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Simple Strategy: Do it FIRST (and/or) Do it BEST !
First advice: Do it FIRST, do it BEST. Second advice: If you can not do both, then choose either one of them. If you can not still manage to be first or to be best, then try to be unique … Continue reading
Is luck a coincidence?
In one of my previous posts, I have talked about the role of luck in Entrepreneurship. This is one of questions that I ask to entrepreneurs. Zeki Çalışır, is a successful and experienced businessman whose ideas I respect. When I asked … Continue reading
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40+ approach
In this post, I would like to just quote Brian Tracy’s 40 plus formula: “You work 40 hours per week for survival. Everything over 40 hours is for success. Every hour over 40 is an investment in your future. The average … Continue reading
Evolution of Mobile Internet
In 1999, when we have founded Done Information and Communication Systems, mobile Internet equated WAP and mobile messaging channel was composed of only SMS. In those days, it was possible to store applications in 3,5” 1,44 MB floppy disk. While … Continue reading
Solo Entrepreneur vs. Partnership
A business needs to be drived by at least three different and somehow conflicting roles. This resembles but not the same as the “seperation of powers” in governance of a state. Business perspective: This quality resides in people who can … Continue reading
Employee of the Month: Robert Owen
McDonald’s “Employee of the Month” is a widely-known application for recognizing and motivating successful employees. Do you know that the pioneer of this idea was Robert Owen, who was a successful entrepreneur and paradoxically, a utopian socialist during the last … Continue reading
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Tagged HR, Mcdonalds, motivating employees, Robert Owen, utopian socialist
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Etymology of Entrepreneur
Etymology: “Entrepreneur” is a loanword from French: “Entreprende” (a verb in French) means “to undertake“ In Sanskrit, “Antha Prerna” (which sounds close to entrepreneur) means “Self motivated“ Thus, we can deduct that in ancient times when a person is called … Continue reading
How to distinguish the winner in a job interview?
If the duty of the human resource professionals and recruiting managers is to distinguish the person with a winner attitute among the applicants for a job, is there an easy way to distinguish the winner in an interview? My answer … Continue reading
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Tagged candidate assessment, human resource, interview, knowledge worker, winner
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Your enemy is your best ally;
Benefits of having an enemy outweighs the costs. Moreover, you will suffer if you do not have a real oppponent because a strong opponent makes you tougher, bolder, stronger and wiser. Your oppponent makes you challenge your limits and makes … Continue reading
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What did Peter Drucker said about “The New Venture”?
Peter Drucker and The New Venture In the previous post, Peter Drucker’s suggestions for the entrepreneurial management of an “Established Business” were summarized. In his ”Innovation and Entrepreneurship” book, he dedicated a separate chapter for the “New Venture” as well. Or we … Continue reading
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