An excerpt from Edward de Bono’s book named Opportunities, which he also calls as A Handbook of Business Opportunity Search:
“Badly run companies tend to assume that all their troubles are external and there is nothing wrong with their thinking. Successful companies feel that they are successful because of the competence of their thinking and they
To be a world famous artist, one needs exceptional talents. Paul McCartney is one of such people. His adventure, which started with Beatles, is still continuing at the highest level. His most recent project is the album Kisses on the Bottom. In the video of the song Valentine of this album Paul McCartney is singing
[ More ]… he said. He was somewhat above 50. His wife and their two children were partners and working for the family business. I smiled. He continued: “There must be a boss in any enterprise. I am the one in our case.” I smiled again. ” Are they happy working for the company?” I asked. ”
[ More ]“Sorry, I have to go now,” said one of my female friends on the phone. “Otherwise, I will miss my Zumba lesson.” I caught myself moving forward in my seat and saying with bafflement: “What?” She laughed. “Zumba! You don’t know Zumba? You dance and lose weight. It’s the newest form of aerobic.” She was
[ More ]One of my former companies had acquired a project at the Red Square in Moscow. Our client was one of the giant contractors in Europe. One day they called us to Frankfurt airport for a meeting. Claiming that we didn’t finish the job on time, they were requesting 1 Million Dollars from us as indemnity.
[ More ]I learned about it a couple of years ago: Bees cannot hear. (They wouldn’t make such a noice anyway if they could hear it. ) Their means of communication is two special dances. The “round dance” provides the information that there is a feeding place in the vicinity of the beehive at a
[ More ]Negotiations in general are mainly about “give and take” after a certain baseline has been reached by the negotiators. If they have the neccessary experience, both sides of the table know that they will be trading some of their “valuables” to be able to come to a mutual understanding on the issue at hand.
Francis Flynn,
Some of the businessmen that we talk with tell us, “Our company is one with both feet on the ground.” When we ask for details on this issue, we often understand that they do not like to take risks.
There are no activities, which do not contain a risk factor. When we say that we don’t
The beginning of February… A village in Austria… -28 degrees (-18o F)… In spite of the 4 layers of clothing I have on me, I feel as if I am walking naked in the street. Together with the two partners of one of our clients, I am there to visit a company about their offer
[ More ]If someone is achieving success worldwide in a subject, in which you are interested, then you view that person with some admiration. For me Dave Grusin is one of such people. I came across his work somewhat belatedly through his music piece Memphis Stomp in the movie The Firm. I wished I’d been the one
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