Yes-nodders

They agree with me and agree with them even they hold contrary views to mine. They change positions quickly. Their argument is weak. They read, but they do not understand. They take it, but they do not validate it. They talk it, but they do not have the courage to walk it. They call it […]

The power of shared beliefs

Have you ever asked yourself why armies are vastly cooperative groups? Why are religious groups so coherent? Why are gangs so well organized? The answer lies in the beliefs and ideologies that people share. Ideological beliefs (i.e., culture) are what reduce conflicts of interests among the same group of individuals. The more you share the […]

Who fails the business?

Bad design and a weak foundation are the contributing factors to the collapse of any building. In these cases, certainly, the architects and the civil engineers are at fault, not the workers who build the building. Even a well-designed building will not stand on a bad foundation. The engineers’ top priority is to ensure the […]

Two different kings

In chessboard, the army moves to capture the opponent’s pieces. When the opponent’s king is checkmated, the game is over. The ranks from the lowest to the highest in the army die to protect the king. This contradicts the rules of true leadership where the king, namely the leader should frontline the battle and strive to face […]

Heads or Tails

It is not flipping a coin. It is not about probabilities, statistics, assumptions, presumptions and complex modelling predicting the winner. Which candidate is the best choice for the stock market or for the stimulus checks? Who will win the US presidential election on Tuesday, November 3, 2020 Trump or Biden? Thinking this question causes you a blurry vision […]

Two kinds of companies operate in the world.

The first seeks to maximize the positive impacts for people through solving the problems facing them. The other maximizes profits by ignoring or creating problems. The first one is genuinely empowering people, and the other one is negatively impacting them. Which one is your business?

Impatience is not a lack of patience.

Let’s start with this fact, the costs of being impatient are immense. Impatience is not a lack of patience. It is the lack of passion. If you are unpassionate about something, it weakens your determination which affects your patience. There is a huge correlation between patience and passion. This pair has a substantial effect on most […]

How many battlefronts are needed to win a war?

It is difficult for any army to wage and win a war by attacking the enemy at all fronts. This is impossible logistically and strategically. Similarly, how many marketing fronts are needed to market the business and win customers? How many social media channels? Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram or YouTube, etc. Most businesses are stationed […]