{"id":2,"date":"2006-12-26T10:35:24","date_gmt":"2006-12-26T15:35:24","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2017-04-12T11:26:36","modified_gmt":"2017-04-12T06:26:36","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mdi.com.pk\/management\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is a blog that brings together actionable\u00a0insights and\u00a0articles to provide concise summaries of sometimes complex topics related to management, leadership, business, organizational development and personal effectiveness.<\/p>\n<p><b><strong><span style=\"color: #993300;\">There are more than 170 articles \u00a0at this time!<\/span><\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Much of the material in the blog is based on my own personal experience, on challenges I have faced and on situations I have encountered.\u00a0Where I use material or ideas based on existing public domain sources, or where I describe some concepts that have been previously published in a book or in some article, a reference or credit to the source\/author is duly added to the post.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1260\" src=\"http:\/\/mdi.com.pk\/management\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/asad12-290x300.png\" alt=\"Asad Zaidi, CEO MDi Pakistan\" width=\"148\" height=\"153\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mdi.com.pk\/management\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/asad12-290x300.png 290w, https:\/\/mdi.com.pk\/management\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/asad12.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 148px) 100vw, 148px\" \/>My name is Asad Zaidi. I come originally from the IT and Telecom sector and \u00a0have worked with various multinationals and public listed firms in many countries around the world including Singapore, Malaysia, and the UK. For the last 15 years, I have been an entrepreneur running an education, training and consulting business in Pakistan. This is like a front-row seat to observe the issues, challenges and opportunities that individuals, executives and organizations encounter as they seek to grow and flourish.<\/p>\n<p>I have been around for a while but work and life still seem very much a work in progress.\u00a0This blog is a way to learn first for myself then to share. \u00a0If you have some insights to share, some article to contribute or if you wish to make any comment about this blog, you can get in touch via the contact form.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is a blog that brings together actionable\u00a0insights and\u00a0articles to provide concise summaries of sometimes complex topics related to management, leadership, business, organizational development and personal effectiveness. There are more than 170 articles \u00a0at this time! Much of the material in the blog is based on my own personal experience, on challenges I have faced [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","post-preview"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.8 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Insights and Resources for Busy Executives is a blog that brings together insights, articles, and resources on management, business, organizations and personal effectiveness.\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"max-image-preview:large\" \/>\n\t<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/mdi.com.pk\/management\/about\/\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"generator\" content=\"All in One SEO (AIOSEO) 4.9.8\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Management Insights - 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