During the period under review Octara moved into high gear spinning off seven Workshops, one of which on ''Time Management'' lasted a whole three days! Conducted in Lahore by Suleman Ahmer, the founder of Timelenders. He is an Engineering graduate of the University of Nebraska (USA), and his research with the US Air Force in Solid State Physics culminated in published work. The essence of his travel experiences is captured in ''The Embattled Innocence'' published in the US and available at Amazon.com

Then came Rose-marie Fernandez, the Canadian Certified Human Resource Practitioner. She has by now made it a habit to do things in twos, and this time it was no different with Workshops on ''Improving the Fit'' and ''Your Secretary, A Crucial Asset''. Both drew considerable attention from corporate ladies holding the fort, and increasingly known as the boss''s boss.

''Managing for Tomorrow'' was next, facilitated by Shaikh Ghazi who is based in Dubai, and acclaimed as a result-oriented individual with excellent coalition building skills, and imparting training with the goal of changing mindsets.

The fifth Octara Workshop was with Hassan Rizwan on the subject of ''Public Speaking at Work''. Hassan is a graduate of Behavioral Sciences from the US Air Force Academy, and has won a number of national and international declamation competitions.

Sandra Reeves (FCMC, Med) was back in Pakistan with ''Creativity and Innovation for Business'', a Tony Buzan Thinking and Mindmapping Centre (UK) certified one-day Workshop. Sandra has been listed in the International Who''s Who Directory since 1997, and is the author of an acclaimed guidebook ''Getting Ahead in your Career.''

Octara engaged with Rahid Sami on an issue of high importance, ''Managing Upset Customers Constructively, and Learning from Service Breakdowns''. Rahid is an experienced motivational speaker specializing in sales and service quality.

In between Workshops Octara helped put together the 3rd Excellence Awards and Charter Award Ceremony of the Chartered Financial Analysts Association of Pakistan (CFAAP), graced by Dr. Shamshad Akhtar, Governor State Bank of Pakistan, as the Chief Guest, and Dr. Jan Ray Squires, Managing Director Asia Pacific, CFA Institute, as the Keynote Speaker. 

Octara Workshops have fairly taken the corporate scene by storm, and the Octara calendar of events is in a high state of vibrancy. With the Management Association of Pakistan''s Convention 2006 just around the corner, the evidence of sleepless nights is refreshingly missing at the event manager''s office, reflecting a firm grasp on organizational detail. Viva Octara! www.octara.com