I had a chance to spend part of my summer holidays in London—six days, plus a day and a half on the way back to Singapore—and met quite a few people from different industries such as finance, law, higher education, food and government. First of all, I can say that London is still London and…
Martin Wolf, chief economics commentator at the Financial Times, published an article titled ‘Global elites must heed the warning of populist rage’ last week, and I want to draw your attention to this great article this week in my blog. Mr. Wolf wants to bring attention to the rising populist politicians around the globe and…
I love the South of France and I have been going there for my summer holidays for the last ten years or so. Unfortunately, this year is an exception since my wife has won the battle and we are going somewhere different (Italy!) A lot of people who know me well keep asking me to…
The world’s population is fast approaching 7.5 billion and many people are still suffering from hunger and a lack of basic needs such as clothing, sanitation and housing. I always reject the idea that the world’s resources are not enough to feed that many people. We are currently suffering purely from a misallocation of resources,…
The world is changing very fast and the ability to make accurate decisions quickly is becoming ever more complicated. Traditionally, the world has seen managers of at least 50 years of age, since they would have spent many years within the industry and possibly within the same company, which one would expect would translate…
I was lucky to attend one of the most established schools in Istanbul, Nisantasi Isik Lisesi, from Kindergarten to High School. The school was founded in 1885 in Thessaloniki by teacher Mustafa Kemal Ataturk; it then moved to Istanbul after some years, as the war made it impossible for the school to operate in Thessaloniki. It is…
Life is becoming very demanding and most of us have a heavy schedule to combat every single day. On top of our business schedule, we have personal commitments such as family (the most important commitment!). But, unfortunately, our time is limited. Every single week, we have only have 168 hours. If we simply assume…
Recently, the above letter went viral on the internet. According to this letter, Einstein had applied for a doctorate in physics at Bern University and he was rejected since the university committee found his theory to be more artistic than actually physical. I don’t want to disappoint anybody, but it is very likely that this document…
As Bill Shankly, a former manager of Liverpool FC, said: “Some people think football is a matter of life and death. I assure you, it’s much more serious than that.” I personally assure you that it is not actually football in general, but Besiktas specifically that is a matter of life and death. Some people…