good morning everyone actually yes we are going to look back a
actually yes we are going to look back a
actually yes we are going to look back a bit into into the past and not into the
bit into into the past and not into the
bit into into the past and not into the future and I’m not going to talk about
future and I’m not going to talk about
future and I’m not going to talk about myself because you would be boarded for
myself because you would be boarded for
myself because you would be boarded for two minutes everybody would be sleeping
two minutes everybody would be sleeping
two minutes everybody would be sleeping so I’m not going to speak about all the
so I’m not going to speak about all the
so I’m not going to speak about all the extraordinary things I’m supposed to
extraordinary things I’m supposed to
extraordinary things I’m supposed to have achieved but I’ve been extremely
have achieved but I’ve been extremely
have achieved but I’ve been extremely lucky in my career because my career
lucky in my career because my career
lucky in my career because my career took me to places many people can only
took me to places many people can only
took me to places many people can only dream of and also has given me the
dream of and also has given me the
dream of and also has given me the opportunity to meet extraordinary people
opportunity to meet extraordinary people
opportunity to meet extraordinary people and if this thing would work that would
and if this thing would work that would
and if this thing would work that would be even better so so here are some of
be even better so so here are some of
be even better so so here are some of some of the people I had the opportunity
some of the people I had the opportunity
some of the people I had the opportunity to meet not all of them though and
to meet not all of them though and
to meet not all of them though and frankly what’s so funny it’s okay so so
frankly what’s so funny it’s okay so so
frankly what’s so funny it’s okay so so it gave me the opportunity to study how
it gave me the opportunity to study how
it gave me the opportunity to study how to run big organizations or respectively
to run big organizations or respectively
to run big organizations or respectively how not to run organizations I’m getting
how not to run organizations I’m getting
how not to run organizations I’m getting now to a certain age where you know you
now to a certain age where you know you
now to a certain age where you know you have all the miseries of getting old but
have all the miseries of getting old but
have all the miseries of getting old but at least there is one thing that you you
at least there is one thing that you you
at least there is one thing that you you you can really gather from from from
you can really gather from from from
you can really gather from from from your age and it is you can sit back
your age and it is you can sit back
your age and it is you can sit back relax and look at the young generation
relax and look at the young generation
relax and look at the young generation making exactly the same mistakes as
making exactly the same mistakes as
making exactly the same mistakes as yours did and and though to look back is
yours did and and though to look back is
yours did and and though to look back is not always funny and to be frank I’m not
not always funny and to be frank I’m not
not always funny and to be frank I’m not going to tell you all the stories but I
going to tell you all the stories but I
going to tell you all the stories but I was when I was the age of most of you in
was when I was the age of most of you in
was when I was the age of most of you in this room I was in Rwanda in 1994 in
this room I was in Rwanda in 1994 in
this room I was in Rwanda in 1994 in Bosnia in 1995 and in many other places
Bosnia in 1995 and in many other places
Bosnia in 1995 and in many other places where terrible things happened and when
where terrible things happened and when
where terrible things happened and when I see things happening in Europe and
I see things happening in Europe and
I see things happening in Europe and everywhere well you see the all the same
everywhere well you see the all the same
everywhere well you see the all the same old patterns of racism fundamentalism
old patterns of racism fundamentalism
old patterns of racism fundamentalism radicalism you know in the very streets
radicalism you know in the very streets
radicalism you know in the very streets of the countries that fought so hard for
of the countries that fought so hard for
of the countries that fought so hard for freedom I can’t help but be overcome by
freedom I can’t help but be overcome by
freedom I can’t help but be overcome by a slight feeling of deja vu nauseating
a slight feeling of deja vu nauseating
a slight feeling of deja vu nauseating feeling of deja vu but that’s that’s the
feeling of deja vu but that’s that’s the
feeling of deja vu but that’s that’s the reality of life you can actually trust
reality of life you can actually trust
reality of life you can actually trust you know Homo sapiens release 1.0
you know Homo sapiens release 1.0
you know Homo sapiens release 1.0 do the same stupid mistakes all over
do the same stupid mistakes all over
do the same stupid mistakes all over again and don’t think you’re better
again and don’t think you’re better
again and don’t think you’re better because you’re going to make the same
because you’re going to make the same
because you’re going to make the same stage – I’m afraid so
stage – I’m afraid so
stage – I’m afraid so so this is the reality of the world we
so this is the reality of the world we
so this is the reality of the world we are living in and but of course the 21st
are living in and but of course the 21st
are living in and but of course the 21st century is going to be different it will
century is going to be different it will
century is going to be different it will be the century of you know bright bright
be the century of you know bright bright
be the century of you know bright bright management we have some so much more
management we have some so much more
management we have some so much more clever than the people before us yeah
clever than the people before us yeah
clever than the people before us yeah you know we are we are so welcome to the
you know we are we are so welcome to the
you know we are we are so welcome to the 21st century but I’m not going to bother
21st century but I’m not going to bother
21st century but I’m not going to bother you with my apocalyptic predictions
you with my apocalyptic predictions
you with my apocalyptic predictions about the 21st century I just I’m just
about the 21st century I just I’m just
about the 21st century I just I’m just going to tell you if you liked the 20th
going to tell you if you liked the 20th
going to tell you if you liked the 20th you’re going to love the 21st now
you’re going to love the 21st now
you’re going to love the 21st now before we speak about management
before we speak about management
before we speak about management let me speak a little bit about Fitness
let me speak a little bit about Fitness
let me speak a little bit about Fitness you know most of you here are successful
you know most of you here are successful
you know most of you here are successful good-looking young people about to
good-looking young people about to
good-looking young people about to embark upon a brilliant career so you
embark upon a brilliant career so you
embark upon a brilliant career so you probably never bothered to go on a diet
probably never bothered to go on a diet
probably never bothered to go on a diet or to go into a very punishing fitness
or to go into a very punishing fitness
or to go into a very punishing fitness program to get rid of that threatening
program to get rid of that threatening
program to get rid of that threatening beer belly or a sagging but you will you
beer belly or a sagging but you will you
beer belly or a sagging but you will you will in your time but but you’re young
will in your time but but you’re young
will in your time but but you’re young but if you ever will you will have
but if you ever will you will have
but if you ever will you will have noticed that every year we have these
noticed that every year we have these
noticed that every year we have these new books coming out every year and
new books coming out every year and
new books coming out every year and every year these books are rubbishing
every year these books are rubbishing
every year these books are rubbishing everything that has been done before why
everything that has been done before why
everything that has been done before why is that why is that it because it’s an
is that why is that it because it’s an
is that why is that it because it’s an industry because it’s an industry and
industry because it’s an industry and
industry because it’s an industry and they’re going to tell you that you know
they’re going to tell you that you know
they’re going to tell you that you know we we have this new book and we want to
we we have this new book and we want to
we we have this new book and we want to sell this new book so so forget about
sell this new book so so forget about
sell this new book so so forget about last year’s crazy next year’s crazy yeah
last year’s crazy next year’s crazy yeah
last year’s crazy next year’s crazy yeah what this year’s crazy is so much better
what this year’s crazy is so much better
what this year’s crazy is so much better of course you are studying in some
of course you are studying in some
of course you are studying in some gallon so this is one of the hallowed
gallon so this is one of the hallowed
gallon so this is one of the hallowed grounds of of business management
grounds of of business management
grounds of of business management studies so of course managers are
studies so of course managers are
studies so of course managers are different managers don’t fall for phrase
different managers don’t fall for phrase
different managers don’t fall for phrase do they I mean managers they have been
do they I mean managers they have been
do they I mean managers they have been trained as the most expensive business
trained as the most expensive business
trained as the most expensive business schools and so so they are probably
schools and so so they are probably
schools and so so they are probably immune to the kind of you know trend
immune to the kind of you know trend
immune to the kind of you know trend effects that you see in fitness or
effects that you see in fitness or
effects that you see in fitness or actually in history like political
actually in history like political
actually in history like political leaders making the same mistakes all
leaders making the same mistakes all
leaders making the same mistakes all over again
over again
over again is that really so well actually managers
is that really so well actually managers
is that really so well actually managers also do fail they really do and what I’m
also do fail they really do and what I’m
also do fail they really do and what I’m going to tell you today or whatever the
going to tell you today or whatever the
going to tell you today or whatever the story is I’m going to tell you a few
story is I’m going to tell you a few
story is I’m going to tell you a few stories about what I’ve seen in my 30
stories about what I’ve seen in my 30
stories about what I’ve seen in my 30 years in public service of how some
years in public service of how some
years in public service of how some management trends and actually did cause
management trends and actually did cause
management trends and actually did cause a lot of harm to the economy and caused
a lot of harm to the economy and caused
a lot of harm to the economy and caused a lot of harm to to quite a few people
a lot of harm to to quite a few people
a lot of harm to to quite a few people actually you know managers and people in
actually you know managers and people in
actually you know managers and people in the economy they are so brilliant you
the economy they are so brilliant you
the economy they are so brilliant you are all young I’m old enough to remember
are all young I’m old enough to remember
are all young I’m old enough to remember the last five financial crises every
the last five financial crises every
the last five financial crises every time the same bloody pattern every time
time the same bloody pattern every time
time the same bloody pattern every time there is a Ponzi scheme somebody comes
there is a Ponzi scheme somebody comes
there is a Ponzi scheme somebody comes up with a brilliant mathematical formula
up with a brilliant mathematical formula
up with a brilliant mathematical formula to to tell you that now we have been
to to tell you that now we have been
to to tell you that now we have been able to to change the rules of finances
able to to change the rules of finances
able to to change the rules of finances and returns are not linked to growth
and returns are not linked to growth
and returns are not linked to growth anymore you know we can give you 25
anymore you know we can give you 25
anymore you know we can give you 25 percent with this very special scheme
percent with this very special scheme
percent with this very special scheme although the economy is growing by 3
although the economy is growing by 3
although the economy is growing by 3 percent and every time all these highly
percent and every time all these highly
percent and every time all these highly trained MBAs and university professors
trained MBAs and university professors
trained MBAs and university professors fall for it and it would be funny it
fall for it and it would be funny it
fall for it and it would be funny it would be funny if it didn’t mean
would be funny if it didn’t mean
would be funny if it didn’t mean millions of people losing their jobs and
millions of people losing their jobs and
millions of people losing their jobs and whole country is going broad for no
whole country is going broad for no
whole country is going broad for no reasons so I don’t think we are much
reasons so I don’t think we are much
reasons so I don’t think we are much better than the politicians or all the
better than the politicians or all the
better than the politicians or all the military leaders actually now my
military leaders actually now my
military leaders actually now my perspective is the perspective of
perspective is the perspective of
perspective is the perspective of somebody who is a public servant I’ve
somebody who is a public servant I’ve
somebody who is a public servant I’ve never worked in the private industry so
never worked in the private industry so
never worked in the private industry so Who am I to tell Nestle or Google how to
Who am I to tell Nestle or Google how to
Who am I to tell Nestle or Google how to run the businesses I mean that’s not not
run the businesses I mean that’s not not
run the businesses I mean that’s not not my thing but still you know even in
my thing but still you know even in
my thing but still you know even in public service we run billion-dollar
public service we run billion-dollar
public service we run billion-dollar businesses we we have thousands of
businesses we we have thousands of
businesses we we have thousands of employ employees we have quite a lot of
employ employees we have quite a lot of
employ employees we have quite a lot of real estate but still we always struggle
real estate but still we always struggle
real estate but still we always struggle a little bit you know to tell that the
a little bit you know to tell that the
a little bit you know to tell that the private industry we have this
private industry we have this
private industry we have this inferiority complex towards the private
inferiority complex towards the private
inferiority complex towards the private industry there’s anyone know Monty
industry there’s anyone know Monty
industry there’s anyone know Monty Python’s I hope you do I hope you do
Python’s I hope you do I hope you do
Python’s I hope you do I hope you do recognize multi pylons so I’ll tell you
recognize multi pylons so I’ll tell you
recognize multi pylons so I’ll tell you first for instance about one one of the
first for instance about one one of the
first for instance about one one of the these management crazies flat
these management crazies flat
these management crazies flat hierarchies
hierarchies
hierarchies in a few years ago for thousands of
in a few years ago for thousands of
in a few years ago for thousands of years humans have been operating with
years humans have been operating with
years humans have been operating with pyramidal hierarchies because if you’ve
pyramidal hierarchies because if you’ve
pyramidal hierarchies because if you’ve spent any time in a serious outfit you
spent any time in a serious outfit you
spent any time in a serious outfit you know that there is there is only a
know that there is there is only a
know that there is there is only a certain number of subordinates that you
certain number of subordinates that you
certain number of subordinates that you can run my opinion is 5 to 7 but but
can run my opinion is 5 to 7 but but
can run my opinion is 5 to 7 but but otherwise if if do your organization
otherwise if if do your organization
otherwise if if do your organization becomes too complicated you can’t run it
becomes too complicated you can’t run it
becomes too complicated you can’t run it anyone who has been working knows that
anyone who has been working knows that
anyone who has been working knows that but someone at the University thought
but someone at the University thought
but someone at the University thought that you know flat hierarchies that
that you know flat hierarchies that
that you know flat hierarchies that would be such a brilliant idea and a
would be such a brilliant idea and a
would be such a brilliant idea and a flat hierarchy is a system where
flat hierarchy is a system where
flat hierarchy is a system where decisions are not made because there is
decisions are not made because there is
decisions are not made because there is no real boss and in the end the company
no real boss and in the end the company
no real boss and in the end the company goes the company grows best any junior
goes the company grows best any junior
goes the company grows best any junior officer in the army could have told you
officer in the army could have told you
officer in the army could have told you so but nobody bothered to ask because at
so but nobody bothered to ask because at
so but nobody bothered to ask because at universities you don’t ask junior
universities you don’t ask junior
universities you don’t ask junior officers that was one of the trends we
officers that was one of the trends we
officers that was one of the trends we witnessed the next or that was a
witnessed the next or that was a
witnessed the next or that was a brilliant trend this one that was the
brilliant trend this one that was the
brilliant trend this one that was the matrix oh I’m sure you love the matrix
matrix oh I’m sure you love the matrix
matrix oh I’m sure you love the matrix because it this is Sun Galan it it’s
because it this is Sun Galan it it’s
because it this is Sun Galan it it’s about it’s about creating you know this
about it’s about creating you know this
about it’s about creating you know this brilliant situation where you have many
brilliant situation where you have many
brilliant situation where you have many managers intermingling and trying to
managers intermingling and trying to
managers intermingling and trying to bring all the perspectives into into
bring all the perspectives into into
bring all the perspectives into into business decisions well that’s her but
business decisions well that’s her but
business decisions well that’s her but here that’s a guy that’s the guy who
here that’s a guy that’s the guy who
here that’s a guy that’s the guy who works try and imagine general hisin
works try and imagine general hisin
works try and imagine general hisin Eisenhower putting his invasion force
Eisenhower putting his invasion force
Eisenhower putting his invasion force for d-day together according to the
for d-day together according to the
for d-day together according to the metric system we would all be singing
metric system we would all be singing
metric system we would all be singing the host vessel lead well the next one
the host vessel lead well the next one
the host vessel lead well the next one the next one I love it particularly
the next one I love it particularly
the next one I love it particularly because at the moment they are trying to
because at the moment they are trying to
because at the moment they are trying to impose it upon us it’s called the new
impose it upon us it’s called the new
impose it upon us it’s called the new working environment so try and imagine
working environment so try and imagine
working environment so try and imagine the CFO of the company or in our case
the CFO of the company or in our case
the CFO of the company or in our case it’s the finance ministry decided that
it’s the finance ministry decided that
it’s the finance ministry decided that we decides that we could actually try
we decides that we could actually try
we decides that we could actually try and spend less money on the working
and spend less money on the working
and spend less money on the working environment so you start reducing the
environment so you start reducing the
environment so you start reducing the space allocation for the working place
space allocation for the working place
space allocation for the working place reducing it reducing reducing it but of
reducing it reducing reducing it but of
reducing it reducing reducing it but of course you have to find a a good reason
course you have to find a a good reason
course you have to find a a good reason for that so that’s when the propaganda
for that so that’s when the propaganda
for that so that’s when the propaganda team comes in and the propaganda team
team comes in and the propaganda team
team comes in and the propaganda team there is all these workplace
there is all these workplace
there is all these workplace psychologists telling you that
psychologists telling you that
psychologists telling you that this you know you old you don’t
this you know you old you don’t
this you know you old you don’t understand things young people are
understand things young people are
understand things young people are different they are used to interactive
different they are used to interactive
different they are used to interactive working and they should and you end up
working and they should and you end up
working and they should and you end up crowding people into offices in a way
crowding people into offices in a way
crowding people into offices in a way that if they were chicken you would end
that if they were chicken you would end
that if they were chicken you would end up in jail because of the animal
up in jail because of the animal
up in jail because of the animal protection laws but but of course it’s
protection laws but but of course it’s
protection laws but but of course it’s the new way and you know what’s funny
the new way and you know what’s funny
the new way and you know what’s funny you know every time you are confronted
you know every time you are confronted
you know every time you are confronted with this kind of new trends and you
with this kind of new trends and you
with this kind of new trends and you start you know asking silly questions
start you know asking silly questions
start you know asking silly questions like you really think it’s the if the
like you really think it’s the if the
like you really think it’s the if the right solution you were confronted with
right solution you were confronted with
right solution you were confronted with a propaganda team telling you you’re
a propaganda team telling you you’re
a propaganda team telling you you’re just a dinosaur
just a dinosaur
just a dinosaur I could dwell on for hours about some of
I could dwell on for hours about some of
I could dwell on for hours about some of these management trends I’ve seen like
these management trends I’ve seen like
these management trends I’ve seen like when the new public management forced us
when the new public management forced us
when the new public management forced us all to produce end and use less lists of
all to produce end and use less lists of
all to produce end and use less lists of performance indicators performance
performance indicators performance
performance indicators performance indicators for the civil service like
indicators for the civil service like
indicators for the civil service like you do performance indicator for
you do performance indicator for
you do performance indicator for Diplomatic Service by for Christ’s sake
Diplomatic Service by for Christ’s sake
Diplomatic Service by for Christ’s sake or the full cost accounting it’s a good
or the full cost accounting it’s a good
or the full cost accounting it’s a good idea full cost accounting so you end up
idea full cost accounting so you end up
idea full cost accounting so you end up creating a mad Furyk receipt that’s
creating a mad Furyk receipt that’s
creating a mad Furyk receipt that’s sending bills within the same
sending bills within the same
sending bills within the same organizations with the same organization
organizations with the same organization
organizations with the same organization to eat so you send bills to each other
to eat so you send bills to each other
to eat so you send bills to each other because you have to have full cost
because you have to have full cost
because you have to have full cost accounting the outsourcing craze the
accounting the outsourcing craze the
accounting the outsourcing craze the outsourcing crest where we ended up
outsourcing crest where we ended up
outsourcing crest where we ended up buying products of a lesser quality for
buying products of a lesser quality for
buying products of a lesser quality for more money but it was what’s outsourced
more money but it was what’s outsourced
more money but it was what’s outsourced so it works very well and then the
so it works very well and then the
so it works very well and then the controlling all the controlling money
controlling all the controlling money
controlling all the controlling money and love the controlling Manya layers
and love the controlling Manya layers
and love the controlling Manya layers upon layers upon layers of controllers
upon layers upon layers of controllers
upon layers upon layers of controllers you know people who have read all the
you know people who have read all the
you know people who have read all the books I’ve never had sex but I read all
books I’ve never had sex but I read all
books I’ve never had sex but I read all the books I know they you know this
the books I know they you know this
the books I know they you know this these kind of people these kind of
these kind of people these kind of
these kind of people these kind of people and and we are confronted but you
people and and we are confronted but you
people and and we are confronted but you know this there is something really
know this there is something really
know this there is something really special about the civil service you in
special about the civil service you in
special about the civil service you in the because most of you will probably
the because most of you will probably
the because most of you will probably end up in the private sector there is a
end up in the private sector there is a
end up in the private sector there is a Darwinian rule of survival of the
Darwinian rule of survival of the
Darwinian rule of survival of the fittest in the in the private sector
fittest in the in the private sector
fittest in the in the private sector because because the market tells you to
because because the market tells you to
because because the market tells you to tell the market tells you that that you
tell the market tells you that that you
tell the market tells you that that you can go to hell if if if you have silly
can go to hell if if if you have silly
can go to hell if if if you have silly ideas our market is a
ideas our market is a
ideas our market is a captive market you you are my captive
captive market you you are my captive
captive market you you are my captive market so if I’m if I I commit the sin
market so if I’m if I I commit the sin
market so if I’m if I I commit the sin of bad planning you’re going to pay for
of bad planning you’re going to pay for
of bad planning you’re going to pay for a very long time because you can’t tell
a very long time because you can’t tell
a very long time because you can’t tell me you know you are dependent upon the
me you know you are dependent upon the
me you know you are dependent upon the civil service so we have neutralized the
civil service so we have neutralized the
civil service so we have neutralized the darwinian rule of survival of the
darwinian rule of survival of the
darwinian rule of survival of the fittest in the civil civil service which
fittest in the civil civil service which
fittest in the civil civil service which is which is pretty good whenever you
is which is pretty good whenever you
is which is pretty good whenever you start speaking like I speak now you will
start speaking like I speak now you will
start speaking like I speak now you will have an army of you know innovators
have an army of you know innovators
have an army of you know innovators coming in and telling you that you’re
coming in and telling you that you’re
coming in and telling you that you’re just old and you will be eliminated like
just old and you will be eliminated like
just old and you will be eliminated like the dinosaurs in the next meteorite
the dinosaurs in the next meteorite
the dinosaurs in the next meteorite strike because you’re you know you just
strike because you’re you know you just
strike because you’re you know you just tore your you’re just too old and
tore your you’re just too old and
tore your you’re just too old and frankly I think that it’s not just the
frankly I think that it’s not just the
frankly I think that it’s not just the renting of somebody about to be
renting of somebody about to be
renting of somebody about to be pensioned in in a few years it may be
pensioned in in a few years it may be
pensioned in in a few years it may be the renting yes but of someone who has
the renting yes but of someone who has
the renting yes but of someone who has been watching what’s happening and he’s
been watching what’s happening and he’s
been watching what’s happening and he’s trying to learn the lessons of history
trying to learn the lessons of history
trying to learn the lessons of history innovation is probably one of the
innovation is probably one of the
innovation is probably one of the noblest achievements of the human mind
noblest achievements of the human mind
noblest achievements of the human mind that innovation has to be built upon the
that innovation has to be built upon the
that innovation has to be built upon the experiences of before not to repeat the
experiences of before not to repeat the
experiences of before not to repeat the same mistakes and if you look at all
same mistakes and if you look at all
same mistakes and if you look at all almost all the true innovators people
almost all the true innovators people
almost all the true innovators people who create new industries new
who create new industries new
who create new industries new technologies and ultimately new world
technologies and ultimately new world
technologies and ultimately new world they actually knew what had happened
they actually knew what had happened
they actually knew what had happened before they were building on something
before they were building on something
before they were building on something there was a thinker in the twelfth
there was a thinker in the twelfth
there was a thinker in the twelfth century
century
century Bernard sharp he said we are Dwarfs
Bernard sharp he said we are Dwarfs
Bernard sharp he said we are Dwarfs standing on the shoulders of giants and
standing on the shoulders of giants and
standing on the shoulders of giants and the only reason why we see further than
the only reason why we see further than
the only reason why we see further than they do it’s because we are on their
they do it’s because we are on their
they do it’s because we are on their shoulders and I think that’s the reason
shoulders and I think that’s the reason
shoulders and I think that’s the reason why one and including managers including
why one and including managers including
why one and including managers including future brilliant CFOs and and whatever
future brilliant CFOs and and whatever
future brilliant CFOs and and whatever and CEOs of companies should should
and CEOs of companies should should
and CEOs of companies should should study history because you know in
study history because you know in
study history because you know in history there were good people before us
history there were good people before us
history there were good people before us they were thinking let’s give an example
they were thinking let’s give an example
they were thinking let’s give an example the Eurasian world in the year 150
the Eurasian world in the year 150
the Eurasian world in the year 150 I know Domini the world was dominated
I know Domini the world was dominated
I know Domini the world was dominated the Eurasian world was dominated by
the Eurasian world was dominated by
the Eurasian world was dominated by three huge empires the Roman the
three huge empires the Roman the
three huge empires the Roman the sasanian and the hum
sasanian and the hum
sasanian and the hum dynasty in China each of one in each of
dynasty in China each of one in each of
dynasty in China each of one in each of these bigger than today’s European Union
these bigger than today’s European Union
these bigger than today’s European Union these people had a working civil service
these people had a working civil service
these people had a working civil service they had communications they had working
they had communications they had working
they had communications they had working navies they had legal system they had a
navies they had legal system they had a
navies they had legal system they had a political system and guess what there
political system and guess what there
political system and guess what there was no internet there was no combustion
was no internet there was no combustion
was no internet there was no combustion engine they were just walking or riding
engine they were just walking or riding
engine they were just walking or riding a horse that’s it and they were able to
a horse that’s it and they were able to
a horse that’s it and they were able to run organizations like that you know can
run organizations like that you know can
run organizations like that you know can you imagine and in case you didn’t know
you imagine and in case you didn’t know
you imagine and in case you didn’t know they didn’t even have smartphones this
they didn’t even have smartphones this
they didn’t even have smartphones this is the year 1453 sultan mehmet ii the
is the year 1453 sultan mehmet ii the
is the year 1453 sultan mehmet ii the conqueror is embarking upon storming the
conqueror is embarking upon storming the
conqueror is embarking upon storming the walls of Constantinople which had been
walls of Constantinople which had been
walls of Constantinople which had been never breached oh sorry yeah okay it’s
never breached oh sorry yeah okay it’s
never breached oh sorry yeah okay it’s okay
okay
okay they had never been breached for a
they had never been breached for a
they had never been breached for a thousand years for a thousand years and
thousand years for a thousand years and
thousand years for a thousand years and this guy organized an expedition with a
this guy organized an expedition with a
this guy organized an expedition with a hundred thousand soldiers the cannons
hundred thousand soldiers the cannons
hundred thousand soldiers the cannons the guns that he needed to breach the
the guns that he needed to breach the
the guns that he needed to breach the walls they were so huge that they could
walls they were so huge that they could
walls they were so huge that they could not be transported even by by oxcart or
not be transported even by by oxcart or
not be transported even by by oxcart or whatever so they were broken down in
whatever so they were broken down in
whatever so they were broken down in small metal pieces they were cast on the
small metal pieces they were cast on the
small metal pieces they were cast on the spot by specialists there were Hungarian
spot by specialists there were Hungarian
spot by specialists there were Hungarian gun makers the the wood that was
gun makers the the wood that was
gun makers the the wood that was necessary to build the ships the ox
necessary to build the ships the ox
necessary to build the ships the ox carts and everything the assault towers
carts and everything the assault towers
carts and everything the assault towers that they needed so much wood that they
that they needed so much wood that they
that they needed so much wood that they had to DeForest forests as far away as
had to DeForest forests as far away as
had to DeForest forests as far away as Lebanon the Gunpowder had to come from
Lebanon the Gunpowder had to come from
Lebanon the Gunpowder had to come from Central Asia the soldiers came from all
Central Asia the soldiers came from all
Central Asia the soldiers came from all over the Ottoman Empire they had to be
over the Ottoman Empire they had to be
over the Ottoman Empire they had to be fed they had to be it’s just a crazy
fed they had to be it’s just a crazy
fed they had to be it’s just a crazy thing these giants from the past I know
thing these giants from the past I know
thing these giants from the past I know it’s a military operation it’s not
it’s a military operation it’s not
it’s a military operation it’s not necessary you know necessarily the kind
necessary you know necessarily the kind
necessary you know necessarily the kind of things that one should you know
of things that one should you know
of things that one should you know preach for but I mean these guys were
preach for but I mean these guys were
preach for but I mean these guys were giants they had never read a management
giants they had never read a management
giants they had never read a management book never even the one from some girl
book never even the one from some girl
book never even the one from some girl and I’m afraid oh yeah anyway that was
and I’m afraid oh yeah anyway that was
and I’m afraid oh yeah anyway that was globalization in in 1453 eight
globalization in in 1453 eight
globalization in in 1453 eight can you imagine so in the future you
can you imagine so in the future you
can you imagine so in the future you many people in this room are future
many people in this room are future
many people in this room are future leaders and I’m sure you know the tale
leaders and I’m sure you know the tale
leaders and I’m sure you know the tale by Hans bethe
by Hans bethe
by Hans bethe now 9 study its Andersen I think the
now 9 study its Andersen I think the
now 9 study its Andersen I think the emperor’s new clothes
emperor’s new clothes
emperor’s new clothes you know these two Weaver’s come to the
you know these two Weaver’s come to the
you know these two Weaver’s come to the Emperor and they convince him that they
Emperor and they convince him that they
Emperor and they convince him that they are so clever they have come created a a
are so clever they have come created a a
are so clever they have come created a a dress ceremonial dress that only clever
dress ceremonial dress that only clever
dress ceremonial dress that only clever people can see so so of course when the
people can see so so of course when the
people can see so so of course when the Emperor parades naked in the streets of
Emperor parades naked in the streets of
Emperor parades naked in the streets of his capital everybody
his capital everybody
his capital everybody everybody says oh it’s a beautiful dress
everybody says oh it’s a beautiful dress
everybody says oh it’s a beautiful dress it’s a beautiful dress because nobody
it’s a beautiful dress because nobody
it’s a beautiful dress because nobody wants to acknowledge that he or she is
wants to acknowledge that he or she is
wants to acknowledge that he or she is stupid until the child at the side of
stupid until the child at the side of
stupid until the child at the side of the road says but the Emperor is naked
the road says but the Emperor is naked
the road says but the Emperor is naked you try and be the child at the side of
you try and be the child at the side of
you try and be the child at the side of the road you know you try you study
the road you know you try you study
the road you know you try you study history you go and look at the
history you go and look at the
history you go and look at the achievements of the past
achievements of the past
achievements of the past use history as a way to discriminate
use history as a way to discriminate
use history as a way to discriminate between the trends of the snake-oil
between the trends of the snake-oil
between the trends of the snake-oil salesman that you see every year you
salesman that you see every year you
salesman that you see every year you know coming up with a new book in an
know coming up with a new book in an
know coming up with a new book in an airport bookstore you know this
airport bookstore you know this
airport bookstore you know this management book that will make your
management book that will make your
management book that will make your company one of the world leaders in five
company one of the world leaders in five
company one of the world leaders in five minutes by following this very easy two
minutes by following this very easy two
minutes by following this very easy two steps I know you have a responsibility
steps I know you have a responsibility
steps I know you have a responsibility not to fall for this you have the
not to fall for this you have the
not to fall for this you have the responsibility to to be thinking to be
responsibility to to be thinking to be
responsibility to to be thinking to be discriminating and for that you need to
discriminating and for that you need to
discriminating and for that you need to know what has been done in the past and
know what has been done in the past and
know what has been done in the past and also in the history of economics so and
also in the history of economics so and
also in the history of economics so and by the way if you really want to look
by the way if you really want to look
by the way if you really want to look nice and healthy and fit there is a very
nice and healthy and fit there is a very
nice and healthy and fit there is a very simple way you train hard and you eat
simple way you train hard and you eat
simple way you train hard and you eat healthy food thank you very much for
healthy food thank you very much for
healthy food thank you very much for your attention
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