by George Pastidis

I watched a very interesting TEDx Talk the other day with Marianne Gee, a beekeeper.  Marianne explained why honeybees are a source of inspiration and how they teach us to think sometimes small for acting big. She said that a honeybee in her lifetime makes only one-twelfth of a teaspoon of honey. But it is the collective work that brings the result. Many small bits of honey that get together for making the big output. An output actually that the honeybee never benefits from read more…

by George Pastidis

51 years ago, on Thursday, April 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. was standing out at the balcony of his hotel room in Memphis when a bullet entered through his right cheek. King dropped unconscious and an hour later, according to the autopsy report, he passed away read more…

by George Pastidis

I had great time during holidays. I did lots of things with family and friends, visiting my home town, Athens. Among the highlights of my holidays were a reunion with former colleagues and friends from a mobile operator I worked for 25 years back, an old-school (literally and metaphorically) party with my friends from my elementary school and several get-togethers with friends from my Scout group. Not to mention tens of one-on-ones with buddies from my youth. A friend noticed those interactions of mine and he said to me that I am way too nostalgic. This feedback got me start thinking. Is there something wrong with me? Why I like so much staying connected with the past? Does this mean maybe that I have no life now? I did not go to see a therapist. But I did try to give my self some explanations, some answers read more…

by Konstantinos Vafeiadis

“Happy to kick-off 2020 GeorgeTalkSales blog, hosting an article of my colleague and friend Konstantinos Vafeiadis. Hope you enjoy it and see value in. Happy New Year!!

George”

Disclaimer: I am not in sales and I do not know sales rules or secrets, but common sense is not difficult to be applied read more…

by George Pastidis

It sounds perhaps like something other than growth mindset, speaking only about two things that I learned this year. I should clarify then that I am only referring to the two tip top things I learned in 2019. Two things that I believe they’re of great significance and they meant a whole lot for me. Two things that I feel peers and friends should pay the utmost attention in and benefit from because they are success drivers read more…

by George Pastidis

I spent last Monday and Tuesday at the Unleash HR Conference and Exhibition, taking place in Paris convention center. Amazing event with great speakers, innovative companies, interesting services, good organization and super energy. A lot to learn and definitely worth investing two work days there. But there was a BUT! read more…

by George Pastidis

It’s not every day that we have the chance to experience unforgettable moments at work. It’s not every day that you want to seize and capture every single moment at the work field. It’s not every day that you leave work tired as hell and the same time proud and happy for the achievements of the team read more…

by George Pastidis

Leaving the sandy beaches romantic sunsets behind to get back to work, it is never easy. It is actually particularly challenging for me that I have every time to say goodbye to my home country, family and friends. But it’s a tough job we all gotta do and we need to identify our little tips and tricks for making it easier. We must plan smart to smoothen up our return and make it work for ourselves and the organization we work for read more…

by George Pastidis

He consistently smashes his rackets and occasionally he puts them on a flight mode. Although he entered Washington Open with five racquets, he would have played the final with one only if his father had not shipped few more and some networking with FedEx had not helped in getting them in time out of the customs. He sometimes swears at the spectators, when he gets pissed off (and this does not happen rarely), he often spits on the ground and being sarcastic with the umpire is every day business. Hardly a player on the tour, including the big three, avoid his trash-talking that brings in mind more of boxing behaviors and less of tennis. read more…

by George Pastidis

A week ago, a guy sent me an invite to connect in linkedin. I did not know him but being consistent with my belief that social media is not for connecting with people you know only but for expanding your network and given that he was dealing with conferences that is not far from things I am involved in, I accepted. A day later, he invited me to speak in a sales enablement event in London. I thanked him, I said that it initially sounds good to me but we need to meet and discuss this for making sure I am the right fit and of course that the event is of value for me and the organization I work for. read more…