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Two of the central features this issue revolve around business etiquette and ethics. Although when regurgitated on paper much of the advice may seem self-evident to the point of being commonplace, a gentle reminder never goes amiss.
It is easy these days to get caught up in a loop whereby a little self-obsession, mingled with the pace at which life bustles past and the oppressive heat of the seemingly never-ending Middle Eastern summer cause outside interactions to fade from our consciousness.
The increasingly volatile global markets, the looming sub-prime lending crisis and the fears that it could trigger a US recession, with all the related subsequent knock-on effects, also do nothing to alleviate business leaders' fears and worries.
Yet, with Ramadan around the corner, now is as good a time as any to reflect on the state of our day-to-day exchanges and relationships. The small victories and gestures that spurred today's upper echelons on when they first started out in their chosen fields are still as important to those we live and work with; colleagues, employees, family, friends and acquaintances, as they ever were to us.
So the theme for this next month is to take a little time out of every day; both to reflect on the actions and events of the past and to become a little more involved in those around you - whether it is something as innocuous as remembering to ask after a colleague's family or chatting to the driver who is ferrying you from one meeting to another.
And from us at the CEO Middle East offices, Ramadan Kareem to all our readers.
