Roughly 2,500 years ago, there lived a brilliant, silver-tongued, but by most accounts, ruthless and egomaniac man. A man who betrayed his country twice. (He was pardoned for his first betrayal!) A man who wanted so much to be the center of the world at all times, that when no one had anything to say Read more about Monthly Focus Point: Oct18-Nov18[…]
I celebrate my birthday every September and it is customary that I take some of my closest (both physically and mentally) friends out at night. Birthdays, I have found out, are more than just a symbolic date at the passing of which we become a whole year older within seconds. As life moves on and Read more about Something’s Gotta Give #10: It’s about them, not me[…]
Even in the more simplistic animal kingdom, if you see a zebra among other horses and call it a tiger pony, it will rightfully be offended. It all has to do with respect. And respecting each other isn’t a sign of times past. It is a sign of progress:
There is a fundamental difference between speaking the language of youth and debasing your own language because of your personal lack of intellect. A recent commercial by one of the largest banks here in Cyprus is a prime example of how the wrong individuals, in the wrong posts, at the wrong time, can gradually erode Read more about Back To The Drawing Board #9: What did you just say?[…]
After spending almost seven years in the junk category, Cyprus returned to an investment-grade credit rating, after a review performed by Standard&Poors, the results of which were published late on September 14th, local time. As is customary, local politicians sent out a real barrage of tweets, celebrating the news. For the most part these are Read more about Monthly Focus Point: Sep18-Oct18[…]
I constantly recommend to people presenting me with their fake (as I like to call them) dilemmas to merely reject either of the two (or sometimes more) options/things to do that they have and get on with their lives. Most are unable to do so. They can’t say “no” to either of two people asking Read more about Something’s Gotta Give #9: What do you really want?[…]
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:
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:
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[…]
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[…]