Category Archives: Management

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

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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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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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Thank you all :-)

I would like to thank to all of our colleagues (current and ex-ones) in Done and our strategic partners for all their hard work  during 2010. I appreciate their great contributions and feel gratitude for all of them. We have done our best … Continue reading

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Honesty

For people who are not sincere, honest or trusthworthy, there is a “time-limit” of  their “deception”. Even if the person deceived is the most naive person in the world, she/he can trace back and understand the real intention of the … Continue reading

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What is the role of luck in Entrepreneurship?

Entrepreneurs DIG… If they are smart enough to find a proper place to dig, they increase their possibility of finding a mine. But they will find a gold mine if they are also luckly. Entrepreneurs FISH… If they are experienced … Continue reading

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Are you a “Philosophical-Manager” ?

In his book “The Republic”, Plato suggested that the perfect society will occur only when kings become philosophers or philosophers are made kings. What do philosophers deal with ? In  his book named “Savaşçı (The Warrior)”, Doğan Cüceloğlu, provides us three … Continue reading

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Listen, Understand and Inspire

Marck Zuckerberg (founder of Facebook) continues to be inspired to new ideas by listening and understanding people. In the following video, he explains how the new idea (messaging system that is perceived to be competititor to gmail) flourished. The message … Continue reading

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Success is not an end !

In my previous post I have said that success (your realized dream) per se is not the whole thing. The success is not an end point. It is the name of a cycle. Richard St. John explained this better than … Continue reading

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