Ichak Kalderon Adizes's Blog: Insights Blog, page 6
December 6, 2019
Dr Ichak Adizes is awarded Doctor of Business of Administration by GCU
Acceptance speech of my 21st Honorary Doctorate from Glasgow Caledonian University https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-GkD...
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November 29, 2019
What Should Be the Real Goal of a Company?
Business texts and microeconomic theory tells us that the goal of a business enterprise should be profits, measured by return on assets or investment in both the short and the long run. How many companies, however, do you know that make good profits in the short run, but in doing so, get sick to the…
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November 22, 2019
The Sins of Church
As you all know, I travel a lot. I noticed something in developing countries: poor, unmarried women often get pregnant very young. Once they have delivered their baby, many of these young mothers end up as sex workers. Why? Because developing countries are often very religious countries, where pregnancy outside of marriage is morally unacceptable.…
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November 15, 2019
Why Be Married?
Consider marriage from a functional point of view: which functions does it fulfill, which needs does it satisfy. Let us start by looking at marriage from a woman’s point of view. A woman once needed a man to bring home the financial support necessary so that she could devote herself to raise the children. She needed…
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November 9, 2019
What Retards Innovation
Innovation is a hot subject, and for good reason. If a company is unable to innovate in a changing environment, it may as well start writing its own obituary. What does it take to be an innovative company? Take the Japanese company. Sony was once a leader of the Japanese economy and a…
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November 1, 2019
The Lifecycle of Religion
Religions are born in times of some major social and/or political change, which causes intense stress for people. Religion answers the pain and stress people feel. A person that is most conscious of this pain comes up with a message that uplifts the spirit of the population and gives an answer to that pain.…
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October 25, 2019
Who Am I and What is My Purpose in Life?
I am currently reading Sadhguru’s book, Inner Engineering, where he deals with two questions: Who Am I and What is My Purpose in Life? Since people are born twice: once physically, and a second time when they realize why they were born, when they realize the purpose of their existence. The questions posed by Sadhguru…
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October 18, 2019
To Whom to be Loyal?
Loyalty should be recognized. Appreciated. Applauded. But like everything else in life, moderation should be the compass that points toward which direction to take. Too much can be too much. If one is too loyal to his employees, it can be dysfunctional. This can happen when a leader or manager is not only loyal but…
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October 11, 2019
The Problem with Formal Education
Do the math: eight years of elementary education, four years of high school, and four more for an undergraduate degree. That is a minimum of sixteen years of schooling. Sixteen years where you sit in class and listen attentively to someone teaching you to know something. At the end of the course, you take…
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October 4, 2019
How to Lose Weight
I have been struggling with weight loss for many, many years. Here is what I have learned; this is an insight I have not seen in any of the books I read or programs I attended for weight loss. I love the taste of delicious food. The tastier it is the hungrier I get: I…
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