Kategorie: Management & Entrepreneurship
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Between Ambition And Arrogance There Is Self Confidence
Schmidt, Silke (2021). Narrative Change Management in American Studies: A Pragmatic Reading, 360. Story behind the Passage Today I am actually quoting from my own book. I just have to because this post is going to be the answer to a question I received about it. I started at least five different attempts to reply to…
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Book Of The Week Ich Habe Gott Gesehen
John, Klaus-Dieter (2017/2010). “Ich habe Gott gesehen.” Diospi Suyana — Hospital der Hoffnung Story behind the Book Choice, This book was a gift, I mean literally. Someone from the church I attended at the time gave it to me. Actually, it was the sister of the author. If you are “scared” by the title, no worries. This book…
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Money
Stanley, Thomas J., and William D. Danko (1996). The Millionaire Next Door: The Surprising Secrets of America’s Wealthy, 4–5. Story behind the Passage With a client today, we talked a lot about wealth and money. He had experienced how it is to always chase the money but never really become happy. That, of course, is something…
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Book Of The Week Vom Mythos Lesen Zum Lesen Nutzen Special
Benesch, Klaus (2021). Mythos Lesen: Buchkultur und Geisteswissenschaften im Informationszeitalter. Geschichte hinter der Buchauswahl Wie bereits am Titel erkennbar weiche ich in meiner heutigen Buchbesprechung in vielerlei Hinsicht von meiner sonntäglichen Praxis ab. Das hat mehrere Gründe. Der wesentliche ist natürlich: Das Buch selbst. Der als Mini-Buch veröffentlichte Essay Mythos Lesen von Klaus Benesch repräsentiert…
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Implementing Diversity
Michaels, Walter Benn (2006). The Trouble with Diversity: How We Learned to Love Identity and Ignore Inequality, 6. Story behind the Passage Today I found my new book in the mail. The press sent me 10 copies of it — hardcover. Actually, this should be a day of joy. I worked on the book for at least…
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Bold Visionaries
Brands, H. W. (1999). Masters of Enterprise: Giants of American Business from John Jacob Astor and J. P. Morgan to Bill Gates and Oprah Winfrey, 188. Story behind the Passage On most of the days when I write for my blog, I wonder why the heck I called this “Startups Story Learning” at the beginning. After…
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Chimney Philosophy
Williams, Tennessee (1999/1945). The Glass Menagerie. “The Catastrophe of Success,” 99. Story behind the Passage Today the chimney sweeper came to visit. She had to inspect the chimney and the heater, which is something she needs to do every three years. The checking does not take long or require too much concentration. A conversation unfolded…
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Intellect
Emerson, Ralph Waldo (1983). Emerson: Essays and Lectures, 421. Story behind the Passage We forget so much, it is incredible. I admire the people who can quote passages and the corresponding authors’ names by heart. I have never been able to do this. I am happy if I remember a central statement by a sole…
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Availability
Thaler, Rhichard H, and Cass R. Sunstein. Nudge: Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth, and Happiness, 27. Story behind the Passage No, I am not talking about the kind of “availability” that we know from our daily lives; meaning temporal availability mostly. What is meant in the book is the availability of thoughts to get people…
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Recovery With Growth
Jackson, Tim (2009). Prosperity without Growth: Economics for a Finite Planet, 17. Story behind the Passage Today in the car, I was listening to the news on the radio. One thing they reported about was the fact that Frankfurt Airport was recovering from Covid because the economic performance is picking up speed again. Of course, there…