By Fatmanur Erdogan, Hurriyet Daily News Entrepreneurship isn’t just for the young. You can start a business at any age. Yet many older adults struggle to overcome a major obstacle – which is that they know too much. When “knowing too much” means accurately understanding the nuances of a market, it’s a good thing. But when “knowing too much” means knowing too much of the wrong thing, or accepting a conventional wisdom that’s sometimes wrong, it gets in the way. Take the conventional wisdom that in order to be successful, a business needs to execute a well-planned, long-term strategy. After a few years having that […]
From Good To Great
By Fatmanur Erdogan, Hurriyet Daily News Sometimes being good just isn’t good enough. When the initial highs of success begin to fade, we almost always want more. We want to move on to even greater things. Whatever our current level, we want to reach for the next one. I think this is human nature. I don’t think I’ve ever met anyone who didn’t want to become at least a little bit better at something. What does it take to go from good to great? We know that it takes a lot of dedication, and that it requires an endless thirst for learning, even when everyone else […]
Working With Millenials
By Fatmanur Erdogan, Hurriyet Daily News (click here for Working with Millenials) Last week we talked about Millenials, the young people who have started entering the workforce in recent years. This week, let’s look at how we can maximize their performance and make full use of what they have to offer. The first thing to remember is to accept Millenials as they are, rather than treating them like some kind of weird aberration. They aren’t aliens from space. They are your younger cousins or even your own children. They are exactly what you want to see in a new generation: […]