Recently I remembered a great British comedy film made in 1949 by the famous Ealing Studios – Passport to Pimlico. And even though Passport to Pimlico, as in the title, sounds as puzzling as say Passport to the City Centre, it captures perfectly the essence of the story in which a part of central London […]
Here is one to restore your confidence and a feeling of safety. You wouldn’t drive without a seatbelt, would you? Especially when you’re driving on a bumpy road. That’s why I got annoyed at Martin Wolf of Financial Times. He got me so annoyed in fact that, despite my firm resolution not to comment on […]
I had seen too much in life to believe the pictures on the Internet … … and yet the pictures mesmerized me. I would close my eyes on the plane and I’d be looking at swimming pools where the water surface appeared to meet a cliff’s edge, set in hillsides covered with a tropical jungle […]
I have already written about the responsibility of leaders in the face of the uncertainty of future events, that is, something we have to deal with in business management daily. I think about this problem quite often, analyzing my own decisions and their consequences for whole groups and for individuals. And when I think that […]
I was lucky – as the plane descended I peered through my window at the cityscape below, which stood proud in the crystal-clear Dubai air. I say lucky because I had located the airport on the map and guessed correctly which side of the cabin to book my seat on to make sure I enjoy […]
Let me start with some thoughts about the past before I get on to what makes me worried today. I met quite a few business leaders in my time at VC and ACC, who in longing for an ideal government – one that understands business and is willing to put its trust in it – […]