IS LIVING LONGER REALLY ENOUGH? Advancements in technology and medicine are paving the way for lifespans that stretch into triple digits. Living to 100 years old may soon become the norm rather than the exception. However, the key question remains: Does this extended lifespan come with a promise of change in how we spend it? […]
THE INEVITABLE: Falling Ill to Stay Healthy Dr. Robert Barrett and Prof. Louis Hugo Francescutti have written a fascinating book on an intriguing topic. The title says it all: “HARDWIRED: How Our Instincts to Be Healthy Are Making Us Sick.” It’s surprising, isn’t it? We strive to stay healthy, yet we fall ill in the […]
NO SAVINGS ON REPUTATION, YET WASTE IS HARAM Our topic today is REPUTATION! For companies, reputation is the foundation of everything. A reputation built on trust signifies commercial success and respect in society. In business, trust and reputation are inseparable, just like in personal relationships. Companies that operate with transparency, integrity, and ethical practices build […]
SEVEN DEADLY SINS! Seven Deadly Sins of Organizational Culture is a book that opens by recounting the 2001 Enron scandal, highlighting how it triggered massive changes in the world of auditing. Enron, one of the largest energy corporations in the U.S., managed to conceal its enormous debts through complex accounting tricks and financial manipulations by […]
WHERE ARE THE IDEOLOGY DEVOTEES? MISSING IN ACTION? This week’s featured book is Intellectual Morons: How Ideology Makes Smart People Fall for Stupid Ideas by Daniel J. Flynn, published in 2004. The author’s bold perspectives made him one of the prominent writers for The American Spectator, a renowned conservative magazine in the U.S. Today, access […]
Are Acemoğlu and Johnson Wrong? Today, I want to share my thoughts on how technology has changed and will continue to change our world, based on a recent book that you might find interesting. The book is Power and Progress: A Thousand-Year Struggle by Daron Acemoğlu and Simon Johnson, published in late 2023 (*). Daron […]
