You are overwhelmed with work, start complaining to your boss, they disregard your complains, you insist, you make their life miserable and after some time you may be lucky enough to persuade them to invest in bringing in a new colleague to help you out and take some workload off your back. Except that you Read more about Something’s Gotta Give #22: Give to get[…]
It is very rare for a new employee to be in a position to contribute immediately to the team as a full member. I have never seen this happening to be honest, but I am holding a bit back just in case there are any miracle kids out there. The reason for this isn’t lack Read more about Something’s Gotta Give #21: The culture gap[…]
Remember this line? It was a question posed by King Leonidas to his troops, when, while on the road to Thermopylae to stop the Persians, they came across the Thespians. All this of course, according to the movie “300” which, frankly, didn’t do very well in terms of accurately depicting historical events. Not that it Read more about Something’s Gotta Give #20: What is your profession?[…]
I was recently asked to review the valuation of a commercial real estate property here in Cyprus. The property belonged to a friend of a friend and the valuation was performed by a non-Cypriot, who had recently moved in on the island. Naturally, the first thing I did in this case (and as a matter Read more about Something’s Gotta Give #19: Don’t judge a book by its cover[…]
I held quite a few discussions with young entrepreneurs in the professional services industry over the past month. Sooner or later, all discussions ended up revolving around the same issue. It’s important to remember that no matter how good we are at our daily jobs, no one ever managed to survive entirely on their own. Read more about Something’s Gotta Give #17: Snap out of it[…]
Nostalgia. A Greek word that was coined by a 17th-century medical student to describe the anxieties displayed by Swiss mercenaries fighting away from home. Although I too live away from what I regard as “home” I do not think that what makes people sad is being away from someplace. It’s something else. Here’s what this Read more about Long Story Short #17: Nostalgia[…]
Venezuela, the country with the largest oil reserves in the world, has been experiencing what is probably the most severe economic crisis in history, ever since President Maduro took over after the passing away of President Chavez in 2013. Although elections have been held twice since Mr. Maduro’s rise in power, endemic corruption and suppression Read more about Monthly Focus Point, Mar19-Apr19: The Venezuelan crisis deepens.[…]
We’ve all heard about the power of networking, many times in the past. But what is networking, exactly? Is it just about meeting people? Or, perhaps, getting to know people? And if yes, how are these different than merely socializing? I define networking as the act of getting to know other people and providing (or Read more about Something’s Gotta Give #16: Networking[…]
Culture doesn’t eat strategy for breakfast. For better or worse, this saying has become popular due to the many people who share it on social media, but who have otherwise no experience whatsoever in strategy work. Here’s my take on a saying that is as old as myth among managerial circles:
In just five years after its near-bankruptcy in 2014, the French carmaker PSA group reported record earnings for 2018, buoyed by the success of its Peugeot 3008 and 5008 SUV models. The sales of the group jumped by 19%, to EUR74.03b, which translated in a normalized operating income of EUR5.69b, signifying a 43% increase in Read more about Monthly Focus Point, Feb19-Mar19: PSA announced record earnings for 2018.[…]