Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.
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Understanding other people’s languages, cultures, etiquettes and taboos is of great value to the diplomat. Kwintessential is a homepage set up by a group of translators providing a series of guides concerning cultural patterns and management styles in different countries. Its purpose is not to develop stereotypes but to deliver an initial framework from where to start the discovery of each culture’s nuances.
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Author: Maria Teresa Del Re
The best executive is one who has sense enough to pick good people to do what he wants done, and self-restraint enough to keep from meddling with them while they do it.
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Author: Umberto Boeri
In an increasingly competitive global environment, doing more with less has become a mantra in many organizations. However, this expression evokes skepticism since it often implies that the management is raising the bar on goals and expectations while spending less money.
For valuable and motivated employees this could be frustrating. Managers should focus on those who want to give their best, but cannot because of organizational barriers. They should shift the focus from what employees have to do in order to do more with less to how leaders need to respond.
There are at least four ways to increase productivity even with resource constraints:
1. Specify “must-win” battles
2. Avoid the trap of routines
3. Design and treat training as a process, not an event
4. Provide “freedom to act”
Read more on the Business Week’s article By Mark Royal and Tom Agnew
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The Diplocalendar 2014 realised by S. Baldi and E. Gelbstein is dedicated to “Cybersecurity: Guidelines for diplomats” and is based on the assumption that “Cyberspace is inherently insecure“.
For the month of March the attention is drawn on “Phishing”
Image: Diplofoundation
The set of images used in the Diplocalendar 2014 can also be consulted on Slideshare.
Cartoon by Diplofoundation (Concept Diplosor, Illustration: Veljasevic)
It matters not how strait the gate, How charged with punishments the scroll, I am the master of my fate: I am the captain of my soul.
William Ernest Henley, from the Poem Invictus – Echoes of Life and Death
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Proposed by: Omar Appolloni
For today’s professionals, true fulfilment comes from much more than simply doing a good job. A sense of purpose, collaboration, and impact are key drivers for the modern workforce. According to a recent survey by Thomson Reuters,
1) 70% of professionals would prefer a job they enjoy, compared to 29% who would prefer a job that pays well;
2) 56% prefer to work for a company that makes a positive impact on the world, even if it doesn’t pay as well;
3) more than 50% of all professionals prefer a challenging work environment.
For more evidence see http://bit.ly/1ftrbu5
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Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficult still, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment. Benjamin Franklin
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Proposed by: Ruben Caruccio
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