By @Doron Peskin and @Ofer Shoshan The Saudi Council of Engineers recently reported that in 2020 there was an impressive increase in the number of Saudi engineers registrations. A total of 11,536 engineers, 2,760 students, 1,278 technicians, 840 specialists were registered last year. Thus, according to the council, the number…

Doron Peskin, Ofer SHOSHAN — When it comes to economic development plans, Saudi Arabia under Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman thinks outside the box. According to reports, the oil kingdom hired senior consultants to help it set up a local electric vehicle industry. This is another move in an attempt to diversify the kingdom’s sources…

Doron Peskin, Ofer Shoshan When it comes to economic development plans, Saudi Arabia under Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman thinks outside the box. According to reports, the oil kingdom hired senior consultants to help it set up a local electric vehicle industry. …

“We are men of action, lies do not become us” — The Princess Bride. 32 years ago, winter 1989, Gaza strip near the Al-Bourage refugee camp. My officers academy team and I are patrolling the streets in heavy cold rain with full combat gear. We are wet to the bone…

There was a saying in Saudi Arabia until not long ago, “There is no life without oil”. The amazing thing is, as part of the success of Vision 2030, created by the Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, this saying disappeared from the local lexicon. The common understanding in the kingdom…

Economic highlights from the Apr. 27th, 2021 interview. Doron Peskin, Ofer Shoshan — — — — — - The Saudi Crown Prince reiterated his motto that oil did a great service to the Saudi economy, but could not meet all its needs. We aim to diversify Saudi Arabia’s sources of…

The 5th post in the series. The previous ones are: Lead by example https://tinyurl.com/CommandoCulture1 Smile to Change https://tinyurl.com/CommandoCulture2 Big-Head part 1 https://tinyurl.com/CommandoCulture3a Big-Head part 2 https://tinyurl.com/CommandoCulture3b July 2006, the town of Zefat in the north of Israel. 2nd Lebanon war. The town where my parents were living is bombarded by…

Commando Culture — Total Ownership, aka “Big Head”/ Part 2 4th post in the series. The previous ones are: Lead by example https://tinyurl.com/CommandoCulture1 Smile to Change https://tinyurl.com/CommandoCulture2 Big-Head -Total Ownership/ Part 1 https://tinyurl.com/CommandoCulture3a “Big Head” — total ownership — If you see something broken, make sure it is fixed, even…

Applying special forces values and culture in your startup team. August 9, 2006, the middle of the 2nd Lebanon war, Hezbollah terrorists fire two anti-tank missiles at a house near the Lebanese village of Dabel, in the house there was an IDF paratroopers engineering team. Six are killed immediately, the death toll will rise to nine later. I get the…