Tag: Laugh - Journal by getAbstract

Why Big Plans Fail

And how you can do better than Kodak, Kohl and Communism.

February, 19 2021 by Vince Ebert
"Monsieur Botcuse, can you hold my beer, s'il vous plaît?!"

Become a Chef

If your menu tastes like screws, it must have been the robo-cook.

February, 15 2021 by Michael Wiederstein
Culture Crash

In a globalized world, we get to know each other across borders and cultural limits. Often, however, we get in our own way and thus limit our options.

January, 25 2021 by Vince Ebert
What’s Important in 2021

2020 will go down in history as a lost cause. What can you do to prevent yourself and your organization from meeting the same fate in 2021?

December, 28 2020 by Vince Ebert
Whaling in Nebraska

Or: How large should teams, companies and governments grow in order to function efficiently?

December, 1 2020 by Vince Ebert
Do You Miss the Office?

The bad news: Work won’t be the same once the pandemic recedes. The good news: Josh Bersin's The Big Reset Playbook (and a new online "Office Noise Generator") might help you to adapt and transform.

November, 12 2020 by Michael Wiederstein
Language Barriers

The maintenance of our greatest cultural achievement requires constant work on our skills. You have to decide which one it’s going to be: “Ick bin ein Berliner,” or rather, “Senk you for travelling viz Deutsche…

October, 28 2020 by Vince Ebert
Heed the Villagers’ Warnings

Bram Stokers Dracula Or: Puritan Meets Prince of Darkness

October, 19 2020 by Heather Hodel
Glitz, Glamor and a Very Sad Man

F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby Or: How Not to Be Murdered by Your Mistress’s Husband’s Mistress’s Husband.

September, 3 2020 by Heather Hodel
Deutsche Thoroughness

As a German who chose to live in the United States for a while, the first thing you miss is not the good old Schwarzbrot – it’s the art of engineering.

July, 7 2020 by Vince Ebert