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The Business Koan
Miura, Isshu, and Ruth Fuller Sasaki (1965). The Zen Koan: Its History and Use in Rinzai Zen, 5. Story behind the Passage I am struggling with a business problem again that keeps coming back. And today, it hit me completely unexpectedly. Whenever I think of so many other things that seem to be three steps beyond…
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James Bond
Benson, Raymond, Neal Purvis, and Robert Wade (1999). The World Is Not Enough (James Bond), 23. Story behind the Passage Today they are showing James Bond “The World Is Not Enough” on television. That is the story behind the passage. But the reason why I am picking it up is because I know a man who…
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Naming Happiness
Friedan, Betty (1997/1963). The Feminine Mystique. Story behind the Passage In one of my reading circles, we discussed Betty Friedan’s Feminine Mystique today. So, that is a straightforward story behind today’s choice, right? The thing that I thought about most while preparing the text is the issue of naming. Obviously, Friedan has become known as…
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Coaching Not Coaches
Fischer-Epe, Maren (2015/2002). Coaching: Miteinander Ziele erreichen, 175. Story behind the Passage Today, I had a wonderful meeting with a person I had never met before. This person said a remarkable sentence: “The world needs coaching, not coaches.” He based this on a similar saying about something else which I forgot. I had never heard…
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Application Oriented Minds
Isaacson, Walter (2011). Steve Jobs, 35 Story behind the Passage This might be the third time that I am blogging about Steve Jobs’ biography but so it may be. I used the passage above in a presentation today. As I was putting it together, I became aware of the immense difference between “foundational research” and “application-oriented”…
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Sane Choices
Frankl, Viktor E. (2006/1959). Man’s Search for Meaning, 66. Story behind the Passage Before I say anything: Nobody in the “free world” nowadays has the right to compare his/her situation with the one of Viktor Frankl while he was in the concentration camp. So, I just want to make clear that anything I am going to…
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The Prison Of Thinking
Davis, Angela Y. (2016). Freedom Is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement. Story behind the Passage To say it straight away — the passage above by Davis has little to do with the topic of my poem today. Still, the two came together today. I discussed Davis in a reading group today…
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Book Of The Week Good To Great Part I
Collins, Jim (2001). Good to Great: Why some companies make the leap and others don’t. Story behind the Book Choice Today is one of these days again when I will not get through with the reading. But it does not matter. I got done with many other things today that are more important. Success is all…
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Book Of The Week Cradle To Cradle
McDonough, William, and Michael Braungart (2002). Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things. Story behind the Book Choice The reason why I have chosen this book is very simple: Yes, I am reading a lot but I have not read much about sustainability yet. That also means, to simply admit it: I do not…
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Flour Science
Ashokkumar, Yogambal (2012). Textbook of Bakerey and Confectionery, 19. Story behind the Passage You might not believe it but there are some things I love doing without ever approaching or reflecting them theoretically. That has mostly been the case with baking. I started baking more “seriously” while living in the U.S. in 2007/2008. Since then,…