Shiraz and his work

Mr Siraj Uddin Aziz, CEO of Habib Metropolitan Bank, talked on the topic Better Leaders - Better Pakistan, which focused on  leadership regardless of position at Business Leadership Conference held on 16 th August 2017 at Movenpick hotel Karachi.   He said that a good leader is one who is successful, effective and inspirational and the one who makes others’ lives better.  Therefore, Basic element of leadership is sacrifice. He quoted the example of founder of our homeland, Quaid-e-Azam. Mohammad Ali Jinnah. He commenced his professional career as a lawyer in 1986, first in Bombay, in spite of Hindu majority in that profession; he rose to a high position by the dint of his hard work. Soon he became a well-known personality in Bombay. He could have lived a prosperous life but he preferred to work for the betterment of Muslims. Likewise, He did not give enough time to his family even when his family deserves the most, just for the sake of Muslims of sub-continent. Nelson Ma

Business leaders conference was held at Movenpick Hotel on 16 August 2017. It was attended by numerous business leaders. M r. Sikander Sultan - Chairman Shan Foods was warmly welcomed. He grabbed all the attention of the audience while addressing on the topic, Taking brands globally. He introduced Shaan Foods along with the struggle he carried with it, he mentioned that Shaan is in the ethnic markets, catering to all mainstream customers. Thus, declaring it as the largest ethnic brand. While it’s true that many companies make a concerted decision to enter a given market, it’s actually more common to see the reverse scenario take place, their customers make the decision for them, or at the very least, these customers play a significant role in steering the company toward those decisions. As a result, more and more companies are going global without any sort of grand master plan. Instead, they are easing into an international presence one small step at a time, often learnin

Business Leaders Conference was held at Movenpick Hotel on 16 August 2017. The Conference was attended by many successful Business Leaders. Mr. Jaseem Ahmed, Associate Professor at Middlesex University, London was warmly welcomed. He addressed the audience on the topic  why business leaders make poor decisions, He  said that, “One should be mentally prepare for what is coming in your way.” Through his presentation he explained The Bow-tie analysis which is designed to help planners analyze risks and consequences of these risks as well as prevention and mitigation factors of different planning decisions in a structured way. He advised to follow the five step process which includes Explore, review, engage, measure and research to make good decisions. Being a leader, making decision is a complex variable and it lies at the heart of our personal and professional lives. Decisions, which can lead to either acts of genius or some pretty impressive mistakes, are judg

Business leadership conference was held at Movenpick Hotel on 16 th of August. The Conference was attended by many successful Business personnel in which one of the great personality Mr. Shazad G. Dada, CEO Standard Chartered spoke at this event. Mr. Dada, while speaking about future of business & leadership quoted the example of amazon company which was initially an online bookstore then diversified to electronic commerce and cloud computing company. He emphasized the importance of change which is the key to navigate in this dynamic world. He also advised to prepare to join hands even with your competitors to survive in this dynamic business environment and also to build emotional ties with your customers. He emphasized to young soul that there is no shortcuts. Nothing is going to happen overnight it takes time, courage & hard work. This can only be done through the quality of leadership.    Educational initiatives have to become far more customized a

Business Leaders Conference held at  Movenpick Hotel, August 2017. It is founded by Mr. Shiraz Ahmed.   Mr. Kashif Khan, co-founder Abwab capital Dubai, spoke on the topic of “Developing Entrepreneurial Mindset”. He said that Few years back, people used to find for jobs in well-reputed organizations after the completion of their degrees. But not a paradigm shift related to entrepreneurship has been observed that people are more interested to become an entrepreneur. Many people are seen coming with new, innovative and creative ideas. This is why the responsibility of a leader in an organization has changed into developing his employee’s vision and transforming his mindset regarding entrepreneurship. To develop an entrepreneurial mindset is an important piece in the future of business world. That mindset is drawn to new opportunities and challenges, embracing change, risk taking, pursuing initiatives, taking action determinedly, seeing the big picture and focusing on

Mr. Humayun Jamshed, MD & senior director at Islamic banking, France,  at Movenpick Hotel, Buisness Leaders Conference held at 16th of August, 2017   spoke on “Balancing Results and Relationships”. Based on his experience he conveys that the leader should have technical expertise and an effective networking with people. Typically, managers rise through the ranks by impression of a strong command of the technical elements of their jobs and they focus on accomplishing their teams’ objectives. When they are challenged to move beyond their functional specialties and address strategic issues facing the overall business, many managers do not immediately grasp that this will involve relational tasks, not analytical. Nor do they easily understand that interactions and exchanges with a varied array of current and potential stakeholders are not diversions from their “real work” but are actually at the heart of their new leadership roles. Emerging leaders are seen approaching thei

Mr. Amir Iqbal, MD & CEO of Bayer Pakistan spoke at Business Leaders Conference held on 16 August 2017. He addressed on the topic of “Creating A New Work Ethic”. Mr Amir said that an ethical work environment is the one where everyone realizes that his/her role is to create value for all the stakeholders. Leaders know what they stand for, that is, what are their values. They also recognize the significance of ethical behavior in a workplace. The great leaders show both their values and their ethics in their leadership actions. They believe that ethics and values are two important traits that must be seen in their acts and activities and must be promoted among their employees. A leader always chose values and ethics as a most important thing towards him because it defines his character. In an organization, a code of conduct is given to everyone to inform them about work ethics. If a leader would fail to follow the published code then it can be seen that no one wou

On 8 th of July, 2017, the class of leadership held a guest speaking session. Introducing Mr. Husham Yousufi, General Manager  Marketing & Sales at Al-Karam textiles Mills (Pvt.), as the guest speaker to throw light on the dynamics of leadership & what struggle one needs to do to become a leader. Mr. Yousufi, had an interactive session, by answering the bundle of queries that young minds were going through to bring the best of knowledge within them. With his charismatic personality he started the session with full of spirits letting students know about his struggle to become what he is today. He first started with his academic career & later he explained about his vast experiences that took him 17 years to become what he is today. Starting his career with Mohammad Farooqe textile mill limited (MFTML) in the year 2000 & than moving on  towards more opportunities like Al-Abid mills Ltd. as merchandiser, In Gul-Ahmed as General Manager (GM) marketing

An inspirational session given by Dr. Shahzad on transformational leadership. He was focused on how a particular vision can be turned into reality, how leadership should be practiced and transformation can attain sustainability. “Leadership is a practice based profession”, said by Dr. Shahzad. Learning should always be followed by practice and the secret of change is to focus all your energy not on fighting old but on building new. One should need to look up on those things which he can easily continue in order to sustain transformation . The speaker moreover gave a deep insight about Getz Pharma and in this regard related every aspect to their practices. Getz Pharma is a research driven, branded generic, manufacturing pharmaceutical company with global outlook. It is third largest pharma company, largest exporter, tax payer, employer and investor as well. The company believes in Darwin’s theory of being change responsive thus it makes long ranged plan and changes its