Diaa Abdallah
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As part of my MBA I read the paper “Goals Gone Wild” which resonated with me. While this paper was written in 2009 a lot of the key learnings are still applicable. It provides an analysis of the side effects of goal driven organizations and compensation. While goal setting generally has a positive effect on…
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Learning about how the brain works fascinates me. I have taken the university of Michigan course on “Finding Purpose and Meaning in Life” and it explains the neuroscience behind having and identifying a purpose. Here are my key takeaways What part of your brain processes your purpose? The ventromedial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC) activates when asked “Who…
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Introduction Strategy is the pursuit of “long-run goals and objectives”. How long should a strategy be set at? There are different definitions but a popular framework is the three horizon by McKinsey partners Mehrdad Baghai, Stephen Coley and David White in their Book “The Alchemy of Growth” (Published in 2000). The three horizon framework breaks…
