A day at Dubai Metro - a perfect example of successful VISION & MISSION

Dubai is a fascinating city- a true oasis in the middle of middle eastern desert. It hosts all nationalities and the local UAE nationals are always ready with a smile and hospitality.

Ever since I landed in Dubai as a banker than a decade ago, this place continues to amaze me. In 2004, there was no metro, no Burj Al Arab, no Palm, no Mall of Emirates with its wintery ski-mall, etc.

In today's blog, we will speak about Dubai Metro and how its common features with yet another success business story of GE. 

Today at 9.30 pm I was sitting at Dubai metro, Burjuman station and it was crowded, which tells about the success story of the first metro in the Middle east. 

My thoughts fly back to 2004 when the metro project was announced. It was the first such project. Many doubted its viability. Typical to UAE, (Dubai in particular) style it was built quickly and launched at the middle of the 2008 crisis. Even the promoters stated at the time of launch on 09-09-2009 that it may take more than a decade to see the metro profitable. However, the number of travellers in 2014 was around 15 million per day! and increasing.

 

Now a thumping success. It has much to do with the vision and mission