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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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Africa
Gallmann, Kuki (1992). Ich träumte von Afrika, 97. (English version from Google Books) Story behind the Passage A few days ago I caught myself saying: “Covid is bothering me now.” That was the first time I really thought so. I believe, as soon as human beings see the light at the end of the tunnel (vaccines…
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Work With Passion
Lelord, Hector (2008). Hector und die Entdeckung der Zeit, 101. Story behind the Passage What is it that you could be doing for 12 hours a day and never get tired of it? I know what this is in my life but the trouble starts when you find out that this in and of itself cannot…
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Breaking The Tetris Effect
Achor, Shawn (2010). The Happiness Advantage: The Seven Principles that Fuel Success and Performance at Work, 99. Story behind the Passage There are tough days in the life of an entrepreneur and there are even tougher days. But all these days are really worth it. They take you to places where you do not necessarily wanted…
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The Value Of Networks
Currier, James (2020). The Network Effects Bible, 15. Story behind the Passage Today I gave a workshop for a group of Ph.D. students. It was about “Gender Diversity.” One message I got across was that all diversity issues are cultural issues and therefore, they can primarily be managed by means of communication. And communication theory is…
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Broken Elites
Herles, Benedikt (2015). Die Kaputte Elite: Ein Schadensbericht aus unseren Führungsetagen, 136–37. Story behind the Passage Yes, it is not nice to choose a German book again for a blog in English. Still, I decided in favor of this one today because I am constantly being confronted with the issue of elites — or rather with their…
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Effectiveness And Strengths
Drucker, Peter F. (2004/1967). The Effective Executive: The Definitive Guide to Getting the Right Things Done, 23–24. Story behind the Passage There is hardly any need to talk about Drucker when introducing my passage today. That is partly because Drucker needs no introduction and partly because I talk about him so often. Just yesterday I mentioned…
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Book Of The Week Der Kleine Kaempfer
Doppler, Klaus (2009). Der kleine Kämpfer und sein Weg ins Glück. Story behind the Book Choice This short book is a treasure. It touched me, it intrigued me, it comforted me. And there is no reason, why it would not do this for others. This book was a gift I gave myself for Christmas. As I…
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Book Of The Week The Dragonfly Effect
Jennifer Aaker, Andy Smith, with Carlye Adler (2010). The Dragonfly Effect: Quick, Effective, and Powerful Ways To Use Social Media. Story behind the Book Choice Social media are fascinating to me. They have become part of our lives within less than two decades. Remember, Facebook, which really started the snowball effect, was founded in 2004. But…