Business can mirror life in ways that are not immediately apparent. When listening to great speakers of any field, for instance, a business perspective may emerge, sometimes without the speaker’s intention. Such moments present unique opportunities to refresh our thinking around important topics, diverging from the regular frameworks we usually get exposed to. Each TED talk lasts 18 minutes,...
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And you thought those 18 minutes were not about business
Business can mirror life in ways that are not immediately apparent. When listening to...
When you pay peanuts, you get monkeys
There is a great deal of discussion lately in Greece about the need to...
Is feta cheese killing my margins?
Probably not – but its price may be. Following up on my previous post...
Understand your costs – at all costs
“I can make more generals, but horses cost money” – Abraham Lincoln Revenues have...
And you thought those 18 minutes were not about business
When you pay peanuts, you get monkeys
There is a great deal of discussion lately in Greece about the need to reduce labor costs (i.e., salaries) in the private sector in order to increase Greece’s competitiveness. The theory is that by reducing their labor costs Greek companies will be able to deliver cheaper products and services, thus become more competitive, increase their exports and lead Greece...
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Just Ask
“Most people never pick up the phone, most people never ask. And that’s what separates, sometimes, the people that do things from the people that just dream about them. You gotta act. And you gotta be willing to fail… if you’re afraid of failing, you won’t get very far.” This 1995 Steve Jobs interview by the Santa Clara Valley...
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Is feta cheese killing my margins?
Probably not – but its price may be. Following up on my previous post on costs, it may be worthwhile to focus on Greece and the specific challenges faced by local companies. With 73 Small-Medium Enterprises (SMEs) per 1000 inhabitants, far exceeding the European Union norm, Greece has a dominant SME segment . This results in overly fragmented markets,...
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