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September 8, 2016

The piano player

I’m excited. We will be entering the studio soon, to record my last compositions. My arranger Cenk asked: “How about the piano?” He means: “Will you play the piano?” He knows. I am a terrible piano “player”. ☺ The last time I said “Yes” to that question I had to work with the great pianist […]

June 30, 2016

Living in yesterday… today

An excerpt from a profile on a social media platform: “Thank you for considering to connect with me. Please note: • I’ll always accept invitations from my clients, current and former co-workers and friends. • I always welcome networking requests for business deals and job opportunities. • If you are looking to expand your network: […]

May 26, 2016

Choosing a hospital

Before an operation I had some time ago, my doctor asked me to choose one of the possible three hospitals he used for his operations. Answering such a question is impossible if, especially like me, you don’t know much about the medical world. I didn’t even know which criteria to use for such a decision. […]

April 21, 2016

Difficulty of first contact

You see someone in a social meeting and your inner voice tells you that you have to get acquainted with this person. I don’t know if you would prefer to silence your inner voice or go directly to this person and introduce yourself in such a situation. ☺ What I know: in order to discuss […]

January 7, 2016

“I want your chair!”

This would be his second job. He wanted to change his current one after four years of employment. He was sitting on the other side of the table, facing my HR manager and me. I was one of the partners and the general manager of the company. The meeting was one of the steps in […]

December 10, 2015

My son, I, Orson Welles & HBR Turkey

Orson Welles in his song says: “I know what it is to be young… But you, you don’t know what it is to be old.” I am sure it was a great statement at his time. Does it still hold in today’s fast changing world? Maybe he would have rewritten the lyrics if he wrote […]

October 1, 2015

Good guys finish last…

Or do they? The heading of this article and the above question are taken from the book Give and Take by Adam Grant. He argues, “Giving, taking and matching are three fundamental styles of social interaction.” He continues by writing, “Evidence shows that at work, the vast majority of people develop a primary reciprocity style.” […]

August 6, 2015

Luck brought by Martin Luther King Jr.

Until a couple of weeks ago the name Ava DuVernay was unknown to me. I got to know her as I watched a talk show by Charlie Ross of Bloomberg TV. She was invited as the director of the film Selma. According to thedissolve.com, Ava DuVernay wasn’t the first choice to direct Selma, a portrait […]

March 19, 2015

A driver and social media

The other day, a lorry emblazoned with the name of my favourite make of yoghurt nearly ran me off the road at 70mph. I don’t know how you would feel, but I have boycotted that yoghurt brand since. For me, that van driver’s behaviour – and his driving was utterly reckless – mirrors the values […]

March 5, 2015

The decision The Doors regretted

John Roberts and Joel Rosenman placed the following advertisement in The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal: “Young men with unlimited capital looking for interesting, legitimate investment opportunities and business propositions.” The young guys were successful. They met with Michael Lang and Artie Kornfeld to establish a legitimate venture, aptly titled Woodstock Ventures. […]

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