Iman Jalali

When Did We Stop Giving a Shit?

We currently have roughly 150,000 troops deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan. We’ve lost 5,000 soldiers since the war has started. Over $700 billion dollars have been spent on the war in just Iraq, another $200 billion in Afghanistan. The media barely covers the war anymore… we don’t hear about soldiers being killed unless they’re local. [...]

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What Motivates You?

How do you motivate your employees? Do they feel like they have purpose?

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BP: Killing Off Species One Fish At a Time

I’ll be heading to New Orleans this Saturday for business and while I’m down there I’m going to drive into the hardest hit areas of Louisiana to get a firsthand view of the oil spill. Latest reports say dozens of species of fish could be wiped out because of this oil spill. BP’s latest attempt [...]

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It’s Time To Boycott BP

As we all know on April 20th the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded killing 11 people and sending thousands of gallons of oil into the ocean every day. Since then we’ve seen a horrible response to the oil spill, finger-pointing by BP, Transocean and Halliburton and another case of the government being bullied by lobbyists. [...]

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The Elysian Reunites Hospitality With the Industry

Hospitality Industry: Companies within the food services, accommodations, recreation, and entertainment sectors. Those involved in restaurants, hotels, bars and clubs use the term “industry” often, but unfortunately it seems that hospitality has been stripped away from the industry. Building relationships used to be a huge part of the hospitality industry, but it has been replaced [...]

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