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A platform to share and reflect on my journey across the worlds of management, innovation, and social impact. Here, you'll find a collection of my management thoughts, highlights from my books, research contributions, and presentations, all rooted in years of academic and practical experience. Whether you're a student, practitioner, policymaker, or fellow thinker, this space is designed to provoke thought, encourage dialogue, and contribute meaningfully to both academic and applied conversations in business and beyond.

Do the Math

ROMANCE MATHEMATICS

Smart man + smart woman = romance

Smart man + dumb woman = affair
Dumb man + smart woman = marriage

Dumb man + dumb woman = pregnancy

OFFICE ARITHMETIC

Smart boss + smart employee = profit
Smart boss + dumb employee =
production
Dumb boss + smart employee = promotion
Dumb boss + dumb
employee = overtime

SHOPPING MATH

A man will pay $2 for a $1
item he needs.
A woman will pay $1 for a $2 item that she doesn't need.

GENERAL EQUATIONS & STATISTICS

A woman worries about the
future until she gets a husband.
A man never worries about the future until
he gets a wife.
A successful man is one who makes more money than his wife
can spend.
A successful woman is one who can find such a man.

HAPPINESS

To be happy with a man, you must understand him a
lot and love him a little.
To be happy with a woman, you must love her a lot
and not try to understand her at all.

LONGEVITY

Married men
live longer than single men, but married men are a lot more willing to die.

PROPENSITY TO CHANGE

A woman marries a man expecting he will
change, but he doesn't.
A man marries a woman expecting that she won't
change, and she does.

DISCUSSION TECHNIQUE

A woman has the
last word in any argument. Anything a man says after that is the beginning of a
new argument.