Abu Dhabi and The End of the Blog

I have decided to end this blog as the traffic is meager.  I think I would be better off spending my energy on books and correspondence or perhaps writing for the Top Performer web site.  I will write one more paragraph about Abu Dhabi and then call it quits.

Abu Dhabi

I have been to Dubai twice to give talks and Oman once.  On those trips I found the region interesting but I never felt like I made a human connection with the native people.  Most of those who came to my talks were from of the 140 countries represented in the Emirates and providing the majority of the workers.  So when I was asked to speak to the "change committee" in Abu Dhabi I was a bit dubious, but decided to give it one more try. I am so happy I made that decision.  I loved the people of Abu Dhabi and felt that I had made a real human connection and a real contribution.  Keep your eye on Abu Dhabi.  They too are anticipating a time when the oil will run out.  They too want to increase tourism and expand their financial markets.  For me, their strategy, a strategy that includes building the capacity of the native people, seems destined to not only be successful but to bring a new meaning to the words, transformational change.  And with those words I bring this blog to a close.