Monthly Archives: October 2008

Give it time #2

Posted on October 31, 2008 by dd

Following through on the last post…as Harry Cohn (1891-1958), film producer is reported to have said: “Give me two years, and I’ll make her an overnight star.” That’s is the story of most successful businesses and people.
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Give it time

Posted on October 30, 2008 by dd

How long does it take to develop a company? Would it motivate you or depress you if we said, at least 5 years? Continue reading →

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Will the Real Businesses, Please Stand up!

Posted on October 25, 2008 by rl

While the world continues to be at the edge, coming times shall be kinder to old fashioned, “middle-class” businesses. Good ol’ profit making companies would be back in favour, solid customer relationships would be indeed an asset and committed workforce … Continue reading →

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Scale on Sale

Posted on October 24, 2008 by rl

Nearly all of us talk about scale, scale and scale for not realising that scale is but a factor of excellence. Master musicians, chefs can NOT be scaled overnight, those ordinary mortals work hard, learning and mastering tricks the hard … Continue reading →

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“World on the Edge”

Posted on October 11, 2008 by rl

This is the cover page headline of the October 4th, 2008 issue of The Economist, showing a man looking down from the breaking edge of a cliff. A few days ago, with some friends the conversation drifted from the state of politics … Continue reading →

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