The Personal MBA idea recommends an array of books to read in order to gain the essence of business thinking. Off course the idea is arguable. For me as well, as I’m a strong advocate and believer of personal interaction in the classroom to versatile your knowledge on a certain subject. However, the recommended books are still a must read for anyone interested in getting a MBA degree.
#1 Care as if it’s your own
#2 Do your daily work with passion!
#3 Build strong relationships
#4 Dream big!
#5 Set the right expectations
#6 Ask for help
#7 Celebrate small victories
#8 Set higher standards
#9 Know your values
#10 Pursue right memberships
#11 Help people help themselves
#12 Be a reader
#13 Plan by outcomes
#14 Think long-term
#15 Embrace uncertainty with ease
#16 Ask the right questions
#17 Engage with a coach
#18 Be relevant
#19 Get back on your feet fast
#20 Lead a volunteer effort
#21 Balance innovation and continuous improvement
#22 Learn to sell
#23 Learn systems thinking
#24 Walk away from free
#25 Influence the influencer
Asian cities are in the race to build the boldest and biggest skyscrapers in the world. The region’s economic dynamism ensures the resources needed to make their mark in the 21st century architecture.
Case in point, Asia is already accommodating eleven out of the fifteen largest skyscrapers in the world. European and American architects have targeted Asia as their new playing field for architectural innovation and “wonders”. This movement is not likely to stop and will continue into the next decade since technological advances in construction materials, glass, and building bracings.
The build-up of various monster towers also highlights the rise of Asia’s new economic powerhouses at the capitalistic forefront. China is already putting up five skyscrapers in the current top ten largest buildings in the world.
So the question remains! Is there a casual relationship between the number and height of skyscrapers in a country and its stage of economic development? Are emerging economies using skyscrapers to put themselves on the map of capitalistic countries or as promotion tool in order to gain recognition from the West? All-in-all, I think, at least skyscrapers are providing a country and city more esteem and standing. Conventional wisdom regards stunning skylines as an impression of capitalism and a whirlpool of excitement.
What I know for sure! I love skyscrapers, fabulous skylines, architectural wonders, and Asian cities!
Arguable the most famous football stadium (Wembley stadium) is rebuilt and its final completion date was on March 7th 2007, more than a year after the initially planned completion date and way over the initial estimated budget.
Well, as usual with large scale projects whether it is construction, IT or something else. Large scale projects tend to exceed budget and time commonly since they are so hard to manage even for the most experienced project managers. I think mainly because of their usual uniqueness nature with respect to scale, environment, and the deliverables themselves.
Who cares now with regards to the fabulous new Wembley stadium with a capicity of 90000 seats! The English can be proud of it
Everyday new web 2.0 start-ups are shooting out of the ground in the already overcrowded web 2.0 sphere. However, there are still some companies that stand out from the average! Business 2.0 has listed the twenty-five startups that you have to watch! Too bad that the list is too Americanised in my opinion. Hardly no startup from Europe or Asia is mentioned.
First introduced in 2005 in Italy (where else can it be) by Kono Pizza an Italian food chain. Now cone pizza’s are moving upscale, Austria’s most famous chef has put them on the menu in its four star restaurant. See picture below. In my opinion they look really yummy!
However, this is an excellent example on how to make from a conventional product a premium priced product! In other words a good lesson on how sell fast food for premium prices!
Imagine! You’re an eighteen years old girl from the Netherlands, start recording your singing with a home PC and webcam, upload it to YouTube and get instantly famous in America. Does this sound to you like a fairy-tale? Yup?
Well, it’s hard reality these days for Esmee Denters. She’s now underway to become the next female music star in America. Every single YouTube video is attracting easily 200,000 views and one of them even has attracted already more than 1.3 million views. Record companies are queuing up for her. As the matter of fact, its not the question anymore if she will sign a big record deal soon but more when.
Click “Play” at the movie below! You can find Esmee’s YouTube page here.
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