Waqas Javed's personal Blog

What I learnt from Manchester United about Management & Succession Planning I have been a lifelong fan of Manchester United and the life after Sir Alex Ferguson (24+ years in charge of Manchester United) hasn’t gone well for the club as well as for the followers. I could relate many of the management lessons especially Succession Planning and its impact with the recent failures of Manchester United. Dont always rely on your laurels: Yes, United have been the most decorated team in England and they have been the driving force since the start of English Premier League but their dominance in Europe has been inconsistent.  United's  trophy cabinet shows their stellar record but it doesn’t guarantee them consistency in bigger competitions. Similarly, no matter how big your brand has been, it will take a small time to come down to dust! External factors like market invasion through smuggled goods or maybe the competitor just got better or the i...

Enough with the killings, Enough with the bloodshed, Enough with the suicidal, Enough with the pain, What can we do to stop this bloody revenge game? What can we do to spread love & happiness? What can we do to make Pakistan a safe haven, a peaceful country once again? Neither am I a mother, nor am I a relative of the children who lost their precious lives in the Peshawar’s tragic incident, I’m just a human, who can feel the pain, I’m just a writer expressing my sorrow through the power of my pen. 16 th  December is now an even more mournful day for us all, It’s time to change things around, Raise our voice and fight the evil, Before more humans die and bodies fall. Watch the innocent get killed and let this go on forever, Or, stand up, speak now and say no to killings, be it today, or ever. Let’s leave our differences behind and unite as one, Before another brutal act of killing is done, Our oneness is our strength, Our weapon to...

The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, first published in 1989, is a self-help book written by Stephen R. Covey . It has sold more than 15 million copies in 38 languages since first publication. I am sharing the summary of this book, so that we all can implement these effective habits in our daily lives. BE PROACTIVE-PERSONAL VISION “A clear vision, backed by definite plans, gives you a tremendous feeling of confidence and personal power.” - Brian Tracy  In life, experience is something that happens to us and then how we react to something is our attitude. What matters most is how we respond to what we experience in life.  The unique ability that sets human apart from animals is self-awareness and the ability to choose how we respond to difficult situations. The best thing about proactive people is their initiative to find solutions and their ability to ac...

As always I am going to share another of my personal experiences which made me realize how ungrateful I have been. This little incident is about Malik Saab, whom I met recently. I came to meet Malik Saab in an NGO (Poor children’s education) related activity and got to know that He is working with one of the largest FMCGs of the world. I was quite impressed with his easy going and impressive personality and my usual fascination for FMCGs was another factor as well. While discussing the reasons for joining that particular NGO, all of us shared our love for humanitarian works, the ideas of giving back to society etc. When Malik Sb’s turned came, he gave a very unusual and blatant reason for being in this NGO activity. He informed that the reason is neither the attachment with the NGOs nor the love of social works, “it was basically the love for children.” Now that sounded usual and unusual at the same time. As we grinded in to find out the reasons b...