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Hey, you are the guy from Globes…right ?

June 29th, 2007 · 2 Comments

Dear friends,

Globes, one of the leading business newspapers in Israel, has kindly wrote a weekend article about me. The journalists did a great job, deeply understanding my thoughts and beliefs (Hadas - Thanks!).

Links - Part A and Part B.

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I would love to hear your comments,

Yours,

Opher.

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Yaron, Matrix and “One to One” - CHAPEAU !

June 26th, 2007 · No Comments

Dear friends,

This week I was delighted to attend a great charity concert, played by a very successful student of mine - Yaron Herman.

Yaron - Thanks for a wonderful show !

Matrix - You have made a valuable contribution, organizing this event and making it truly enjoyable. thanks :-)

“One to One” - We are all inspired by your important mission.

Dear readers, please enter this non-profit organization website - I am sure that any help can make a difference in someone life :-)

[Ouriel - well done for your great slideshow!]

Best Regards,

Opher.

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The Life and Legacy of Dale Carnegie

June 6th, 2007 · 3 Comments

 

Dale Carnegie was the kind of person that wanted to help people. And not just friends, but all people he could reach. And he succeeded! His legacy will stay for ever after.

I know that much has been written about this wonderful person, so I wouldn’t repeat things said, but I will however write down my favorite quotes from his book How to Win Friends and Influence. But I intend to quote not only him, but also the expert people he quoted. Mr. Carnegie interviewed successful people in order to discover the techniques they used in human relations. After all, where else could we get the best idea and advice, if not from such great knowledgeable people? In this sense he was a true entrepreneur, and I am proud to say that I tried his system and it worked.

I know that some of you may say that his ideas and values are out of date, but think for just one moment - are they really?! How well off would we all be if we lived by his ideals and principles. Our business world would only prosper from such strong and fundamental basis.

Instead of condemning people, let’s try to understand them. Let’s try to figure out why they do what they do. That’s a lot more profitable and intriguing then criticism; and it breeds sympathy, tolerance, and kindness. “To know all, is to forgive all”. I hope his words will help you, as much as they did me.

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Yours,

Opher.

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We All Have Hidden Agendas

May 14th, 2007 · No Comments

This will be a short thank you post for everyone who helped me pull off an amazingly successful event for HR managers.

On May 9th, we covered the Brayer Group’s unique methodology and how it applies to large organizations and individuals alike.

Over 150 human resource executives helped make the event a success. Here are some highlights:

  • We started out by illustrating the “spaghetti” of organizational processes, as one participant commented:

    Organizational Spaghetti

  • After demonstrating how to unravel conflicting organizational agendas, we took a closer look at the human personal operating system:

    Personal Operating system

  • Followed by my favorite part - connecting with you !

    Smiles at the conference

And last but not least, a short excerpt from my presentation. For those of you who need to brush up on Hebrew skills, this is the gist of what I had to say:

“So there’s a common thread to the needs of the organization and those of its employees – correct ?

I want to get ahead, I want a career… maybe even as CEO :)

But my employer isn’t always going to meet my needs.

This means every employee arrives at the hiring organization with a set of personal needs first and foremost. This also means employees have an agenda that the organization doesn’t necessarily know about. Everyonehas an agenda…

The hiring organization is typically unaware of an employee’s hidden agenda, certainly not if it shifts along the way.

… And you find yourself managing 2500 employees – each with an agenda of their own. “

And I leave it up to you to guess what my agenda is :)


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