Kategorie: Allgemein
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Is Writing Art Or What
Shakir, Evelyn (2014). Teaching Arabs, Writing Self: Memoirs of an Arab-American Woman, 73. Story behind the Passage Any text starting with “is it this…” or “that…” can be taken to set up an either/or logic that frames the piece in a questionable way. That is actually the whole point of my contribution today. I am not…
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Selling Lemons
Akerlof, George A. (1970). “The Market for ‘Lemons’: Quality Uncertainty and the Market Mechanism, 488. Story behind the Passage Again, I have to stress that I am losing track of all my blog topics. I swear I once thought about writing about the lemon paper above, which is a classic in economics. But I am…
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Moving Images Moving People
Schulz-Bruhdoel, Norbert (2005). Die PR- und Pressefibel: Zielgerichtete Medienarbeit: Ein Praxisbuch für Ein- und Aufsteiger, 134. Story behind the Passage There are so many things that entrepreneurs learn on their journey. One is: You never know what the day brings when you get up. That is quite a dumb statement, of course, because it applies…
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Karl
Sahner, Karl (2009). Karl, 181. Story behind the Passage Karl Lagerfeld is one of my biggest roles models. There you go — now it is out. He is one of the few people on this planet who really walked the talk and he resisted all mainstream ideas and temptations. Sure, it is tempting to satfisfy your ego with…
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Marketing
Kealing, Bob (2008). Tupperware Unsealed: Brownie Wise, Earl Tupper, and the Home Party Pioneers, 12. Story behind the Passage Whenever I think of marketing, I think of Brownie Wise. I already blogged about her but not about this book. Today she is on my mind because I am involved in some pretty cool marketing projects…
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Bodyless
Kugle, Scott (2007). Sufis & Saints‘ Bodies: Mysticism, Corporeality, & Sacred Power in Islam, 24. Story behind the Passage No, this post is not about some overused diet, as you might guess now based on the title. Body and mind form a spiritual union but you might not believe in that anymore based on today’s world.…
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Modeling Excellence
Ash, Mary Kay. (1984). On People Management, 65. Story behind the Passage Last week someone mentioned that I should not worry so much about how to call what I do. What matters is that I do what I do and thus “model” what I stand for. Fine, that is what I call “walking the talk.”…
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Bird Miracle
Kesey, Ken (2012/1962). One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. Story behind the Passage Some days are crazy — and some days are even crazier. Today was a medium-crazy day. And it was awesome because life took its course. I got to rescue a bird. Well, we do not know yet whether or not he/she will make it. But…
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Animators And Diversity
Glaubitz, Uta (2001). Jobs für Sportfreaks: Machen Sie Ihr Hobby zum Beruf, 69. Believe it or not but my first, at least one of the first, job aspirations (in case I wrote about other professions before) was: animato, preferably in Tunisia or somewhere else in Africa. For years, this is what I wanted to be. I…
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The Philosophy Of Brokerage
Slater, Robert (1996). Geldanlage mit George Soros, 110. Story behind the Passage Somehow, money is playing a huge role in my conversations these days. I do not mean my money or me making money. It is the topic. Today, for example, we discussed Bitcoin in my class and I was pretty proud of my students who…