From the lyrics of The Nights, a song by Swedish DJ and music producer Avicii (Tim Bergling): One day my father—he told me, “Son, don’t let it slip away.” He took me in his arms, I heard him say “When you get older Your wild heart will live for younger days Think of me if […]

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.” […]

Assume, you got lost in thought… A business idea has popped up in your mind. You imagine yourself applying that business idea successfully. I think very few of us would try to imagine how we would fail in that venture instead of having success. You prepare a SWOT analysis for your new or well-established business […]

In that period between 13th and 15th February in 1945 the British and the US air forces dropped tons of high-explosive bombs on the city of Dresden. The bombing and the resulting fires destroyed also the Dresden Library, which was preserved with most of its collection by the American and British troops after the war. […]

If you are a manager in your own business or somebody else’s, you have to ask yourself periodically the question, “What am I doing?” One of the most important angles in answering this question is to check whether the targets you are trying to reach are still the right ones. Some of those aims might […]

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 […]

The first ones were professional… I created a new product and a generic trademark, still well known today. The second set of years saw entrepreneurship at its finest… I had five companies operating simultaneously across different sectors. The third set of years were years of generosity… I learned how to deliver consultancy with finesse. The […]

One reads these words as the video starts. It is the clip of the song Come Get It Bae by Pharrell Williams. Mr. Williams has chosen ladies around the age of 40 to dance in the clip, instead of the usual roll-call of dancers in their teens and twenties. In a behind-the-scenes video of the […]

She is widely recognised as one of the most important artists of her generation. She is praised for her command over the most complex technical demands of her repertoire, the depth of her musical insight, as well as her fresh interpretations and charismatic stage presence. Her name is Yuja Wang. She is a pianist. Knowing […]

Did you have the flu this year? According to research by Nicholas Christakis and James Fowler as reported by Christian Hesse in blog.zeit de, it is not always good to have a lot of friends. ☺ The probability of getting sick (like having the flu) is higher for those who have more friends. If the […]