Only 20 percent of workers worldwide actually care about their jobs. That is what Gallup tells us every single year. The other 80 percent are either going through the motions or actively trying to make things worse. Sounds like a crisis. Or does it?
These two chapters cover very different topics. One is about saving money on medical tests by flying to Nicaragua. The other might be the most important chapter in the whole book - how to not get injured in the first place. Let’s go.
These two chapters cover very different topics. One is about saving money on medical tests by flying to Nicaragua. The other might be the most important chapter in the whole book - how to not get injured in the first place. Let’s go.
In 1991, German business magazine named Heinz Schimmelbusch “Manager of the Year.” Two years later, he was fired for nearly destroying one of Germany’s oldest industrial companies. Chapter 15 of Torsten Dennin’s “From Tulips to Bitcoins” tells the story of Metallgesellschaft, and it is one of the most painful corporate implosions in the book.
In 1991, German business magazine named Heinz Schimmelbusch “Manager of the Year.” Two years later, he was fired for nearly destroying one of Germany’s oldest industrial companies. Chapter 15 of Torsten Dennin’s “From Tulips to Bitcoins” tells the story of Metallgesellschaft, and it is one of the most painful corporate implosions in the book.
August 2, 1990. One hundred thousand Iraqi soldiers cross the border into Kuwait. Within hours, the small oil-rich country is occupied. Within three months, oil prices double. Chapter 14 of Torsten Dennin’s “From Tulips to Bitcoins” tells the story of how a debt dispute between neighbors turned into the biggest oil shock since the 1970s.
August 2, 1990. One hundred thousand Iraqi soldiers cross the border into Kuwait. Within hours, the small oil-rich country is occupied. Within three months, oil prices double. Chapter 14 of Torsten Dennin’s “From Tulips to Bitcoins” tells the story of how a debt dispute between neighbors turned into the biggest oil shock since the 1970s.
Henderson opens the final chapter from a muddy car ride in Montenegro. He is furniture shopping for his new beach apartment in Kotor Bay with a general contractor named Anka. They are debating white sofas. He jokes about reckless tourists. She offers him a mint. For a second he wonders if she is making a move. She is not. She is just extremely good at her job.
Your manager writes “Fantastic work!” at the top of his email. You feel great for about three seconds. Then you open the attached document and see a bloodbath of red tracked changes. Entire paragraphs crossed out. New text everywhere. Maybe ten of your original words survived. So which is it – fantastic or terrible?
A spine surgeon who works with NHL and NFL teams told Tim Ferriss his degenerating cervical discs were something he’d “just need to live with.” Then he smiled, which made it worse.