Long Story Short #9: Strategy
Strategy is a Greek word. And the main reason why it passed on to so many other languages, was because it was used here, on this very ground, for the first time. Click to hear a story with great ramifications:
Back To The Drawing Board #8: Attachment
If change is difficult, why is that? And how is this related to the value of a business? Even more curiously, what does it have to do with a successful exit? I explain everything on:
Monthly Focus Point: Aug18-Sep18
A series of very intense rounds of “negotiations” have been taking place in Cyprus over the last month, between the Government and the teachers’ unions. The objective of the negotiations is the rationalization of spending in education. I used the quotes around the word “negotiations” on purpose. And that is because in my view one Read more about Monthly Focus Point: Aug18-Sep18[…]
Something’s Gotta Give #8: Overcomplexifying
There is this mobile game that I like to play when I find myself in situations where I am very tired to be productive at anything, or when there is absolutely nothing else to do. What I particularly like about this game, is that I can play with one hand and much of the time Read more about Something’s Gotta Give #8: Overcomplexifying[…]
Long Story Short #8: Whiners winners
We all like complaining. Some more, others less. But couple that, with the fact that most people default to following the easiest (as opposed to the ideal) solution when dealing with an unexpected, non-priority issue, and you can see why in many organizations the whiners, are actually the winners.
Update on China’s “Belt And Road Initiative”
Very interesting infographic showing in detail all of the current, as well as planned infrastructure developments of #CN, as part of its “Belt And Road Initiative”. China has become more and more aggressive in its economic expansion through strategic acquisitions all over Europe, something that has alarmed many #EU governments due to the increasing reliance Read more about Update on China’s “Belt And Road Initiative”[…]
Back To The Drawing Board #7: Road thoughts
Road accidents attract quite a lot of publicity in Cyprus. While I do not believe the problem is as exacerbated over the last few years as reporters present it to be, I am taking the opportunity to suggest improvements on how this could be tackled. These could be applicable to nearly every country though:
Monthly Focus Point: Jul18-Aug18
The Football World Cup is over. For those of you on the other side of the Atlantic, the Soccer World Cup is over. There, who said that you can’t keep everyone happy? Although I am not very passionate about this particular sport on a clubs level, I have been a regular viewer of both the Read more about Monthly Focus Point: Jul18-Aug18[…]
Something’s Gotta Give #7: The millennial bug
The “millennium bug” referred to a class of computer bugs related to the formatting and storage of calendar data for dates beginning in the year 2000. Problems were anticipated, and arose, because many programs represented four-digit years with only the final two digits — making the year 2000 indistinguishable from 1900. The assumption of a Read more about Something’s Gotta Give #7: The millennial bug[…]
Long Story Short #7: Burn!
Alfred Pennyworth used to say that “Some people just want to watch the world burn.” I do not know about the World, but as a friend told me once, some people deserve to get burned. And they all have one common characteristic – Self-centeredness.