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Several years ago, I watched an interview with a world famous classical violinist. The host of the prime time talk show asked the violinist (and I'm paraphrasing), "Why aren't there any famous composers like Mozart and Beethoven these days? Why aren't there any great new pieces that we hear about these days?"
Today is the final day of my week long series featuring the works of Takashi Murakami.
I hope you've enjoyed this week long series.
Today is Day 3 of my week long series featuring the works of Takashi Murakami.
As I've mentioned, through September 24th, 2017, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago is holding an exhibition of the work of Takashi Murakami called "The Octopus Eats Its Own Leg".
Today is Day 2 of my week long series featuring the works of Takashi Murakami.
If you, like me, believe that there is an art to business, to our careers and to our lives, then I think you'll find this series (along with the quotes and excerpts I've included) especially interesting.
Through September 24th, 2017, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago is holding an exhibition of the work of Takashi Murakami called "The Octopus Eats Its Own Leg". The exhibition features 50 works spanning 3 decades of his career.
It seems obvious to say that a business should be managed for long term value and not for short term gain. After all, the goal of any commercial venture is to embed sustainable profitability and ensure enduring growth.
But this isn't as easy to implement as it may seem.
In my last post, I discussed the importance of not asking your customer what they want, specifically if the goal is to disrupt the market. It was meant as a provocative post to get us thinking about when it makes sense to gauge customers for your next idea versus when it doesn't.
In response, i received some interesting feedback.
In business today, we are told to believe that the customer is always right.
So surely it makes sense to to ask their opinion, listen to them, and actively respond to their advice with new products, adjustments and enhancements.
Where we are is a function of our choices, some we've consciously made, others implicitly, still others made for us (for better or for worse).
“The real world isn’t a place – it’s an excuse. It’s a justification for not trying.” (Rework, Jason Fried & David Heinenmeier Hansson)
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Welcome to Episode 3 of the Omerisms podcast, where I discuss, explore and debate interesting business, career and personal development topics.
This month's podcast is a bit different from the first two...
Welcome back to Part 2 of the Omerisms Podcast on Retail in India featuring my conversation with Raman Mangalorkar.
As I mentioned in Part 2 of the podcast, Raman and I get into the details of the state of the sector in India and speak to some of its interesting nuances.
Welcome back to Episode 2 of the Omerisms podcast, where I discuss, explore and debate interesting business, career and personal development topics with interesting business leaders across industries and across the world.
When I was younger, I was obsessed with the idea that I had to get everything exactly right. I had to make the exact right career choices. I had to apply to exactly the right companies. I had to behave, dress in exactly the right way.
It was premised on a notion that if I didn't make exactly the right choices, my career and indeed my life, would go off the rails.
All businesses start with a hunch.
A feeling in your gut that "there's something here". That someone (or lots of someones) might actually pay for the product or service that, for now, brews in your head.
