Do I need a coach?
Foto: Jirsak/ depositphotos.com “Everyone needs a coach.” These are the words Bill Gates chose to open one of his TED Talks with impact. Interestingly, most high performers, especially in sports, have a coach, isn’t a CEO a high performer too? According to a Stanford University coaching survey, nearly two-thirds of CEOs do not receive external […]
On the sunny side of things
Foto: Johnsey/ depositphotos.com There aren’t many significant success stories in Romania at the moment, but the current edition of the Green House program, through which the state subsidizes the installation of solar panels in people’s households, has at least the potential to be one of them. And even if it has been partly overshadowed by […]
Timeline of a confirmation
Listed in chronological order, the takeover of Dacia by Groupe Renault and the arrival of Ford in Romania through the takeover of the Craiova plant are, in my opinion, among the best things that have happened in this country since the 1989 revolution. Dacia is already the strongest link in the Renault group, but Craiova […]
AI versus vocational education
Foto: FotoArtist/ depositphotos.com Although relatively new to the consumer market, artificial intelligence is already disrupting society. Large language models (LLMs) are evolving at a speed that worries even those controlling them. But while doomsday scenarios are still to come true, LLMs are already having a palpable influence on the occupational world. Recently, the Washington Post […]
Chef Jakob Hausmann: In this profession, to be successful, you need to create an identity that combines the creativity of your menus and the originality of your recipes with the decor and design of the venue
Chef Jakob Hausmann is a well-known culinary expert, appreciated for his creativity and mastery in the kitchen. His passion for cooking and multiple specialisations, whether in molecular gastronomy or fusion cuisine, have won him numerous awards over the years. Born in Switzerland, where he graduated from culinary school, Jakob Hausmann had his first contact with […]
Johann Strauss Festival 20th edition 2023 Sibiu
The Johann Strauss Festival continues its series of extraordinary concerts in Sibiu, celebrating its anniversary edition with a concert performed by the Sibiu State Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Cristian Spătaru, on Saturday, May 20, starting at 18:00, at the Thalia Hall. The festival will delight its audience with lively yet nostalgic music from the vast repertoire of the Strauss family […]
Greek National Day, marked by an anniversary concert at the Romanian Athenaeum
In honour of the Greek National Day, on the occasion of the 202nd anniversary of the start of the 1821 Revolution, the most important date in the modern history of Greece, the starting point of the National Renaissance, the Embassy of the Hellenic Republic in Bucharest organized on 26 March, at 5:00 pm, at the […]
The next “National Project” for Romania is…
Foto: olanstock/ depositphotos.com Bucharest – 23 April 2023. I think of myself as a fairly recent arrival in Romania, having arrived (on a three-year posting with one of the City of London law firms) in 1996. Although I missed some of the excitements and hardships of the years immediately following the Revolution, I was in […]
Be aware of the backstage in your company
Foto: KirillM/ depositphotos.com As you may have read already in previous articles, I like to compare our worldly existence to a game; even the company represents a sophisticated game, in which we must know certain rules in order to succeed. We are active on a stage which allows us to adopt different roles that some […]
A lot and cheap, a little but expensive
Foto: vantuz/ depositphotos.com This is not the first time – and it certainly won’t be the last – that the global economy has suffered a blow that threatens its recovery, the culprit being the cartel of major crude oil exporters. Earlier this month, OPEC+ members announced that they would cut global production by an additional […]