{"id":16831,"date":"2019-03-06T12:15:46","date_gmt":"2019-03-06T08:15:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/?p=16831"},"modified":"2019-03-06T12:15:46","modified_gmt":"2019-03-06T08:15:46","slug":"award-winning-dubai-author-headlines-final-day-of-emirates-airline-festival-of-literature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/award-winning-dubai-author-headlines-final-day-of-emirates-airline-festival-of-literature\/","title":{"rendered":"Award-Winning Dubai Author Headlines Final Day Of Emirates Airline Festival Of Literature"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Businessman Gaurav Sinha, founder of the branding, design and communications agency Insignia, will be in discussion with fellow author Rehan Khan next Saturday, March 9th at the prestigious Emirates Airline Festival of Literature about his new book <strong>Compassion Inc. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Published by the UK\u2019s Ebury Press, <strong>Compassion Inc. <\/strong>sets out to offer \u2018actionable solutions\u2019 towards maintaining a successful balance between empathy and profitability in a changing global landscape where conscience, ethics and authenticity are high on the agenda.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Do you ever wonder how successful businesses can be used as a force for good?<\/li>\n<li>Do you sometimes feel conflicted by the by the principles of capitalism?<br \/>\n\u2022 Do you wish to to change the world around you whilst doing what you love?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In <strong>Compassion Inc.<\/strong>, Sinha has mapped out fresh solutions to today\u2019s key business issues by shifting the conversation away from \u2018Return on Investment\u2019 towards \u2018Return on Empathy\u2019, where he insists that it is possible to build on a culture of compassion while remaining aligned to commercial realities and objectives.<\/p>\n<p>Citing the examples of several progressive companies that are already unleashing the power of empathy, Sinha insists that this fresh approach will lead to greater business success \u2013 and personal satisfaction.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Compassion Inc. <\/strong>offers a roadmap to a new trend that is taking the world by storm.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Date: Saturday, March 9th<br \/>\nTime: 10am &#8211; 11am<br \/>\nVenue: InterContinental Hotel Conference Centre,<br \/>\nDubai Festival City<br \/>\nTickets, priced AED 75, are available from the<br \/>\nFestival City Box Office or online at<\/strong>www.emirateslitfest.com <strong>#DubaiLitFest <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2018Gaurav Sinha\u2019s manifesto to rethink business motivated by compassion has the potential to create a more peaceful, just, sustainable and joyful world\u2019 &#8211; <em>Deepak Chopra <\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u2018His vision is ambitious \u2013 a world where we can live and buy consciously without selling our souls\u2019 &#8211; <em>Vogue India <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Businessman Gaurav Sinha, founder of the branding, design and communications agency Insignia, will be in discussion with fellow author Rehan Khan next Saturday, March 9th at the prestigious Emirates Airline Festival of Literature about his new book Compassion Inc. 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