A Kodak film photographed with my smartphone as I am writing this post.

Kodak’s Faith and Lessons

By Nicolae Iordache Iordache On January 6, 2012 · Leave a Comment

I have just learned this morning about Kodak heading straight foreword to bankruptcy.

In the late 19th century, George Eastman (the father of Kodak) envisioned to “make the camera as convenient as a pencil”. And his company practically did it through a series of innovations over about a century. They made the first portable dry [...]

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Why Sandwich Feedback Sucks?

By Nicolae Iordache Iordache On January 5, 2012 · Leave a Comment

“What was the last sandwich you had? Was it with ham? Or maybe cheese? Possibly fish? Or… salami… egg… tomatoes???”

“It was actually with a lot of… bread!”

Give me a break… all sandwiches are with bread! We do not remember the bread; it is seldom memorable! We always remember what is inside. Bread [...]

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2011, fast facts

By Nicolae Iordache Iordache On December 31, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Life

I had the best summer in more than 10 years. From April till August I was doing something outdoorsy every single weekend. Really rewarding for my nature.

Tw0 weeks long skiing holidays in Zillertal, by far the longest winter skiing holidays in my life.

Went, together with my wife, (and showed daughter) on our [...]

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Tough Questions 2: What Is the Value of the Intervention for Your Organization?

By Nicolae Iordache Iordache On November 15, 2011 · Leave a Comment

The second difficult question is: What is the value of the intervention for your organization?

So far, my potential clients rarely were able to come up spontaneously with a number or, at least, some way to getting there. The next question comes naturally: if we do not know the value of the intervention, how would [...]

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The Value of Not Keeping Your Mouth Shut

By Nicolae Iordache Iordache On November 10, 2011 · Leave a Comment

I was cycling in the dark the other night through a large crossroad in Bucharest. There were two policemen there as well trying to speed up the traffic. As I was passing by one said to me: “Your vest, where is your vest?” And I went on. He did not stop me and did [...]

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