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All three were said by Peter Drucker.
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Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Monday, June 11, 2007
Do you know?
Who said:
(a) Most of what we call management consists of making things difficult for people to get their work done.
(b) There is an enormous number of managers who have retired on the job.
(c) Wherever you see a succesful business, someone once made a courageous decsion.
Answers tomorrow.
Wednesday, June 06, 2007
Do you know?
Do you know who said:
(a) We don't have a monopoly. We have market share. There's a difference.
(b) If you can run one business well, you can run any business well.
(c) Do something. Either lead, follow or get out of the way.
Answers tomorrow.
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
Do you know?/ Answers
Answers: 1a, 2b, 3a.
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Do you know?
Quiz time:
At the end of a business meal in Italy, order:
(a) espresso
(b) latte
(c) capppuccino?
In Singapore, eye contact should be
(a) strong and direct
(b) gentle and averted
(c) totally averted?
In California
(a) talk future
(b) talk past
(c) talk now
answers tomorrow
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
Do you know? Answers.
iPod sales for
2003 1, 482, 000
2004 8, 263, 000
2005 31, 960, 000
2006 First half: 16, 637, 000
Monday, February 12, 2007
Do you know?
iPod sales for
2003
2004
2005
2006
Go on, take a guess. Answers this time, tomorrow.
Sunday, December 31, 2006
Do you Know?
Where these companies got their famous names from?
Amazon.com
The world's second largest river, of course PLUS the word came easily at the top of any alphabetical list.
Audi
From the Latin audire, to hear.
Kodak
George Eastman the company's founder chose it: he believed it sounded good.
Lego
Not from the Latin lego, I construct but from the Danish for 'enjoy play'.
Microsoft
Bill Gates wanted an easy suggestive name. The original hypen between micro and soft was soon dropped.
Saturday, December 30, 2006
Do you know?
Where these companies got their famous names from?
Amazon.com (we'll start with an easy one)
Audi
Kodak
Lego
Microsoft
Answers: this time tomorrow.
Monday, November 20, 2006
Did you know?
1. Current world population? 6,377.6m
2. Average male/female life expectancy? 64.3/68.7y
3. Adult literacy as a percentage? 79.0
