Alfredo Saenz, CEO of Banco Santander is one of those bankers who you would trust your money because you really feel you can rely on him to give you your money back and even having earned an interest. At the conference organised on May 12th by Esade Business School, I found him self-confident, showing his [...]
Monthly Archives: May 2010
Out of Australia, Agribusinesses and Investment Opportunities
After reading an advert published in the Financial Times at the end of April (see attached and video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55CVAtK6v7s&feature=player_embedded ), in which an Australian farm dedicated to food and fibre was being sold –it had the title AGRIBUSINESS INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY, I felt like suggesting potential investors, as well as suggesting myself, to begin a new [...]
19 May, 2010 – 7:52 PM
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The “Matthew” effect, Labour Market Reform and Politicians
When talking about company management, there is something we cannot forget. It is something that actually shows the path for us to follow in our Human Resources strategy, no matter how developed a company might be in this respect. This is: the rules applied to the Labour Market.
Thanks to the Spanish “Círculo de Economía” and [...]
13 May, 2010 – 10:10 PM
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No fear, and with vitality
Lately, as a result of the current economic situation, I have noticed that, amongst some executives and professionals, there is some kind of disorientation about how to face the uncertainty which comes from the current economic situation. This perception is rather tenuous, but I do not want to go over this idea without posing a [...]
10 May, 2010 – 10:20 PM
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The Sea Entrepreneur or The Long Tail Of The Blue Ocean
In these times, it seems that entrepreneurs have got a Shanghai done. To “shanghai” is a term used by sailors, coined in the 19th century to describe the kidnapping of sailors by force, at the docks, in order to get them unconscious and then put them on board of ships so, when they woke up, [...]
5 May, 2010 – 7:07 PM
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Football, E Factors and People Management
After having met Ferran Soriano for breakfast, (someone about whom Jordi Pujol said in March: “In this moments of low fog, we must place people like Soriano on the forefront; and in accordance with this, projects with future hope like Spanair”, one goes out the street feeling like scoring goals. The view Ferran Soriano has [...]
1 May, 2010 – 6:00 PM
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