Business is personal — Word

Based in Chicago, Omerisms is a blog by Omer Abdullah. His posts explore Ideas, perspectives and points of view across business, sales, marketing, life and (sometimes) football (the real kind).

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Mar 2

Mar 2 Making or Breaking Partnerships

Aspirations, Careers, Communications, Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Life, Management Consulting, Personal Codes, Sales

The word “partnership” is used quite liberally these days, across just about all aspects of our lives - from the personal to the professional, whether we’re talking about our relationships, about our work colleagues or our suppliers and customers.

But what do we really mean, in any of these contexts, when we use that term?

Oct 2

Oct 2 Business IS Personal...

Omer Abdullah

Aspirations, Careers, Entrepreneurship, Life, Leadership

I've never bought the premise that we "shouldn't take it personally, it's just business".

What it suggests is that we are detached from what we do. That we conduct our work devoid of any emotion. That, on any given day, we engage in our work dispassionately.