Sheikh Mohammed’s Goals, Hopes, and Motivation Prior to all the innovations and breakthroughs that made Dubai one of the most prosperous world-class cities, it used to be a small and quiet fishing village of which no one knew. For its current success, Dubai has to thank one leader – His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. In order to maintain the rapid growth of the city that was known for its weak infrastructure, Sheikh Mohammed had to manage a variety of factors. Some of them were cultural changes based on the inflow of immigrant workers, the changing city landscape that needed planning, a number of new businesses sprouting in the new conditions, and the transforming political environment. According to Sheikh Mohammed, he sees his primary duty as a leader in bringing “security, stability, welfare, and progress” to his people (Mayo et al.,.16). Moreover, Sheikh Mohammed admitted that he wants everyone in the UAE “to benefit and to be of benefit at the same time” (Mayo et al. 16). These statements indicate that Sheikh Mohammed is motivated by the wellbeing of his people. In other words, he is working for the sake of his country and not for his own benefit. Judging from the actions of Sheikh Mohammed, it is possible to notice that he is passionate about continuing what his father, Sheikh Rashid, had started. Namely, Sheikh Mohammed put much effort into developing the economy of Dubai, leveraging its rich supply of oil. The ruler also focused on opening Dubai for visitors, many of whom were ready to bring money to the region. Sheikh Mohammed increased the circulation of capital by increasing the circulation of people in Dubai and creating a powerful tourism infrastructure, establishing the first airline, and improving ports and an airport. It appears that he is mainly motivated by his vision of an even more prosperous and successful city. He is focused on developing a far-reaching vision, which he preserves as his unique driver towards innovation. Ever since the rapid growth of Dubai began, Sheikh Mohammed has been aware of the potential challenges that such fast development could bring. At present, Sheikh Mohammed is hoping that his vision will continue to motivate him and his team of professionals to handle the difficulties that Dubai is facing due to the speedy expansion in multiple areas. Sheikh Mohammed’s Outcomes Following his father’s footsteps in terms of diversification of the UAE economy, Sheikh Mohammed focused on the minimization of the country’s economic dependency from oil as a source of income. In fact, the ruler was highly successful in this endeavor and managed to facilitate a massive decrease in the GDP percentage brought by the oil industry. Namely, within about a decade, this number dropped from 50 to 5 percent (Mayo et al. 6). Expanding business and trade as major sources of income, the ruler of Dubai created flexible conditions for business in order to attract foreign direct investment and business people. These conditions were based on the exploitation of two large pools of cheap labor – Pakistan and India, the absence of a minimum wage threshold, and bendable labor regulations. For businesses, such an environment was rather convenient; however, it pro