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June 27, 2018
Second Report: World Cup and More
Brazil—the multiple-time World Cup champion—could not win until the end of the game against Costa Rica, a team that has only ever made it to the quarter-finals once. In the ninetieth and final minute of the game, Brazil scored. In the three minutes of continuation given for game interruptions due to player injuries, Neymar scored…
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June 22, 2018
A Report from Mexico on the World Cup
I am in Mexico, watching the games. Who could have predicted, believed, or even dreamed that Mexico—which has participated in all the World Cups since 1930 and never once advanced beyond the quarter-finals—would beat the world champion, Germany? I had an inkling that they would put up a good fight: watching them sing the Mexican…
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June 15, 2018
The Dangers of Reaching Life’s Summit
Anthony Bourdain is not with us anymore. He took his life and left no explanation why. The media is going nuts: how can it be? He was a best-selling author. He had a popular TV show and had a loving movie actress for a lover. He had a daughter whom he admired, and she is…
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June 8, 2018
Consulting Versus Organizational Therapy
Companies who call for consultants call because they either need some knowledge that they do not possess themselves or they have problems which they cannot solve by themselves. Those in the first group are likely to need advice on how to improve their supply chain, penetrate a certain market or computerize a certain process. They…
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June 1, 2018
The Haredi Jews and their “Offensive” Behavior
On Memorial Day in Israel, a siren goes off for one minute, and for that minute, all secular Jews stand still to recognize the sacrifices of thousands of Israelis who gave their lives to establish and defend the State of Israel. The Haredim, (a strictly Orthodox group of Orthodox Jews) demonstratively refuse to participate. They…
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May 25, 2018
Contribution Not Criticism
You probably know someone (usually an E-type person) who tells you, “Yes…but…” and then goes on to tell you what is missing in your reasoning. They point to you (often aggressively) that the glass you have brought to the table has some water in it, but that it is not full. They might even put…
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May 18, 2018
Once Again: What Is God?
For me, God is not somebody with a long, long white beard sitting on a big chair and calling me to account for my deeds. This image is good, maybe, for the depiction of God in children’s stories. I follow and accept what practically all religions say: God is absolute Love. The closer we get…
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May 11, 2018
My Take on Artificial Intelligence
Recently I read a transcript of a panel discussion at MIT on the opportunities and threats of Artificial Intelligence (AI). The discussion was attended by religious leaders as well as AI scientists and developers. The main theme of the discussion was if AI (i.e., robots) will be stronger than humans, threaten our existence and take…
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May 4, 2018
A Threat to the Jewish Nation
We all read, hear, and are cognizant of the conflict between the Palestinians and the Israelis. In this blog post, I want to focus on a potentially more dangerous conflict that threatens not only Israel but the Jewish nation as a whole : the conflict between religious and secular Jews. The conflict could be first…
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April 27, 2018
The Board of Directors Over the Corporate Life Cycle
I am not going to describe the lifecycle of organizations. I am assuming that most of my readers know about it. For those who do not, please read Managing Corporate Lifecycles by Ichak Adizes available HERE. In Courtship, a Board that decides, controls and directs is superfluous. It is not needed. Actually, quite the contrary;…
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