Thursday, April 2, 2009Thursday, April 2, 2009

GUST Lecture Hall W1-010GUST Lecture Hall W1-010

Leading Change = A Leaders Legacy

“Legacies aren’t wishful thinking. They’re the result of determines doing. The legacy you leave is the life you lead. You just never know whose life you might touch. What you do know is that you can make a difference. You can leave this world better than you

found it” Philbert Suresh, Founder- GLF GUST

Introspection Introspection GLF Since September 2006GLF Since September 2006

• Most leaders want to leave a mark in Most leaders want to leave a mark in heir fields, to create a lasting imprint heir fields, to create a lasting imprint by their work being appreciated and by their work being appreciated and remembered.remembered.

– GLF had always its back to the wall. I hope that GLF had always its back to the wall. I hope that GUST will be able to discern and distinguish GUST will be able to discern and distinguish between the value of a GLF LODESTAR and the between the value of a GLF LODESTAR and the stakeholder legacystakeholder legacy

Retrospection Retrospection GLF Since September 2006GLF Since September 2006

• Legacy is more than a link to a position or place Legacy is more than a link to a position or place in an organization.in an organization.

• A legacy comes from the idea that everyone A legacy comes from the idea that everyone regardless of position can - make a difference.regardless of position can - make a difference.

• Thinking of legacies requires moving beyond Thinking of legacies requires moving beyond short-term definitions of successshort-term definitions of success

• Legacies encompass the past, present and future Legacies encompass the past, present and future • Legacies force us to consider where we have Legacies force us to consider where we have

been, where we are now and where we are going.been, where we are now and where we are going.• A quest to leave a lasting legacy is a journey from A quest to leave a lasting legacy is a journey from

success to significance.success to significance.

THE FUTURE OF THE LODESTAR LEGACY IS IN YOUR HANDS

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Our NEW GLF Committee for Our NEW GLF Committee for SPRING 2009SPRING 2009

• Anood Al SharhanAnood Al Sharhan

• Nour Al HussainiNour Al Hussaini

• Aswaq El MethinAswaq El Methin

• Mohammed Al MoumenMohammed Al Moumen

• Basim Al SharafBasim Al Sharaf

• Hussein Al EidanHussein Al Eidan

Visit GLF WebsiteVisit GLF Website – – www.gust.edu.kw/glfwww.gust.edu.kw/glf

Who is aLODESTAR?

Look up at the LODESTAR at Look up at the LODESTAR at www.gust.edu.kw/glfwww.gust.edu.kw/glf

• A LODESTAR is a star that navigates the A LODESTAR is a star that navigates the ship from the night-sky and supports sea ship from the night-sky and supports sea adventures from shore to shore. A kind of adventures from shore to shore. A kind of NABATI poem found in Arabic literature NABATI poem found in Arabic literature from oasis to oasis.from oasis to oasis.

• Do you remember the story of SINBAD and Do you remember the story of SINBAD and the Sailors from Arab Folklore.the Sailors from Arab Folklore.

• Now, you are the guiding light of the GUST Now, you are the guiding light of the GUST GLF Learning Community today in Kuwait.GLF Learning Community today in Kuwait.

New LODESTAR Nomination for New LODESTAR Nomination for SPRING 2009SPRING 2009• BA 3700 – Basic Marketing Section 2 ( Women)BA 3700 – Basic Marketing Section 2 ( Women)

• Aseel al Hendi GUST ID 3634Aseel al Hendi GUST ID 3634• Alaa Qalii GUST ID 3019Alaa Qalii GUST ID 3019

• BA 3700 – Basics Marketing Section 52 (Men)BA 3700 – Basics Marketing Section 52 (Men)• Saud Mahmoud Al Akili GUST ID 2511Saud Mahmoud Al Akili GUST ID 2511• Abdul Mohsen Al Meshari GUST ID 3785Abdul Mohsen Al Meshari GUST ID 3785

• BA 3700 – Basics Marketing Section 54 (Men)BA 3700 – Basics Marketing Section 54 (Men)• Basim Al Sharaf GUST ID 3792Basim Al Sharaf GUST ID 3792• Husein Al Eidan GUST ID 4472Husein Al Eidan GUST ID 4472

• BA 361 – LeadershipBA 361 – Leadership• Bibi and Latifah – The Bibi and Latifah – The GREENGREEN Team Team• Mashyak Al Sabah – The Mashyak Al Sabah – The REDRED TeamTeam• Anood Al Sharhan – The Anood Al Sharhan – The BLUEBLUE Team Team• Alaa Qali and Yasmine Al Qattan – The Alaa Qali and Yasmine Al Qattan – The YELLOWYELLOW Team Team

• BA 3685 – Role of Global CorporationBA 3685 – Role of Global Corporation• Ahmed Fahad Al Salam GUST ID 2415Ahmed Fahad Al Salam GUST ID 2415• Ahmed Ibrahim Al Mansouri GUST ID 2815Ahmed Ibrahim Al Mansouri GUST ID 2815

Let us play the DVD – to Let us play the DVD – to capture the origin of a capture the origin of a LODESTAR in 1999LODESTAR in 1999

Saga of the Sea: Sinbad's of DMC November 22, 1999

A large containership carrying 4800 TEUstossed up like a toy in a bad weather on the still dark sea – an experience only to remember