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Mega Bullshit And Our Value Crisis
Frankfurt, Harry (2005). On Bullshit. Story behind the Passage It was maybe five years ago when I visited a conference on “Rethinking Management.” A keynote speaker from the UK gave a lecture on the topic of “Bullshit.” This is also when I learned about the original work by Harry Frankfurt On Bullshit. I immediately bought…
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Online Education Before And After
Ries, Eric (2011). The Lean Startup: How Today’s Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses, 131. Story behind the Passage A few days ago, my mother actually raised the question whether it is such a drama if the schools go on Christmas break a lot earlier than planned because of the current Covid…
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Dogs
Lindnord, Mikael (2016). Arthur: The Dog Who Crossed the Djungle to Find a Home. Story behind the Passage It is so funny but I just noticed today that I have not blogged about dogs so far. That is surprising because dogs are so important to me — animals are in general. Since I blog about topics that I…
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Special Part Ii Why My World Is Poorer Without Planes In The Air And How Stories Can
Reinhard Mey, Musixmatch Read Part I from yesterday here Scholars and Scientists For the last book I wrote about management narratives, I happened to read an interview with the president of an academic association. In that interview, the scholar is asked about her definition of her field. And the interviewer wants to push her to…
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Special Part I Why My World Is Poorer Without Planes In The Air
Musixmatch I do not have a Senator Status or access to the LH Business Lounge. I never traveled First or Business Class on a scheduled flight. My Miles & More account shows exactly 1,464 Award Miles and 0 Status Miles as of Sept. 2020. I did not board a plane since January this year when…
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Dear Women Do Not Train Yourselves Out Of The Game
Mohr, Tara (2014). Playing Big: A Practical Guide for Brilliant Women Like You, 146. Story behind the Passage On some days, it is really hard for me to decide on the topic I want to write about. On other days, it is very easy. Today is one of the easy days because a dear friend of…
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The Why Counts
Sinek, Simon (2009). Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action, 140. Story behind the Passage Life is really strange. You try to understand things for many years but it simply does not happen. Yes, you move forward a bit but the really big thing simply remains hidden. And then, all of a…
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Experiencing Grief
Emerson, Ralph Waldo (1844). “Experience.” In: Norton Anthology, Vol. B, 1192. Story behind the Passage Emerson’s essay “Experience” counts as his masterpiece. I do not care. To me, all of his writings are masterpieces. I have read all of them, I think. All my books by him are filled with plenty of marks and notes. There…
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Strategy Stays
Mintzberg, Henry, Bruce Ahlstrand, and Joseph Lampel (1998). Strategy Safari: A Guided Tour Through the Wilds of Strategic Management, 15. Story behind the Passage I love strategy. Yes, that might sound old-fashioned but I am convinced strategy is important — and will remain important. The thing that I am seeing these days is that many are claiming…
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Intercultural Being
Trompenaars, Fons, and Charles Hampden-Turner (2003/1997). Riding the Waves of Culture: Understanding Cultural Diversity in Business, 13. Story behind the Passage I am not on any dating platform. But I have blind dates quite often. Today, I had another one. It turned out to be such a wonderful conversation. No, it was not meant to…