In the XIV-XV centuries, according to many researchers, China had a fleet of the largest ships in history, which significantly exceeded the size of European, and all other, ships of that time. These giant junks, part of the Ming Dynasty navy, played a key role in maritime expansion and trade. The most famous are […]
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I have always wondered what is more important to achieve success – genius from birth or thousands of hours of hard work? This question has always been and even now remains relevant, although modern research brings clarity. There are studies and popular science books, of which the most famous are perhaps the books of Malcolm
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In the process of studying the report on global migration (World Migration Report 2024 – added to the channel chat), I thought that I did not know a normal international fintech service for migrant workers. But this is a market volume of hundreds of billions of dollars per year in international transfers (anchor product for
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OFFICE ORGANIZATION BY 5S If an employee’s desk is always a mess, is it possible to delegate operational decision-making to him within the framework of modern flexible, participatory management? The key to a long-term successful business is organizing an effective working environment and controlling risks at the level of each employee. If there is no
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Last year, my wife and I were in Argentina and Chile – we went hiking in the mountains, as we love – and then I learned that in fact there are German, Croatian, Italian towns throughout the continent. It became very interesting to study the topic. At the beginning of the 20th century, South America
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From time to time I speak at various professional events, talking about financial management in companies, about motivation and development. Some speeches are available in video format online. For your convenience, I have collected several videos within a channel on YouTube. So far, these videos are available: Interview for the Action.Students project about self-development
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Many leaders, both novice and experienced, do not hold meetings with their subordinates. Of course, they do meet, in the corridor or at team meetings, but not regularly one-on-one. Unfortunately, the role of individual meetings is often greatly underestimated in classical companies of the 20th century. This is true not only for the CIS countries,
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As long-time readers of my blog already know, I believe that in any activity, one must start by defining the ultimate goal or goals. Determine what things are being done for. Not why it is being done, but why it is being done. In the CFO’s activities, I would identify several main tasks-directions of “why”:
Today I would like to recommend two books at once by the Canadian scientist specialising in evolutionary psychology and the role of speech in the development of mind and consciousness, populariser of science Steven Pinker: “Enlightenment Continues: In Defence of Reason, Science, Enlightenment and Progress” and “A Clean Slate.” “Enlightenment” takes an unusually positive view
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