Time as a strategic weapon
Sunday thoughts
Sunday thoughts
My flight from the Middle East, where I conducted a strategic workshop for a large retail chain, to İstanbul was delayed for two hours. As a result, I missed my flight to Europe and spent several hours in a cheap hotel provided by the air company (by the way — do you know that an air company must offer you a hotel if a flight is delayed for more than six hours?). I crossed the threshold of my house at 1 am the next day, though I was supposed to be at home twelve hours earlier. I was tired and upset.
During the workshop, the CEO of the company, an experienced professional from Germany, reproached his subordinates for delaying the implementation of a project for a week. They believed that one week is not a big deal, but he thought otherwise.
time must become your best ally
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