Why is our food wrapped in plastic? Thoughts of an independent sales consultant
: see the video here When I first travelled through Europe, and was away from my home city, Athens, Greece, it really caught my attention to see how food was wrapped in plastic. Not only food that you would expect to be wrapped in packaging, but also the sort of foods that I would have […]
Pass the gatekeeper – 9 important rules
Pass the Gatekeeper This is a video on the topic: “Pass the gatekeeper”.I was recorded at Diagonal Mar Toastmasters, Barcelona.To get in contact with me please click here: https://alexvalassidis.com/contact/To download the PDF and resources related to the video click here: https://alexvalassidis.com/passthegat…If you have questions regarding GDPR please click here: https://www.marketone.com/articles/le… Pass the Gatekeeper – Subtitles […]
Rejected from job interview. The 8 most important reasons
Rejected from job interview. The 8 most important reasons Have you ever wondered why you have been rejected in life or in a job interview? It is not a nice feeling, but your emotion regarding rejection is certainly going to change if you realize certain things. Realize the reasons behind the surface WHY you […]
Wishful thinking
Wishful thinking Circe (Κίρκη), the daughter of the Sun (Ήλιος) and Perse (Πέρση) an oceanic nymph, warned Odysseus that he will not see Penelope or Telemachus ever again if he listens to the sound of the Sirens. In order to make it past the Sirens, Odysseus must plug the ears of his men. Circe tells […]
What Will Smith and the war in Ukraine have in common? Why empathy is important?
Before explaining why empathy is important, let me start with this. When I first started this blog, there were two rules that I didn’t want to violate. Rule Nr 1 was to post only articles from me or legitimate articles from people I am in contact or connection with. No outsourced content would be published […]
Talent renting? Obviously, man does not only live by sharing cars, houses and leisure.
Have you ever wondered why in recent years successful collaborative business models such as BlabaCar, Cabify, AirBnb, Glovo, Wework, etc. have proliferated? Simple: nowadays consumers are not looking for a means of transportation, a home, tourist accommodation or office property, but a solution to their problems of transportation, mobility, new lifestyles linked to leisure or […]
Perceived and real value
My will on trying to convince people of the intentions of my ideas and the real value they are going to receive declines year after year. The reason why is, I think, a combination of factors. From the one side, my engagement with easter philosophy the last years made me realize that I can not […]
The importance of setting goals
The importance of setting goals The importance of setting goals is a fundamental piece for the development and progress of an organization. It is like pandemic, but I have to say that most people I know are completely losers in all aspects of goal achievement, let alone goal setting, and goal identifying. Daily I meet […]
Thoughts on micromanaging
Micromanaging “Ask yourself whether you have earned the right to have an opinion” quote Ray Dalio, that is the first thing that comes in my mind when I talk about micromanaging. The tendency micromanaging your staff is one of the biggest blockers on growing your business. With certainty! It is however the natural reaction […]
Effective business communication – The P.C.T.V. method
Hello ladies and gentlemen, The title of this article should have been effective communication instead of effective business communication, for SEO purposes however I chose the longer keyword, as its probability to rang high is superior. Communication is between human beings, and it can be that in a business environment certain aspects of the communication […]