Boss Class - a must listen podcast series from the Economist

Boss Class - just finalized a great podcast series from the Economist that I highly recommend due to its quality and insights. Will make a more extended post on what I got from the 7 episodes + the 5 full interviews throughout the days. As a teaser: If you are a manager (and need to lead people as part of your job, amongst other management important and relevant activities) or it is in your career plan path, this series is a must! Hope you will enjoy and learn as much as I did! https://www.economist.com/audio/podcasts/boss-class

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Echo - a documentary by the New Yorker

Do you have 17 minutes and want to see something truly amazing and inspirational? Don´t look further. This documentary from the New Yorker about Daniel Kish on how he developed Echolocation, based in clicks and its echo, to allow blind persons to become independent is nothing short of pure human ingenuity and inspirational! This technique allows blind people to rid bikes and skateboards, independently in a city environment, besides other more common tasks. His aim is to promote total independence for the blind. The picture below that portrait how Daniel and his students see the world is nothing short of presenting a difficult concept in one image. Hope you enjoy as much as I did! (documentary) https://vimeo.com/969973550 (article) https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-new-yorker-documentary/a-pioneer-of-echolocation-for-the-blind-in-echo

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2024 Mckinsey’s business book recommendations

2024 Mckinsey’s business book recommendations. The Formula: How Rogues, Geniuses, and Speed Freaks Reengineered F1 into the World’s Fastest-Growing Sport by Joshua Robinson and Jonathan Clegg Design Social Change: Take Action, Work Toward Equity, and Challenge the Status Quo by Lesley-Ann Noel What I Learned About Investing from Darwin by Pulak Prasad How Legendary Leaders Speak: 451 Proven Communication Strategies of the World’s Top Leaders by Peter D. Andrei Inner Drive: From Underdog to Global Company by Arsen Tomsky The Journey of Leadership: How CEOs Learn to Lead from the Inside Out by Dana Maor, Hans-Werner Kaas, Kurt Strovink, and Ramesh Srinivasan Possible: How We Survive (and Thrive) in an Age of Conflict by William Ury What Went Wrong with Capitalism by Ruchir Sharma All added to the wish-list or directly to the library Happy readings https://www.mckinsey.com/Featured-Insights/Themes/your-next-business-read-might-be-on-this-list?cid=other-eml-alt-mip-mck&hlkid=5de9250cb51847b3b4ad3a5959a283dc&hctky=3011708&hdpid=1fd2e958-1d57-4298-85ce-a59ca9233bf7

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Finalized How to Decide: Simple Tools for Making Better Choices by Annie Duke -> Book Rating - 3/ 5

Finalized How to Decide: Simple Tools for Making Better Choices by Annie Duke Book Rating - 3/ 5 Review to come shortly. “…Through a blend of compelling exercises, illustrations, and stories, the bestselling author of Thinking in Bets will train you to combat your own biases, address your weaknesses, and help you become a better and more confident decision-maker. What do you do when you're faced with a big decision? If you're like most people, you probably make a pro and con list, spend a lot of time obsessing about decisions that didn't work out, get caught in analysis paralysis, endlessly seek other people's opinions to find just that little bit of extra information that might make you sure, and finally go with your gut. What if there was a better way to make quality decisions so you can think clearly, feel more confident, second-guess yourself less, and ultimately be more decisive and be more productive? Making good decisions doesn't have to be a series of endless guesswork. Rather, it's a teachable skill that anyone can sharpen. In How to Decide, bestselling author Annie Duke and former professional poker player lays out a series of tools anyone can use to make better decisions. You'll learn: • To identify and dismantle hidden biases. • To extract the highest quality feedback from those whose advice you seek. • To more accurately identify the influence of luck in the outcome of your decisions. • When to decide fast, when to decide slow, and when to decide in advance. • To make decisions that more effectively help you to realize your goals and live your values. Through interactive exercises and engaging thought experiments, this workbook helps you analyze key decisions you've made in the past and troubleshoot those you're making in the future. Whether you're picking investments, evaluating a job offer, or trying to figure out your romantic life, How to Decide is the key to happier outcomes and fewer regrets. …” https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51066664

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Starting a new book - 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos by Jordan B. Peterson

Starting a new book! 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos by Jordan B. Peterson “… #1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERWhat does everyone in the modern world need to know? Renowned psychologist Jordan B. Peterson's answer to this most difficult of questions uniquely combines the hard-won truths of ancient tradition with the stunning revelations of cutting-edge scientific research.Humorous, surprising and informative, Dr. Peterson tells us why skateboarding boys and girls must be left alone, what terrible fate awaits those who criticize too easily, and why you should always pet a cat when you meet one on the street.What does the nervous system of the lowly lobster have to tell us about standing up straight (with our shoulders back) and about success in life? Why did ancient Egyptians worship the capacity to pay careful attention as the highest of gods? What dreadful paths do people tread when they become resentful, arrogant and vengeful? Dr. Peterson journeys broadly, discussing discipline, freedom, adventure and responsibility, distilling the world's wisdom into 12 practical and profound rules for life. 12 Rules for Life shatters the modern commonplaces of science, faith and human nature, while transforming and ennobling the mind and spirit of its readers. …” https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33792742-12-rules-for-life

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Do you want to learn Business & Management? Read the classics (by the Economist)

Must confess that articles like this one, make my Economist subscription worth every cent I pay. More than the weekly events, although relevant as they are, is on these kinds of articles that my utility maximization supports the yearly price paid. So, if you want to learn business & management why don’t you turn to the Classics? Leadership - read “Things Fall Apart” by Chinua Achebe. Mentorship - “Inferno” by Dante - Character Virgil Motivation - “Tom Sawyer” by Mark Twain HR or Finance - Catch-22 by Joseph Heller or The Trial by Kafka IT Support - Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett Digital Transformation - Frankenstein by Mary Shelley Leadership, what to avoid - Richard III and Macbeth by Shakespeare Succession Planning - King Lear by Shakespeare How to choose a PA - Othello by Shakespeare What not to do as a CEO - Moby-Dick by Herman Melville character Captain Ahab How to be a best manager - Fezziwig character from Charles Dickens’s “A Christmas Carol”: The need to have Candid Conversations -Bartleby, the Scrivener by Melville Happy readings! https://www.economist.com/business/2024/07/11/the-ceos-alternative-summer-reading-list

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EU sets new hefty tariffs to Chinese EV. Will that generate a net value to the EU economy?

The new tariffs form EV cars coming from China (from 26% up to 48% vs the current 10%) will at best give some time to the European carmakers to get up to speed, but will most probably result in several negative spillovers of such decision like: 1- Chinese retaliation to other industries (China will definitely not stay idle with significant downside effects on the overall economy). 2- European companies that are producing cars in China to export will be also affected. 3- The price premium that EV Chinese cars are being priced in Europe vs. China implies that there is big opportunity to those company to, for now, absorb the tariff impact (if not fully at least a significant part it) undermining the decision, leaving EU with just the downside of retaliation measures. Chinese cars will not go away, and the Chinese advantage has to be addressed by better competitive product/prices from their European peers and not by a tariff driven edge. https://www.economist.com/business/2024/06/12/the-eu-hits-chinas-carmakers-with-hefty-new-tariffs

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