Farael’s Weblog

Persona literally means “mask“, although it does not usually refer to a literal mask but to the “social masks” all humans supposedly wear.
The word personality derives from the Latin one, persona. A persona, in the word’s everyday usage, is a social role or a character played by an actor. The word derives from the Latin for mask (that actors put on their face during their performance) or “character“, derived from the Etruscan word “phersu“, with the same meaning.

“An organization’s ability to learn, and translate that learning into action rapidly, is the ultimate competitive advantage.”

“Be candid with everyone.”

“Change before you have to.”

“Face reality as it is, not as it was or as you wish it to be.”

“Giving people self-confidence is by far the most important thing that I can do. Because then they will act.”

“Globalization has changed us into a company that searches the world, not just to sell or to source, but to find intellectual capital - the world’s best talents and greatest ideas.”

“Control your own destiny or someone else will.”

“I’ve learned that mistakes can often be as good a teacher as success.”

“If you don’t have a competitive advantage, don’t compete.”

“Strong managers who make tough decisions to cut jobs provide the only true job security in today’s world. Weak managers are the problem. Weak managers destroy jobs.”

”Don’t manage - lead change before you have to.”

”If you pick the right people and give them the opportunity to spread their wings and put compensation as a carrier behind it you almost don’t have to manage them.”

”My main job was developing talent. I was a gardener providing water and other nourishment to our top 750 people. Of course, I had to pull out some weeds, too.”

”The essence of competitiveness is liberated when we make people believe that what they think and do is important - and then get out of their way while they do it.”

De revenit cu diateza activa vs diateza pasiva si cum te poate invatza un trainer american intr-o ora ce profesorii nostri n-o fac in patru ani.

Cred ca sunt unul dintre putinii romani mandri ca tzara noastra a organizat Summit-ul NATO 2008, dincolo de interesele care au dictat Bucrestiul ca loc de gazda pentru eveniment, de costurile implicate, de gafele si balbaielile organizarii… Orasul a aratat intr-adevar gatit de sarbatoare, respirabil, inflorat, aerat, numai bun de promenada. De n-ar fi asa si-n viatza lui de zi cu zi cand il sufocam si ne sufocam cu totii in graba noastra fara sens.
Si mai sunt mandra si de Basescu, mai bine zis de un gest al lui. Acela de a-l intoarce pe “cel mai puternic om al lumii” la tribuna de pe malul marii pentru a transmite un mesaj romanilor. Asta dupa ce Bush si-a recitat poezia, discursul politic, chiar daca s-a facut tam-tam ca vizita de la Neptul ar fi fost una bilaterala, pe care Summi-ul doar a prolejuit-o… Dupa ce a raspuns unei intrebari inconfortabile adresata de un jurnalist roman privind vizele pentru State, Bush a considerat unilateral conferintza de presa inchisa, a multzumit presei si a dat mana cu Basescu ca de final. Atunci al nostru Presedinte l-a oprit si l-a intors la tribuna pentru ca el mai avea ceva de zis doar romanilor, si nu lumii intregi. Vroia sa ne spuna ca a abordat problema vizelor, dar si pe cea a lui Teo Peter. A fost, dupa parerea mea, un gest patriotic sentimental, marinaresc si primul pentru care l-am admirat pe Basescu.

I think life is a fairytale and I step back when it comes wrong… Sa revin asupra acestei zile pentru ca, desi am facut multe gafe profesionale, numai azi am trait-o cu responsabilitate si nu ca un copil care a spart o farfurie si e incurcat si furios :))

E prea mica si neprietenoasa fereastra prin care ma chinui 
acum sa arunc cu vorbe si amintiri. Degeaba m-am mobilizat
sa scriu cum sunt farael sau mai bine ce sunt farael, ma inhiba acum si conditiile tehnice.

Bine m-am gasit pe blog. Motorashul meu de actiune.