How do you create a fast-growing city out of a desert— a center of global attraction and the eighth wonder of the world? It’s simple: think like a sheikh. This is not a guide to Dubai’s attractions. It’s a story about a sheikh. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum—the ruler of Dubai, vice president and prime minister of the UAE. His methods of governance turned the emirate into the Paris of the Persian Gulf and made Dubai a world-class capital. There were many attempts to repeat the ruler Mohammed’s brilliant success, but they ended in success. In this book, Yasar Jarrar, Director of Strategy in the Sheikh’s Executive Office, will reveal the secret of a special governance model for the emirates, and will also explain:
• What the “rapid refusal” approach is and how to use it to choose the best for your country.
• How luck can become a selective disadvantage.
• What the three-T rule is and why Dubai is built on it.
• Why there is no word “impossible” in the UAE and how this affects achieving goals.