Like Balkan, and other airmiles millionaires, Leff, makes it his business to know every airline promotion and use smart strategies to gain more miles which they can exchange for perks.

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But they also acknowledged that their resistance to self-promotion, and being less skilled in negotiation strategies like framing their strengths and accomplishments as benefits to their employer were at least equal factors influencing the results of their pay increase requests.

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Dr. Billal has pioneered establishment of a number of institutions including the ISESCO Center for Promotion of Scientific Research (ICPSR), Islamic Citation Centre (ISC), Islamic Body on Ethics of Science and Technology (IBEST), Islamic Network of Women Scientists (INWS) and launched a number of projects and strategies of prime importance for the promotion of science and technology in the Islamic World.

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