You may look at this and tell me I’m wrong; why would I buy a camera from another country, with difficulties in returning it, and, possibly, with a smaller time-frame for warranty than in Romania (one year vs. two years)? The answer is simple – I don’t „believe” in warranties; sure, if you ask me, give me not 2 years, but 200 years of warranty; but, the thing is, if I am to pay more for warranty of a product, I would not do it; I have been using digital devices all my life; rarely, if ever, did I had to use my warranty; even in cases where I needed warranty, most of the time its warranty-free (let’s say, I drop a product in water); I rarely needed warranty for a product.
Non-practice
When you buy IT things, should you do research or not?
The answer is – it depends:
- I think that when buying certain items, you should do research (monitors – research; video camera – research; hard drives, power source, media player, motherboard, processor, video card – research) if you’re not a professional / expert in that field.
- On the other hand, there are items which you should definitely check out yourself (mouse, keyboard).
- At other items, you may do research or buy by checking things yourself – head phones; loud speakers; computer case (perhaps monitor&video cameras, if you’re a professional working with graphics);
When „the best” is not enough
Let’s see this quote from Wikipedia (Gottlieb DAIMLER – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia – Mercedes-Benz International):
Gottlieb Daimler’s motto was Das Beste oder nichts („The best or nothing at all”; „Nothing but the best”).
Is „the best” enough? I’d dare to say no.
… and your latest trick
Sebastian GHIȚĂ said (2011.09.27 “Etica in afaceri – renteaza sa fii bun?” / “Ethics in business – does it pay off to be good?”, Central University Library of Bucharest (BCU) – Get a result now!) that he used „shortcuts” to get rich.
Elements of a successful team (by Jim BAGNOLA)
At a recent conference (Jim BAGNOLA: “Leading Teams: Managing Success”, The Leadership Tour (2011.11.25, Bucharest, Crystal Palace Ballrooms) – Get a result now!), Jim BAGNOLA (see Jim BAGNOLA – the best trainer I’ve seen – Get a result now!) said the elements of a successful team are: Preparation; Cooperation; Communication; Luck; Execution. Also, you should operate in a team as if it were an emergency. (an emergency asks for no individual responsibility, it’s either success or not) Finally, there should be a shift from being different into making a difference.
Fail; fast
I’ve recently seen a project of four weeks; good / bad? I don’t know; I do have some ideas on how to make it better.
Optimism with a grain of salt
My favorite movie is Le Notti di Cabiria; I’ve recommended it to others; some have seen the movie as pessimistic, depressing and sad; I see it as a great hope for life / humanity / purpose of life. The Stockdale Paradox is, in my opinion, on the same side with me. Explained, by Jim COLLINS, the paradox goes like this (details): You must retain faith that you will prevail in the end, regardless of the difficulties. AND at the same time… You must confront the most brutal facts of your current reality, whatever they might be. This is, in my opinion, the essence of pretty much everything; a hear-tearing paradox leading to hope. PS, 2018.08.03: I’ve first heard this quote at a training with Cătălin Zaharia.
Everybody’s the same
Quote by Penelope TRUNK: We spend our lives finding differences between people to choose teachers, band mates and spouses, so our perception of peoples’ differences is exaggerated… And then Gilbert gets to grapes: “If you spend seven years studying the differences between grapes, no two will look the same to you, but really a grape is a grape.” I like it a lot; by putting things into perspective, „a human is a human”; we’re all, pretty much, the same; OK, there are differences, but, in some perspective, not that big.
My view on „Rencontres” / „Intalniri” / „Meetings” (Passe Partout DP) play
This evening I’ve seen „Rencontres” / „Intalniri” / „Meetings” (Passe Partout DP) play (Passe Partout DP).
The play was written and directed by Dragoș HULUBA and Violeta TOTIR and the stars were the same Dragoș HULUBA and Violeta TOTIR.
Bellow my feed-back.
Outsourcing to China
One argument against outsourcing to China is that they provide poor quality labor; but is it a powerful argument? I liked this comment a lot: EN (translated by me): „When the salary difference will be high, this won’t matter. You can’t explain otherwise why so many multinational companies have transferred hundreds of thousands of jobs to India. The reality is that it’s first about the prices, the rest are details which can be surpassed”. RO (original): „Dar in momentul in care diferenta dintre salarii va fi din ce in ce mai mare, acest lucru nu va mai conta. Altfel nu s-ar explica de ce atatea multinationale au transferat sute de mii de posturi in India. Realitatea e ca in primul rand e vorba de costuri, restul sunt detalii care pot fi atenuate.” So, yes, there might be problems with the quality, and Romania may have an edge in here; but for a high price difference, this won’t matter anymore. Simple, isn’t it?