
13 chapters in 5 parts plus introduction and conclusion, as well as
a
brief bibliography on jacket.
Brief Editorial Review:
This book is
primarily about development as four of the five parts of the title
carry the word ‘development’. The fifth, The Road to the
Future, is an overview of future economic developments and
covers topics such as Globalization and the economic integration of
the Central World Economic Zone (CWEZ) for which Dubai is providing
the economic role model, positioning itself as the leading economic
and developmental metropolis.
In his book the author
reveals, for the first time, the ‘secrets’ that made the Emirate of
Dubai one of the most astounding development phenomena in the world.
Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid provides insight into the strategies that
can produce excellence in development, including vision, leadership,
management, teamwork, and decisive and timely decision taking.
The book is primarily
about the development and successful management of countries,
presenting Dubai as a role model. This makes the book unique due to
the absence of other books in Arabic on this vital subject. It gains
further importance due to the authoritative account of the various
components of development, based on personal experience and daily
involvement rather than on abstract theories and untested
experiences.
The book, though, is
much more than that. In the chapter Made in
Dubai,
the author details the nature of development in Dubai: what has been
achieved and what will be achieved in the future. The aims and
targets set in the book will take the development into the mid-21st
century and beyond. Other chapters deal with the challenges met in
the course of building modern Dubai, and one is dedicated to horses,
as Sheikh Mohammed is an avid rider and one of the most renowned
owners of horses worldwide.
The author dedicates
the book to H.H. Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahayan, President of
the UAE, but he gives credit for the successes of Dubai to nationals
and residents alike and to the public and private sectors in equal
terms. Their immense contribution is appreciated and recognized at
every stage, and all are called upon to participate in the
‘consensus planning’ of Dubai and the Emirates, as a prerequisite to
reaching new heights of development and excellence.
The author is not only
addressing the people of Dubai and the Emirates but the entire Arab
and Muslim World of 1.3 billion. The success story of Dubai, he
believes, can be replicated in other Arab and Muslim countries. The
book, therefore, represents a message of optimism that a second
stage of outstanding development can be achieved throughout the Arab
and Muslim World. The proof he provides is Dubai itself.
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