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Na ráno 24. februára 2022 zabudne asi len málokto. Obavy, že Rusko napadne Ukrajinu, sa naplnili. Armáda prišla z Ruska, obsadených ukrajinských území aj z Bieloruska. Od vtedy čelia Ukrajinci a Ukrajinky tisícom útokov a za cenu veľkých strát stále odolávajú. Ruský postup je pomalý, no Vladimir Putin ešte nie je vyčerpaný natoľko, aby to vzdal. No a Slovensko? To si pre Ukrajincov pripravilo špeciálny dar k výročiu. Nikola Šuliková Bajánová sa o téme rozpráva s expertkou na Ukrajinu a výskumníčkou think-tanku Európska rada pre zahraničné vzťahy Janou Kobzovou. Zdroje zvukov: BBC, YouTube/SMER-SD Odporúčanie: Stále platí, že Ukrajinci potrebujú aj našu pomoc. Zbierok, cez ktoré tak vieme urobiť, je niekoľko a objavujú sa aj nové. Mojím odporúčaním preto dnes je, aby sme pokračovali vo finančnej podpore tých, ktorí bojujú aj za našu slobodu. Na to, prosím, nezabúdajme. – Všetky podcasty denníka SME nájdete na sme.sk/podcasty – Odoberajte aj audio verziu denného newslettra SME.sk s najdôležitejšími správami na sme.sk/brifingSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Attending a conference is not a passive learning experience. In this episode, I walk you through the pre-work needed to show up string and build your subject matter expertise street cred using social media. Look at attendee list especially speakers who are subject matter experts in something you want to develop- connect with them on social media Come up with one good question to ask for each session you plan to attend Make sure to follow the conference and event organization on social media and note any conference hashtags. Decide on your own set of SME hashtags. If you see a speaker or the event positing anything about content you flagged as of interest, leave a comment saying why you can't wait to attend! Make sure you attend networking events Take a photo of the speaker or a slide they present and post a thoughtful insight about it. Use the conference and SME hashtags but also tag the host organization and the speaker Remember just choosing to attend the event call you out as someone associated with the issues represented by the conference ACCESS THE CONFERENCE PLAYLIST: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/18VqQmcWWNP4OdobLSeNZz?si=7NGW-l0IS5C2LMj_DOwQ2g GET THE NETWORKING GUIDE: https://architectingpodcast.com/index.php/networking/
Ešte v roku 2024 sa minister životného prostredia Tomáš Taraba pýšil tým, ako transparentne rozdelil 65 miliónov eur z Programu Slovensko. Peniaze šli do 155 obcí na vodozádržné opatrenia, ochranu pred povodňami a adaptáciu na zmenu klímy. V roku 2026 už žiadne takéto chválospevy nenájdeme. Výzva, ktorú dnes nikto nenazve inak ako „jazierková“, rozdelila peniaze len šiestim uchádzačom, medzi nimi aj notoricky známym podnikateľom na golfové ihriská a zjazdovky. O téme sa Nikola Šuliková Bajánová rozpráva s reportérom denníka SME Martinom Vančom. Odporúčanie: Kolegovia z podcastu Piatoček pre vás chystajú vedomostnú súťaž, v ktorej si môžete overiť, koľko toho viete o bizarnostiach našej politiky. Súťažiť môžete v utorok 3. marca naživo v Kácečku alebo doma cez aplikáciu z pohodlia vašej obývačky. Spolu s vami budú naživo odpovedať komentátori Peter Tkačenko a Samo Marec a lístky nájdete na piatocek.com – Všetky podcasty denníka SME nájdete na sme.sk/podcasty – Odoberajte aj audio verziu denného newslettra SME.sk s najdôležitejšími správami na sme.sk/brifingSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
100.diel podcastu FitNation je o ľuďoch, príbehoch a realite, ktorá stojí za fungovaním fitness centra. Bratia a zakladatelia FitNation hovoria otvorene o tom, ako fitko vzniklo, čím si museli prejsť, čo nevyšlo podľa plánu a prečo dnes robia veci inak než väčšina. Dozviete sa, čo obnáša každodenné fungovanie fitka, aké výzvy prináša podnikanie s rodinou, čo všetko sa deje mimo očí klientov a kam FitNation smeruje ďalej. Úprimná, (miestami vtipná) a miestami veľmi realistická epizóda o tom, že za dobrým fitkom nestojí náhoda, ale veľa práce, rozhodnutí a ľudí, ktorým na tom záleží.Kto sme?FitNation je fitness centrum, kde sa trénuje výhradne pod odborným dohľadom osobných trénerov, ktorí sa vám venujú na 100%. Profesionálnou starostlivosťou a individuálnym prístupom zlepšujeme životný štandard všetkých, ktorí sa rozhodli byť FIT. Sme komunita osobných trénerov, ktorí vám pomôžu dosiahnuť vytúžené výsledky a splniť všetky vaše ciele a to efektívne a vo výbornej atmosfére. Pridajte sa k nám už dnes.Ak sa chcete dozvedieť viac o možnosti cvičenia cez náš program FitNation Kouč, odporúčame si vypočuť epizódu číslo 32, pozrieť náš web alebo sa nám priamo ozvať :)Ako to u nás funguje?1. Kontaktujte nás (Tomášikova 26, Bratislava, 821 01,
Prvú epizódu zo série Ikony výtvarného umenia na Slovensku, venovanú Petrovi Michalovi Bohúňovi, sme začali diskusiou o tom, ako nám na Slovensku chýba priestor, inštitúcia formátu antverpského Kráľovského múzea výtvarného umenia (KMSKA) či viedenského Kunsthistorisches Museum. Dejiny týchto inštitúcií siahajú do 19. storočia a ich základom sú bohaté aristokratické a súkromné zbierky. Slovenská národná galéria vznikla až po nastolení komunistického režimu: bola založená zákonom Slovenskej národnej rady z júla 1948. Prvé výstavy nevyhnutne odzrkadľovali ideologické smerovanie nového režimu a k dejinám výtvarného umenia pristupovali selektívne. Súčasťou prvej výstavy bol aj obraz zobrazujúci robotníka v medených hámroch v Banskej Bystrici od maliara Dominika Skuteczkého. Tento obraz však zachytáva len jednu z tém širokého tvorivého záberu jedného z našich najvýznamnejších maliarov prelomu 19. a 20. storočia. V tejto epizóde Dejín sa na dielo Dominika Skuteczkého pozrieme bez selekcie a v historickom kontexte: aké sú inšpirácie a záber diela Skuteczkého? Do akej miery sa inšpiroval európskymi trendmi? A čo nám jeho dielo napovedá o živote spoločnosti na Slovensku na prelome 19. a 20 storočia? Historička Agáta Šústová Drelová sa rozprávala s kunsthistorikom a riaditeľom aukčnej spoločnosti SOGA Júliusom Barczim. Spolu s Ninou Gažovičovou je tvorcom najsledovanejšieho a napočúvanejšieho podcastu o umení – Predané. Tento podcast vznikol vďaka podpore Aukčnej spoločnosti SOGA a je druhým zo série dvanástich podcastov „Ikony výtvarného umenia na Slovensku“, v rámci ktorej vám každý mesiac prinášame príbehy diel a kontext tvorby významných maliarov a maliarok. Na výrobe tejto relácie spolupracovali Tomáš Rybár a Michal Jurík. – Ak máte pre nás spätnú väzbu, odkaz alebo nápad, napíšte nám na jaroslav.valent@petitpress.sk – Všetky podcasty denníka SME nájdete na sme.sk/podcastySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Poznáte jeho texty – teraz ich budete môcť aj počuť. Každú nedeľu vo svojej podcastovej aplikácii nájdete trochu iný formát Dobrého rána – Roth číta Marca. Eseje a komentáre publicistu Sama Marca v podaní herca Roberta Rotha. Načítaný text: https://www.sme.sk/komentare/c/opozicia-ma-problem-matovic-to-nie-je – Všetky podcasty denníka SME nájdete na sme.sk/podcasty – Odoberajte aj audio verziu denného newslettra SME.sk s najdôležitejšími správami na sme.sk/brifingSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dnes je to o tom, kto v tejto vojne dlhšie vydrží a preto má podpora Ukrajiny zmysel. Pre Európu je najvýhodnejšie pomôcť Ukrajine a udržať tým ruského agresora čo najďalej od našich hraníc, hovorí pri príležitosti 4. výročia ruskej agresie analytik Andrej Žiarovský. Ako sa zmenila tvár vojny, ako zmenila nás samotných a máme sa báť i jadrového zúčtovania? „Nikto nie je ostrovom samým pre seba, každý je kusom pevniny, súčasťou celku. Smrť každého človeka umenšuje mňa, lebo som súčasťou ľudstva; a preto sa nikdy nepýtaj, komu zvonia do hrobu; zvonia tebe.“Tieto známe slová alžbetínskeho básnika Johna Donna v predvečer štvrtého výročia ruskej agresie na Ukrajine, nadobúdajú dnes desivo hmatateľný a až neuveriteľne krvavý rozmer.Od chvíle, kedy prvé ruské rakety dopadli na spiace ukrajinské mestá, uplynuli presne 4 roky. Je to 208 týždňov, 1 461 dní alebo viac ako 35 000 hodín. Počas každej jednej z nich sa náš svet postupne - kúsok po kúsku, život po živote, zmenšoval o obete, ktoré umreli v troskách Mariupola, v pivniciach Buče či v uliciach Irpiňa.Za každou jednou minútou tohto času je nejaká konkrétne ľudská tragédia - nevinných detí, bezbranných žien či nevládnych starcov ak stareniek, ktorých osudy - či dokonca i umieranie, sledujeme v až hrozivo chladne presnom HD rozlíšení. Deň čo deň, už po celé štyri roky. Sme svedkami konfliktu, ktorý sa nás bytostne dotýka - a to nielen jeho až bezprostrednou blízkosťou, ale aj tým, ako radikálne predefinoval samotné metódy i stratégie vojny.Tradičné mohutné tankové bitky či hrozivé roje bombardovacích zväzov - alebo zvuky delestreleckej bubnovej paľby vystriedali počítačové algoritmy, autonómne drony s umelou inteligenciou ako i neviditeľný elektronický boj, ktorý paralyzuje celé mestá či regióny. Vojna sa tak presunula zo zákopov priamo na naše obrazovky, kde sa krvavé a kruté zabíjanie stalo interaktívnym a všadeprítomným obsahom sociálnych sietí. Smrť, krv, krutosť, bolesť i zabíjanie tak môžeme sledovať priamo z pohodlia našich bezpečných obývačiek. Akoby to nebolo o nás.Na Ukrajine sme sa akoby vrátili k zákopom prvej svetovej vojny, vojna sa transformovala na opotrebovávací konflikt, kde rozhoduje ako ekonomika, tak i vôľa k víťazstvu. Na rozdiel od zákopov Verdunu však tento krvavý konflikt dnes môžeme sledovať doslova v priamom prenose. Ukrajinský konflikt sa zmenil na opotrebovávajúcu vojnu, zvíťazí silnejšia ekonomika, ale najmä to, kto bude mať silnejšiu vôľu, hovorí analytik Andrej Žiarovský.O tom, ako sa v celom tomto digitálnom pekle zmenila tvár moderného boja, čo to spravilo s našim vnímaním vojny, ale aj o tom, ako zásadne sa posunul vývoj moderných zbraní - ako aj taktík a stratégií vedenia vojny, budeme hovoriť s analytikom Andrejom Žiarovským. Stal sa dron kráľom bojiska a máme sa báť jadrovej “mŕtvej ruky”?Sledujete Ráno Nahlas, pekný deň a pokoj v duši praje Braňo Dobšinský.
Brhelovci sú vinní v megakauze Mýtnik. Zaplatiť musia rekordné pokuty, no sedieť do väzenia nepôjdu. Všetkým odsúdeným pomohla novela trestného zákona a dostali len podmienky. Premiér Fico zaútočil na sudcu, ktorý Mýtnik súdil, a hovorí, že obídu aj Ústavný súd a inštitút kajúcnikov zrušia úplne. Na Slovensko neprúdi ropa a ekonomicky pripomíname už grécky scenár. Sobotným Dobrým ránom vás sprevádzajú Zuzana Kovačič Hanzelová a Jakub Filo. Otázky do nasledujúcej epizódy Dobrého rána sobota nám zasielajte na e-mail dobrerano@sme.sk, ideálne vo forme hlasovej správy. Do predmetu napíšte Otázka do sobotného Dobrého rána. Zdroje zvukov: TA3, JOJ, TASR – Všetky podcasty denníka SME nájdete na sme.sk/podcasty – Odoberajte aj audio verziu denného newslettra SME.sk s najdôležitejšími správami na sme.sk/brifingSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Môžeme hovoriť o veľkom športovom úspechu, možno o prekvapení olympijského turnaja alebo o tom, ako slovenským hokejistom tento formát sedí. No faktom je, že hokejisti Slovenska budú bojovať o olympijské medaily, takže dnes peklo zamrzlo a spoločne sa vyberieme do Talianska. Tomáš Prokopčák sa v podcaste Dobré ráno rozpráva so šéfredaktorom Sportnetu Borisom Vanyom. Zdroj zvukov: STVR Odporúčanie A dnešné odporúčanie je vlastne celkom logické: slovenskí hokejisti nastúpia dnes v olympijskom semifinále proti USA a zápas sa začne po deviatej večer nášho času. – Všetky podcasty denníka SME nájdete na sme.sk/podcasty – Odoberajte aj audio verziu denného newslettra SME.sk s najdôležitejšími správami na sme.sk/brifingSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
SME ไทยในวันที่โลกเปลี่ยนขั้ว กับโอกาสใหม่จากประชากร 8,000 ล้านคน เมื่อห่วงโซ่อุปทานโลกกำลังเปลี่ยนจากขั้วเดียวเป็นหลายขั้ว SME ไทยถึงเวลาต้องเลิกมองแค่เรื่องการผลิต แต่ต้องมองให้ครบทั้ง Supply Chain เพื่อสร้างแต้มต่อในสมรภูมิการค้าใหม่ THE SME HANDBOOK by UOB เอพิโสด 1 ของซีซัน 10 นี้ เฟิร์น-ศิรัถยา จะพาคุณไปเจาะลึกกลยุทธ์การปรับตัวที่เริ่มตั้งแต่การใช้ Data เพื่อวิเคราะห์กลุ่มลูกค้าคุณภาพที่สร้างรายได้หลัก ไปจนถึงการยกระดับธุรกิจด้วยมาตรฐาน ESG ที่ไม่ใช่แค่เรื่องรักษ์โลก แต่คือใบเบิกทางสู่ตลาดสากล รวมถึงถอดบทเรียนการรวมกลุ่มแบบ ‘สามพรานโมเดล' ที่เปลี่ยนพลังของเครือข่ายให้กลายเป็นความได้เปรียบทางการแข่งขัน หากคุณอยากรู้ว่าธุรกิจที่ประสบความสำเร็จเขาสร้างความคล่องตัวและหาคู่ค้าโลจิสติกส์มาช่วยขยายฐานตลาดได้อย่างไร คำตอบทั้งหมดรออยู่ในบทสนทนาสุดเข้มข้นกับ สุรเดช เจียรยืนยงพงศ์ นายกสมาคมขนส่งสินค้าและโลจิสติกส์ไทย (TTLA) นายกสมาคมขนส่งสินค้าและโลจิสติกส์ไทย
SME ไทยในวันที่โลกเปลี่ยนขั้ว กับโอกาสใหม่จากประชากร 8,000 ล้านคนเมื่อห่วงโซ่อุปทานโลกกำลังเปลี่ยนจากขั้วเดียวเป็นหลายขั้ว SME ไทยถึงเวลาต้องเลิกมองแค่เรื่องการผลิต แต่ต้องมองให้ครบทั้ง Supply Chain เพื่อสร้างแต้มต่อในสมรภูมิการค้าใหม่THE SME HANDBOOK by UOB เอพิโสด 1 ของซีซัน 10 นี้ เฟิร์น-ศิรัถยา จะพาคุณไปเจาะลึกกลยุทธ์การปรับตัวที่เริ่มตั้งแต่การใช้ Data เพื่อวิเคราะห์กลุ่มลูกค้าคุณภาพที่สร้างรายได้หลัก ไปจนถึงการยกระดับธุรกิจด้วยมาตรฐาน ESG ที่ไม่ใช่แค่เรื่องรักษ์โลก แต่คือใบเบิกทางสู่ตลาดสากล รวมถึงถอดบทเรียนการรวมกลุ่มแบบ ‘สามพรานโมเดล' ที่เปลี่ยนพลังของเครือข่ายให้กลายเป็นความได้เปรียบทางการแข่งขันหากคุณอยากรู้ว่าธุรกิจที่ประสบความสำเร็จเขาสร้างความคล่องตัวและหาคู่ค้าโลจิสติกส์มาช่วยขยายฐานตลาดได้อย่างไร คำตอบทั้งหมดรออยู่ในบทสนทนาสุดเข้มข้นกับ สุรเดช เจียรยืนยงพงศ์ นายกสมาคมขนส่งสินค้าและโลจิสติกส์ไทย (TTLA) นายกสมาคมขนส่งสินค้าและโลจิสติกส์ไทย
Future-Proofing Leadership: Masterminds and the AI Revolution with Brad HartIn this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur Podcast, host Josh Elledge sits down with Brad Hart, the Founder of Optimus, to discuss the critical intersection of high-level peer communities and the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence. Brad, a seasoned entrepreneur who has launched over 25 mastermind groups globally, shares how curated human connection serves as the ultimate safeguard against the isolation and disruption of the digital age. This conversation provides a strategic roadmap for small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) leaders looking to integrate AI into their operations while maintaining the deep relationships and creative judgment that technology simply cannot replicate.The Strategic Value of Curated Communities in a Tech-Driven WorldThe modern business landscape often leaves leaders isolated, navigating complex technological shifts like AI and automation without a trusted sounding board. Brad identifies "The Three R's"—Results, Relationships, and Recreation—as the essential pillars of a high-impact mastermind group. For a community to be truly transformative, it must drive tangible business outcomes through accountability, foster deep vulnerability among peers, and incorporate shared experiences that combat the pervasive loneliness of leadership. When these elements align, a mastermind becomes more than just a networking group; it evolves into an engine for innovation that helps members ask better questions and see blind spots they would otherwise miss.As AI becomes a prediction machine capable of processing vast amounts of data, the role of the human leader is shifting toward wisdom, taste, and discretion. Brad emphasizes that while AI can accelerate the work of a skilled individual, it cannot replace the nuanced judgment or emotional intelligence found in a curated peer group. SME leaders who fail to implement AI by 2030 will likely struggle to remain competitive, but those who succeed will be the ones who treat AI as an accelerator rather than a replacement. By automating routine tasks, leaders can free up their capacity for the high-level strategic thinking and relationship-building that provide a permanent edge in any market.To bridge the gap between current operations and an AI-driven future, Brad developed Optimus—a new model of mastermind that combines high-level peer support with cutting-edge technical integration. Unlike traditional coaching programs, this model leverages an integrated platform that connects to a business's tech stack via API, allowing leaders to interact with their data using natural language. This "done-with-you" approach ensures that entrepreneurs aren't just learning about AI in theory, but are actively implementing workflows that increase efficiency and resilience. Ultimately, the goal is to build a business that is technologically advanced yet remains deeply rooted in authentic human connection.About Brad HartBrad Hart is the Founder of Optimus and a recognized expert in building and scaling mastermind groups. With a background that includes launching a hedge fund and early ventures in cryptocurrency, Brad has dedicated his career to helping entrepreneurs unlock their potential through the power of curated communities and strategic automation.About OptimusOptimus is a specialized mastermind group and technology platform designed to help small and medium-sized enterprises prepare for the future of AI. By providing both a high-level peer network and an API-driven automation platform, Optimus helps business leaders streamline their operations and future-proof their companies.Links Mentioned in This Episode:Optimus Official Website
V Maďarsku sa o necelé dva mesiace konajú parlamentné voľby. Zásadné nebudú len pre miestnych a Viktora Orbána, ale aj pre Európu. Prieskumy naznačujú, že by si Orbán mohol dať po 16 rokoch od vládnutia aspoň načas pauzu. Kampaň je však ostrá a podľa premiérovho vyzývateľa Pétra Magyara ako z kompromatu v ruskom štýle. Ako to u našich južných susedov aktuálne vyzerá, ako voľby ovplyvňuje odstávka ruskej ropy a škandál s baterkárňou? Aj o tom sa Nikola Šuliková Bajánová rozpráva so šéfom zahraničného oddelenia denníka SME Lukášom Onderčaninom. zdroj zvukov: ČT, TA3 Odporučenie Úprimne? Nestíham. Naozaj sa nedá všetko vidieť, počuť, čítať, a tak som si pre vás vypýtala odporúčanie od kolegov. Oli Kostanjevec odporúča dojímavú knihu Múdrosť starých psov, z ktorej sa dozviete, čo sa vieme naučiť zo života so psami. A Zuzana Kovačič Hanzelová zase odporúča podcast Reclaiming with Monica Lewinsky plný rozhovorov so svetovými osobnosťami. – Všetky podcasty denníka SME nájdete na sme.sk/podcasty – Odoberajte aj audio verziu denného newslettra SME.sk s najdôležitejšími správami na sme.sk/brifingSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Hosťom relácie Dírerov filter bol investigatívny novinár Marek Vagovič. Vyštudoval históriu na Trnavskej univerzite. Ako investigatívny novinár pracuje od svojich 26 rokov. Pracoval v denníkoch Pravda, Sme a týždenníkoch Týždeň a Domino fórum. V portáli aktuality.sk rozbiehal investigatívny tím, v ktorom pracoval aj s Jánom Kuciakom. Po odchode z aktuality.sk nastúpil v denníku Postoj. Moderuje talk-show Večer s Marekom Vagovičom a Bod zlomu. Sedemkrát vyhral Novinársku cenu NOS a získal aj českú Cenu Ferdinanda Peroutku. Je autorom viacerých úspešných kníh o Robertovi Ficovi či Čurillovcoch. Teraz mu vychádza kniha o generálnom prokurátorovi Marošovi Žilinkovi. V relácii Dírerov filter hovoril aj o tom:- ako si spomína na deň vraždy J. Kuciaka- prečo 8 rokov od vraždy nepoznáme všetkých vinníkov- či bude súd dovtedy, kým Kočnerovi nedokážu vinu- či je vôľa dotiahnuť túto kauzu do konca- či sa Slovensko politicky vracia pred rok 2018
Oligarchu Jozefa Brhela odsúdil súd na rekordný peňažný trest a spolu aj so synom dostali podmienky. Špecializovaný súd v Banskej Bystrici totiž rozhodol, že aktéri kauzy Mýtnik sú vinní. Odsúdení sa na mieste odvolali a kauza pôjde pred Najvyšší súd. Tomáš Prokopčák sa v podcaste Dobré ráno o prípade rozpráva s reportérom denníka SME Petrom Kováčom. Zdroj zvukov: TA3, STVR, TASR Odporúčanie: A dnes mám odporúčanie od našich kamarátov z printu: v tlačenom vydaní denníkov SME a Korzár dnes nájdete prílohu, ktorá je zameraná na kúpeľné pobyty. Poradí vám, ako pri ich vybavovaní využijete rekreačný poukaz a získate zľavy. Nájdete ju v prílohe Magazín zdravia. – Všetky podcasty denníka SME nájdete na sme.sk/podcasty – Odoberajte aj audio verziu denného newslettra SME.sk s najdôležitejšími správami na sme.sk/brifingSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Prečo ľadoborce do ľadu nenarážajú spredu, ale radšej naň vylezú a drvia ho svojou váhou zhora? Kedy sa dočkáme bežných obchodných trás cez severný pól a prečo tie najvýkonnejšie lode potrebujú jadrový pohon? O tom všetkom diskutujú Jozef a Samuel. Podcast vzniká v spolupráci so SME. Bonusové epizódy a extra obsah k podcastom nájdete na https://herohero.co/vedator Samuelova nová kniha už je v predaji https://www.martinus.sk/3600333-limity-poznania/kniha Otázky nám môžete nahrávať tu https://www.speakpipe.com/vedator Podcastové hrnčeky a ponožky nájdete na stránke https://vedator.space/vedastore/ Vedátora môžete podporiť cez stránku Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Vedator_sk Všetko ostatné nájdete tu https://linktr.ee/vedatorsk Vedátorský newsletter http://eepurl.com/gIm1y5
Sú symbolom globálneho otepľovania a prebiehajúcej klimatickej zmeny. Ako mizne ľad, trpia aj polárne medvede – prichádzajú totiž o potravu. Akurát tým v Nórsku sa prekvapivo darí. Tento týždeň sa v podcaste Zoom vyberieme na Špicbergy a dozvieme sa niečo o demencii u psov. Objavom týždňa bude pravdepodobný vznik mesiaca Titan. – Všetky podcasty denníka SME si môžete vypočuť na jednom mieste na podcasty.sme.sk. – Ak máte pre nás spätnú väzbu, odkaz alebo nápad, napíšte nám na podcasty@sme.sk – Odoberajte aj (Ne)vedecký newsletter Tomáša Prokopčáka na sme.sk/nevedecky – Ďakujeme, že počúvate podcast Zoom.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Na Slovensku je nedostatok bytov, čo tlačí ich cenu nahor. Metropolitný inštitút v Bratislave uvádza, že 40 % všetkých novostavieb je v kategórii luxusných bytov, kde priemerná cena za meter štvorcový je 5 000 eur. Podľa analýzy denníka Sme bolo dokonca viac než 50 % voľných bytov v novostavbách v Bratislave v polovici roka 2025 s cenou až 6 000 eur za meter štvorcový. Podľa Mojmíra Plavca z Realitnej únie Slovenska sú vysoké ceny spôsobené aj slabou bytovou výstavbou. Brzdí ju najmä zdĺhavý povoľovací proces. "Novela stavebného zákona vytvorila dobrý základ, aby sa to urýchlilo, ale sme len na začiatku. Úplne zmeniť takýto komplikovaný proces a vidieť výsledky môže trvať päť až desať rokov," dodáva Plavec. Situáciu s dostupnosťou bývania komplikujú aj neobývané byty. Podľa sčítania obyvateľstva z roku 2021 ich môže byť na Slovensku až 300-tisíc. Toto číslo nie je podľa realitného experta úplne presné, pretože nemalo dobrú metodiku. "Inak to robil Metropolitný inštitút Bratislavy, ktorý vypočítal, že v hlavnom meste je neobývaných 13 - 15 tisíc neobývaných bytov. Je to veľká škoda, pretože tisíce bytov nám zároveň chýbajú." Mnoho ľudí kupuje nehnuteľnosti ako investíciu, ktorá sa dobre zhodnotí. Podľa údajov Národnej banky Slovenska priemerná cena nehnuteľností na bývanie medzi rokmi 2021 až 2024 vzrástla o 19,5 %, pričom len za prvé dva kvartály roku 2025 narástla o ďalších 11,08 %. Podľa M. Plavca sú vyhliadky na ďalší rast do budúcnosti pozitívne, ale úplne spoľahnúť sa na to nedá: "Je predpoklad, že cena nehnuteľností na Slovensku bude aj naďalej rásť. Samozrejme, nikdy sa nedá vylúčiť, že príde nejaká čierna labuť, ale predpokladáme rast na úrovni 8 - 11 percent medziročne." Pri otázke, kam investovať svoje voľné zdroje, sa ľudia často rozhodujú medzi akciami a nehnuteľnosťami. V oboch prípadoch môžu investori dosiahnuť zaujímavé zhodnotenie, ale každý spôsob má zároveň svoje nevýhody a riziká. Preto základom zostáva diverzifikácia a dôvera. "Z môjho pohľadu by mal človek investovať v tom segmente, kde sa cíti doma a kde tomu aspoň trochu rozumie," dodáva M. Plavec. Rozhovor moderuje Eva Mihočková. V rozhovore sa dozviete: čo spôsobuje nedostupnosť bývania na Slovensku? ako urýchliť bytovú výstavbu na Slovensku ako budú rásť ceny bytov v budúcnosti je lepšie investovať do akcií alebo bytov? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jedni nepôjdu na dovolenku, druhí nekupujú drahé ryby, ďalší znižujú podporu dobročinných organizácií. Februárové výplaty sú tu a zamestnanci prvýkrát vidia, ako konsolidácia ovplyvňuje ich príjmy. Vyššie odvody, znížené bonusy, menej sviatkov a s tým aj menej príplatkov za prácu či vyššie dane sa navyše dejú popri rastúcich nákladoch na život. A vyhliadky? Ani tie nie sú bohvieaké, rast ekonomiky je veľmi pomalý, dlhodobá udržateľnosť našich verejných financií má v sebe veľa rizík a hrozí nám dlhová špirála a predsa len aj ďalšie konsolidácie. Ako to celé znášajú slovenské domácnosti? Viac si Nikola Šuliková Bajánová povie s reportérkou domácej redakcie denníka SME Michaelou Štalmachovou. Zdroje zvukov: Markíza, STVR, Youtube/SMER - Sociálna Demokracia, Facebook/Úrad vlády Slovenskej republiky, TA3 Odporúčanie: Pre veľký úspech prichádzajú tvorcovia Piatočka s druhou vedomostnou šou Nie alebo áno. Hosťami budú publicista a prekladateľ Samo Marec a komentátor denníka SME Peter Tkačenko. Spolu s nimi si budete môcť otestovať tie najzbytočnejšie vedomosti o slovenskej politike. Nejde o klasický kvíz, ale o vedomostnú súťaž, ktorá bude prebiehať súčasne naživo, ako aj online. A to v utorok 3. marca o 19.00 v bratislavskom Kácečku. Lístky a viac informácií nájdete na piatocek.com. To je pre tentoraz všetko, počúvali ste Dobré ráno, denný podcast denníka SME s Nikolou Šulikovou Bajánovou. Takisto dnes vychádza podcastová novinka O divadle s Maxom, v ktorej sa Max Sobek rozpráva s osobnosťami, áno, správne, divadelnej scény. No a ako lepšie odštartovať takýto podcast ako rozhovorom s Robertom Rothom. – Všetky podcasty denníka SME nájdete na sme.sk/podcasty – Odoberajte aj audio verziu denného newslettra SME.sk s najdôležitejšími správami na sme.sk/brifingSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Episode 111Resilient under pressure. Ten areas every leader must focus on.SUMMARYEvery leader needs resilience to survive and thrive in modern day leadership. In this episode, James Rule shares the top ten areas of focus that the hundreds of leaders he has worked with have highlighted as been integral to enhancing their resilience. James shares a road map you can follow and stresses that these focus areas are universally applicable irrespective of the sector you operate in or the specifics of your role. KEY TAKEAWAYSJames directs you to the following episodes so you can access further insights:Episode 84 - Leadership Essentials: Clarity Episode 4 - High Performers do this every day to empower their mindsetEpisode 15 - The power of utilising a JournalEpisode 3 - Three leadership books every leader should readEpisode 48 - Leadership Essentials: Presence Episode 37- Recovery: The missing link for high performance Episode 8 - Leadership Essential: Dealing with criticism Episode 22 - Creating Psychological Safety in your teamEpisode 80 - Feedback Culture. The secret weapon of high performing teams (Part 1)Episode 81 - Feedback Culture. The secret weapon of high performing teams (Part 2)ABOUT THE HOST James is an experienced mentor, coach and thought leader who works with a range of clients from FTSE 100 companies, SME´s the NHS and wider public and not for profit sectors.His twenty year career in elite sport initially as a professional rugby player but predominantly as a chief executive has given him an invaluable insight in managing the success, failures and pressures associated with leadership at the highest level.As a high performance coach James specialises in enhancing resilience and leadership development. He is a passionate advocate of the notion that to find lasting fulfilment we need to take a holistic view of high performance. CONNECT & CONTACT Website www.thelonelyleader.co.ukThe Lonely Leader's LinkedIn James' LinkedInInstagramEmail: hello@thelonelyleader.co.uk NEWSLETTERSign Up to The Leadership Accelerator Newsletter for advice, inspiration and ideas, you'll also receive James' Tackling Imposter Syndrome guide.THIS SHOW WAS BROUGHT TO YOU BY LONELY LEADER MEDIA Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
THE Sales Japan Series by Dale Carnegie Training Tokyo, Japan
Listening is the most underrated sales skill because it's the one that actually tells you what the buyer is thinking, not what you wish they were thinking. Most salespeople believe they listen well, but in real conversations—especially under pressure—we drift into habits that feel like listening while we're actually rehearsing our next line. In Japan, in the US, in Europe—whether you're selling to an SME, a startup, or a multinational—buyers can feel when you're not fully present. Are you really listening to the buyer—or just waiting to talk? Most salespeople aren't listening; they're mentally queuing up their next point, and the buyer can hear the delay. This shows up in every market: a SaaS rep in San Francisco, a relationship banker in London, or an account manager in Tokyo can look attentive while their mind is sprinting ahead. The trigger is usually one "important" phrase—budget, competitor, timing—then your attention snaps away from the buyer and into your internal monologue. You're still hearing, but you're not taking in. That gap matters because buyers don't only communicate in words. In executive-level meetings at firms like Toyota or Rakuten, meaning often sits inside tone, pace, hesitations, and what goes unsaid. Post-pandemic, with more hybrid calls on Zoom or Teams, these cues are easier to miss—unless you deliberately train for them. Do now: Treat every buyer conversation like a live intelligence feed: if you're writing your reply in your head, you've stopped listening. What are the five levels of listening in sales? There are five levels—Ignore, Pretend, Selective, Attentive, and Empathetic—and most sales calls hover around levels 2 or 3. Ignore doesn't mean staring at your phone; it can mean being hijacked by your own thoughts the moment the buyer says something provocative. Pretend looks like nodding, eye contact, "mm-hmm"—but your brain is busy building the pitch. Selective listening is the killer in modern B2B: you filter for "yes/no" buying signals, but you miss the conditions attached to them (timeline, stakeholders, risk concerns). Attentive listening is full-focus: no interruptions, no filtering, paraphrasing to confirm. Empathetic listening goes further—eyes and ears—reading what's behind the words and "meeting the buyer in the conversation going on in their mind." That's as relevant in procurement-heavy Japan as it is in fast-moving US sales teams. Do now: Identify which level you default to under pressure—and train upward, not sideways. What does "ignoring the client" look like if you're still in the room? You can "ignore" a buyer while looking directly at them—by following your own thoughts instead of their words. This is common when the client says something that sparks urgency: "We're also talking to your competitor," "Budget is tight," "We need this by Q2." The moment you latch onto that, the rest of what they say fades into the mist because you're fixated on the counterpoint you must deliver. In enterprise sales, this is where deals quietly die: you respond to the wrong problem, at the wrong depth, to the wrong stakeholder. In Japan, where meaning can be indirect and consensus-based, this is riskier—what's not said can be the real message. In Australia, where communication is often more direct, you can still miss the nuance in tone—especially in remote calls where you're juggling slides, notes, and chat. Do now: When you feel triggered, pause and mentally label it: "That's my ego talking—back to the buyer." Why do salespeople "pretend" to listen—and how can you spot it? Pretend listening happens when your body language says "I'm with you" but your mind is already pitching, defending, or debating. You nod. You lean in. You look professional. But internally you're preparing the product dump, building the objection-handling case, or rehearsing the "killer story." It's the classic "lights are on, but you're not home" dynamic—common across industries like consulting, insurance, tech, and professional services. The modern version is worse: you're also glancing at CRM notes, Slack messages, or the next meeting timer. Buyers notice because your responses don't quite match what they said. You answer a question they didn't ask, or you jump too early. In negotiation-heavy environments (Japan, Germany, regulated sectors), this reads as disrespect. In faster markets (US startups), it reads as shallow. Do now: After the buyer speaks, summarise in one sentence before you respond with anything else. Is "selective listening" efficient—or does it sabotage sales outcomes? Selective listening is efficient for hearing buying signals, but it often sabotages effectiveness by skipping the context that makes the "yes" or "no" meaningful. Salespeople are trained to hunt for signals: interest, hesitation, resistance. But if you only listen for yes/no, you miss the conditions attached—like internal politics, compliance concerns, implementation capacity, or fear of change. You also jump the gun: you hear the "no" early and start crafting your rebuttal while the buyer is still explaining why. The Japan example is instructive: because the verb often arrives at the end of the sentence, you're forced to hear the whole thought before reacting. In English, you can start manufacturing your reply mid-sentence, which feels fast but can be sloppy. Across APAC, where indirectness can be a politeness strategy, selective listening becomes a deal-killer because the meaning sits in the qualifiers. Do now: Don't respond to the first "yes/no." Wait for the full sentence—then ask one clarifying question. What's the difference between attentive listening and empathetic listening—and which closes deals? Attentive listening makes you accurate; empathetic listening makes you influential because it reveals what the buyer is really protecting. Attentive listening is full presence: you don't interrupt, you don't filter, you paraphrase to confirm understanding. This alone differentiates you in any market—Japan, the US, Europe—because most professionals are distracted. Empathetic listening is the next level: you listen with your eyes and ears, tracking tone, body language, and what isn't being said. You sense anxiety behind a budget objection, or politics behind a "we'll think about it." You aim to "meet the buyer in the conversation going on in their mind," which is exactly what executive-level selling requires. In leadership cultures where saving face matters (Japan, parts of Asia), empathy helps you surface concerns safely. In direct cultures (Australia, US), empathy helps you avoid brute-force pitching and instead guide the decision. Do now: Paraphrase the facts, then reflect the feeling: "It sounds like timing isn't the only concern here." Conclusion If you want to sell more, stop trying to be more persuasive and start trying to be more present. The five levels of listening are a diagnostic tool: most salespeople drift between Pretend and Selective because their brain is busy performing. Attentive listening earns trust. Empathetic listening uncovers truth. And the fastest way to improve your buyer conversations is to practise listening where it's hardest—at home, with people who don't have to pay you to stay polite. Author credentials Dr. Greg Story, Ph.D. in Japanese Decision-Making, is President of Dale Carnegie Tokyo Training and Adjunct Professor at Griffith University. He is a two-time winner of the Dale Carnegie "One Carnegie Award" (2018, 2021) and recipient of the Griffith University Business School Outstanding Alumnus Award (2012). As a Dale Carnegie Master Trainer, Greg is certified to deliver globally across all leadership, communication, sales, and presentation programs, including Leadership Training for Results. He has written several books, including three best-sellers — Japan Business Mastery, Japan Sales Mastery, and Japan Presentations Mastery — along with Japan Leadership Mastery and How to Stop Wasting Money on Training. His works have been translated into Japanese, including Za Eigyō (ザ営業), Purezen no Tatsujin (プレゼンの達人), Torēningu de Okane o Muda ni Suru no wa Yamemashō (トレーニングでお金を無駄にするのはやめましょう), and Gendaiban "Hito o Ugokasu" Rīdā (現代版「人を動かす」リーダー). Greg also publishes daily business insights on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter, and hosts six weekly podcasts. On YouTube, he produces The Cutting Edge Japan Business Show, Japan Business Mastery, and Japan's Top Business Interviews, which are widely followed by executives seeking success strategies in Japan.
THE Presentations Japan Series by Dale Carnegie Training Tokyo, Japan
New Year's resolutions are a lovely idea—until life body-checks you in week two. Changing habits takes extra energy: consistency, patience, perseverance, and actual application. The good news? If you're a presenter (or you want to be), you've already got the three levers that move the needle every year: time, talent, and treasure—used wisely, they turn "I should…" into "I did." Why do presenters talk about "time, talent, and treasure" as the big three? Because presentation success is a leverage game: time builds repetition, talent grows through practice, and treasure buys acceleration. In a post-pandemic world of hybrid meetings, global teams, and always-on competition, persuasion is the divider—whether you're pitching internally at Toyota, selling B2B SaaS like Salesforce, or leading change in a mid-sized Australian firm. In Japan, the US, and across Europe, the pattern is consistent: people with clearer messages and stronger delivery get faster alignment. If you can't bring others with you, you end up living inside someone else's agenda. The "time, talent, treasure" model keeps you honest: how much are you practising, what skills are you deliberately developing, and where are you investing to shortcut the learning curve? Do now: Pick one presentation you'll deliver in the next 30 days and allocate time (practice), talent (skill focus), and treasure (tools/coaching) against it—on purpose. How does better use of time make you more persuasive? Time is life, and in presenting, time becomes trust—because repetition turns ideas into instinct. Persuasion isn't magic; it's built from small, consistent reps: clarifying your point, tightening your story, and refining your delivery until it sounds like you, not a script. Compare a startup founder in Silicon Valley to a manager in Tokyo: different cultures, similar pressure. The founder needs speed and punch; the Tokyo manager needs clarity, respect, and structured logic. In both cases, the presenter who rehearses wins—because they can think while speaking, handle questions, and stay calm when the room goes quiet. This is where habit science (think James Clear's "Atomic Habits" approach) helps: schedule short practice sprints, not heroic marathons. Do now: Put 15 minutes on your calendar, three times a week, to rehearse out loud—standing up, with a timer, and one clear "next step" at the end. Is presentation skill natural talent, or can it be learned? Great presenting is learned, not born—confidence is trained, not gifted. Most people aren't "naturals"; they're practised. The fear of embarrassment is real (hello, sweaty palms), but it's also beatable with the right method: structure + repetition + feedback. Look at the ecosystems that consistently produce strong communicators: Toastmasters, TED-style coaching, and frameworks used in leadership training programs like Dale Carnegie. The common denominator is guided practice and measurement—voice pace, eye contact, message structure, audience control. If you're in a multinational, you might get formal training; if you're in an SME, you might rely on YouTube and trial-and-error. Either way, the fastest path is: learn the fundamentals, apply immediately, then refine. Do now: Identify one skill to improve this month (openings, storytelling, slides, Q&A). Record a 2-minute practice video weekly and track one metric (clarity, pace, filler words). How do you build talent without drowning in content overload? Talent grows when you consume less content—but apply more of what matters. Content marketing has made learning ridiculously accessible: YouTube explainers, LinkedIn creators, podcasts on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, courses on Coursera and LinkedIn Learning. That's the upside. The downside? You're drinking from a firehose. The fix is a simple filter: choose one "lane" for 30 days—storytelling, executive presence, sales persuasion, or slide design—and ignore the rest. In the US, people often optimise for charisma; in Japan, audiences often reward clarity, humility, and structure. So your learning plan should match your context and industry (tech, finance, manufacturing, professional services). Quick checklist (use this before you watch anything): Will this help my next presentation in 14 days? Can I practise it within 48 hours? Can I measure improvement (time, audience response, outcomes)? Do now: Commit to one creator/course for 30 days and write one line after each session: "What I will do differently next time." When should you invest money (treasure) in training, coaching, or tools? Spend treasure when it buys speed, feedback, and real-world practice—not just inspiration. Free content is fantastic for discovery, but it rarely gives you personalised correction. Coaching, workshops, and quality programs can compress years of trial-and-error into months—especially when your role requires influence: executives, sales leaders, project managers, and subject-matter experts. Think of it like this: in a startup, treasure might be a pitch coach before a funding round. In a Japanese conglomerate, it might be a structured program to lift manager communication across regions. In Australia, it might be a practical workshop that improves internal briefings and client updates. Tools count too: a decent microphone, a ring light, or a slide template system can make your message land better in remote settings. Do now: Set an annual "persuasion budget" (even a small one). Prioritise: (1) coaching feedback, (2) skills program, (3) delivery tools—then measure ROI by outcomes (wins, approvals, reduced rework). What should leaders and professionals do if their resolutions already derailed? Resetting isn't failure—it's leadership: you regroup, adjust the system, and start again with better context. The people who improve each year aren't perfect; they're consistent about restarting. Presenters especially need this mindset because the stakes keep rising—hybrid audiences, shorter attention spans, and higher expectations for clarity. The practical move is to make "presenting improvement" part of your weekly rhythm, not a motivational burst. Use SMART goals, build tiny habits, and attach practice to something you already do (Monday team meeting, monthly client update, quarterly review). If you're leading others, make it cultural: run short "presentation sprints," rotate who opens meetings, and reward clarity—not just confidence. Do now: Choose one recurring event (weekly meeting or monthly update) and upgrade one element for the next 8 weeks: opening, structure, visuals, or Q&A handling. Conclusion Time, talent, and treasure aren't abstract ideas—they're the knobs you can actually turn. Use time deliberately, nurture talent through applied learning, and invest treasure where it accelerates feedback and skill. And if you've already fallen off the wagon this year? Brilliant. Now you've got data. Reset, refine, and climb the next rung. FAQs How long does it take to become a confident presenter? Most people feel noticeable improvement in 6–8 weeks with consistent practice and feedback. What's the fastest way to sound more persuasive? Tighten your opening: one clear point, one reason it matters, one next step. Do I need expensive training to improve? Not always—start with structured practice, then invest when you need faster progress or personalised correction. What if I'm terrified of public speaking? Start small: 60-second updates, then build duration and complexity while recording and reviewing. Author bio Dr. Greg Story, Ph.D. in Japanese Decision-Making, is President of Dale Carnegie Tokyo Training and Adjunct Professor at Griffith University. He is a two-time winner of the Dale Carnegie "One Carnegie Award" (2018, 2021) and recipient of the Griffith University Business School Outstanding Alumnus Award (2012). As a Dale Carnegie Master Trainer, Greg is certified to deliver globally across all leadership, communication, sales, and presentation programs, including Leadership Training for Results. He has written several books, including three best-sellers — Japan Business Mastery, Japan Sales Mastery, and Japan Presentations Mastery — along with Japan Leadership Mastery and How to Stop Wasting Money on Training. His works have been translated into Japanese, including Za Eigyō (ザ営業), Purezen no Tatsujin (プレゼンの達人), Torēningu de Okane o Muda ni Suru no wa Yamemashō (トレーニングでお金を無駄にするのはやめましょう), and Gendaiban "Hito o Ugokasu" Rīdā (現代版「人を動かす」リーダー). Greg also publishes daily business insights on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter, and hosts six weekly podcasts. On YouTube, he produces The Cutting Edge Japan Business Show, Japan Business Mastery, and Japan's Top Business Interviews, which are widely followed by executives seeking success strategies in Japan.
„Bude inšpektorom, aby už mal aké-také znalosti o zločine. Bude puntičkár a čistotný... má rád, keď sú veci v páre a tiež veci hranaté, nie okrúhle. A mozog má ako britva – bude v ňom mať sivé bunky... Dám mu veľkolepé meno... a čo keby som tohto svojho človiečika pomenovala Herkules? Bude malý a pritom Herkules – vynikajúce meno! Priezvisko sa vymýšľalo ťažšie. Sama neviem, prečo som ho pomenovala Poirot.“ Takto Agatha Christie opísala vo svojom životopise zrod azda najznámejšieho detektíva na svete, ak teda nepočítame Sherlocka Holmesa. Sama vraj neskôr ľutovala, že si za svoju literárnu postavu nezvolila niekoho iného, mladšieho, s kým by mohla starnúť. Ako sa to však v dejinách literatúry deje často, a v detektívnom žánri azda ešte viac, fiktívna postava akoby prerástla svojho autora a žije ďalej vlastným životom. Nás však dnes bude zaujímať práve život autorky, ktorú bez preháňania môžeme nazvať kráľovnou detektívok. Pritom spočiatku len máločo naznačovalo, že by sa Agatha Christie mohla stať úspešnou spisovateľkou. Sama priznávala, že občas má problém z ortografiou a jej prvý román odmietli všetky vydavateľstvá. Vzala si však k srdcu slová britského spisovateľa Edena Phillpottsa, aby sa nevzdávala. Naším veľkým šťastím je, že ho poslúchla a vytrvala aj napriek mnohým ťažkým životným skúškam. O tom, ako sa dobrá detektívka stala naším najmilším rituálom, sa Jaro Valent rozpráva s publicistom a prekladateľom Tomášom Mrvom. Tento diel Dejín vychádza vďaka podpore Aukčnej spoločnosti SOGA, pri príležitosti 30. výročia jej založenia. Ďakujeme za podporu. Na výrobe tejto relácie spolupracovali Tomáš Rybár a Michal Jurík. – Ak máte pre nás spätnú väzbu, odkaz alebo nápad, napíšte nám na jaroslav.valent@petitpress.sk – Všetky podcasty denníka SME nájdete na sme.sk/podcastySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Poznáte jeho texty – teraz ich budete môcť aj počuť. Každú nedeľu vo svojej podcastovej aplikácii nájdete trochu iný formát Dobrého rána – Roth číta Marca. Eseje a komentáre publicistu Sama Marca v podaní herca Roberta Rotha. Načítaný text: https://www.sme.sk/komentare/c/bartek-aj-vlada-to-robia-fantasticky-len-vy-tomu-nerozumiete – Všetky podcasty denníka SME nájdete na sme.sk/podcasty – Odoberajte aj audio verziu denného newslettra SME.sk s najdôležitejšími správami na sme.sk/brifingSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ťažký týždeň pre koalíciu - bratislavský mestský súd odmietol obžalobu na Jána Čurillu a policajtov okolo neho, Tibor Gašpar sa v kauze Očistec postaví pred súd, keďže Najvyšší súd zamietol sťažnosť obhajoby no a Gašparov prílepok, ktorý by mu mohol pomôcť pri obžalobe, pozastavili na Ústavnom súde. Sobotným Dobrým ránom vás sprevádzajú Zuzana Kovačič Hanzelová a Jakub Filo. Otázky do nasledujúcej epizódy Dobrého rána sobota nám zasielajte na e-mail dobrerano@sme.sk, ideálne vo forme hlasovej správy. Do predmetu napíšte Otázka do sobotného Dobrého rána. Zdroje zvukov: STVR, HN, TA3, JOJ24, Facebook/HLAS-SD, Mier Ukrajine – Všetky podcasty denníka SME nájdete na sme.sk/podcasty – Odoberajte aj audio verziu denného newslettra SME.sk s najdôležitejšími správami na sme.sk/brifingSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Vo vládnej koalícii asi nemajú najlepšie dni. Vzbúril sa im generálny prokurátor, Ústavný súd zastavil ich nápad, ako oslobodiť smerákov a ekonomika krajiny sa rúti... no vlastne ešte ani len netušíme, do akej priepasti. Tomáš Prokopčák sa v podcaste Dobré ráno spolu s komentátorom denníka SME Petrom Tkačenkom pozrú, ako to u Roberta Fica prežívajú. Zdroje zvukov: Youtube/SMER - Sociálna Demokracia, STVR, TA3, Youtube/JOJ24, Youtube/TA3 Odporúčanie: Hokejoví bratia Šťastní preslávili Slovensko v NHL, pritom ich útek za železnú oponu pripomínal špionážny film. Ako sa z nich stali hviezdy a čo o nich hovoria kanadskí fanúšikovia? Špeciálny magazín - Po stopách bratov Šťastných, nájdete už dnes v denníkoch SME a Korzár. A tiež pripomínam, že slovenskí hokejisti hrajú na olympiáde dnes už na obed. – Všetky podcasty denníka SME nájdete na sme.sk/podcasty – Odoberajte aj audio verziu denného newslettra SME.sk s najdôležitejšími správami na sme.sk/brifingSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Adam Smith is often invoked as the intellectual godfather of modern capitalism — but he was also a moral philosopher. Judo Bank founder and former CEO Joseph Healy joins Gene Tunny to argue that Australia's market economy has drifted from Smith's vision. From weak competition and high household debt to corporate scandals and lobbying influence, this episode explores whether capitalism has been “hijacked by capitalists” — and why complacency may be Australia's greatest economic risk.Gene would love to hear your thoughts on this episode. You can email him via contact@economicsexplored.com. About this episode's guest: Joseph HealyJoseph Healy is an experienced Australian banking executive and the author of What Would Adam Smith Make of Modern Australia? He has had a long career in financial services in Australia and internationally, including as a co-founder and former CEO of Judo Bank, a specialist SME bank. Joseph has a longstanding interest in Adam Smith's work as both an economist and moral philosopher. In his book, he draws on The Wealth of Nations and The Theory of Moral Sentiments to assess the state of modern Australian capitalism — examining competition, corporate governance, banking, regulation, education, and the relationship between economic performance and societal wellbeing.What You'll LearnWhy Adam Smith must be read as both an economist and a moral philosopher.How shareholder value thinking reshaped corporate incentives from the 1980s onward.Why weak competition in banking, airlines, retail, and energy may be generating economic rents in Australia.How the shift of bank lending toward housing may have created systemic risk and underinvestment in SMEs in Australia.Why Joseph gives Australia a C+ overall — and why that grade could deteriorate.Timestamps02:25 – Why Joseph wrote to The EconomistThe 250th anniversary of The Wealth of Nations and reclaiming Smith's legacy.09:18 – Why Moral Sentiments still matters“Loved and lovely” — Smith's moral framework explained.16:30 – The legal test vs the moral test“It's not ‘Will we get caught?' — it's ‘Is this the right thing to do?'”18:29 – Shareholder value and the erosion of restraintHow incentives shifted corporate behaviour from the 1980s onward.27:39 – Banking concentration and the shift to mortgagesBig Four dominance and declining SME lending.31:05 – Systemic risk and household leverageIs Australia too exposed to housing debt?36:10 – Lobbying and barriers to competitionWhy reform is politically difficult.40:45 – Five areas of reformGovernment size, competition, tax reform, governance, trade unions & education.48:34 – The Qantas exampleLobbying, protection, and consumer impact.51:39 – What would Adam Smith make of Australia?The “report card”: A for trade, D for competition, C+ overall.55:11 – Reclaiming capitalism“Capture it back again so it's working for everybody.”Links relevant to the conversationJoseph's book, What Would Adam Smith Make of Modern Australia?https://majorstreet.com.au/products/what-would-adam-smith-make-of-modern-australia-br-i-small-by-joseph-healy-i-smallLumo Coffee promotion10% of Lumo Coffee's Seriously Healthy Organic Coffee.Website: https://www.lumocoffee.com/10EXPLOREDPromo code: 10EXPLORED
Vo veku 101 rokov zomrel Otto Šimko, človek, ktorý prežil holokaust, bojoval v Slovenskom národnom povstaní a po vojne zostal na Slovensku, kde sa potýkal s ďalším totalitným režimom. Je to len mikroskopický zlomok opisu toho, čo všetko zažil. Židia na Slovensku o ňom hovoria ako o svedomí, priatelia ako o veľkom optimistovi a úžasnom človeku. Ako žil a aký bol Otto Šimko? A ako sa inšpirovať jeho odkazom? Aj o tom sa Nikola Šuliková Bajánová rozpráva s novinárkou a publicistkou STVR Soňou Gyarfášovou. Zdroje zvukov: STVR, Denník N Odporúčanie: Mojím dnešným odporúčaním je, aby sme sa viac zaujímali o ľudí ako bol Otto Šimko. Ako zaznelo v rozhovore, veľkú prácu na mapovaní zločinov 20. storočia robia zanietení ľudia, nie štát. Mali by sme ich podporovať, aby sme o naše svedomie naozaj celkom neprišli. – Všetky podcasty denníka SME nájdete na sme.sk/podcasty – Odoberajte aj audio verziu denného newslettra SME.sk s najdôležitejšími správami na sme.sk/brifingSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
ทำความเข้าใจ ‘วงจรซื้อเสียง-ถอนทุนคืน' หนึ่งในวิกฤตคอรัปชัน ที่ฉุดรั้งการเติบโตของเศรษฐกิจไทย ทำไม CPI ไทยต่ำสุดภูมิภาค? ชงรัฐฟันคอร์รัปชัน ก่อนเศรษฐกิจพัง หลุดสมาชิก OECD รายละเอียดเป็นอย่างไร วิกฤต ‘คอร์รัปชัน' ต้นทุนแฝงที่อาจทำ SME ปิดระนาว? พูดคุยกับ แสงชัย ธีรกุลวาณิช ประธานยุทธศาสตร์ สมาพันธ์เอสเอ็มอีไทย
Who is Arup?Arup Biswas is a dynamic entrepreneur at the forefront of AI-driven marketing solutions. Recognizing that true innovation lies in customer outcomes, Arup has dedicated his career to making powerful marketing accessible for all. He identified three key audiences—marketing agencies, recruitment firms, and SME owners—who often found traditional radio advertising out of reach due to high costs and lack of expertise. With a passion for breaking down barriers, Arup's work centers on helping these businesses connect with audiences more effectively, using cutting-edge technology to solve longstanding challenges and drive real, measurable success.Key Takeaways* Arup Biswas, founder of Klaxon AI, shared how AI can make radio and podcast advertising accessible, affordable, and targeted—even for small businesses. Breaking down barriers is reshaping who gets to be heard.* Removing technical barriers in media isn't just about cost. Klaxon AI lets anyone create professional audio ads in minutes, not days, changing who gets to participate in the advertising landscape.* Culture shifts when technology puts power in new hands. DIY audio ads, as Arup describes, give small business owners a voice where only big brands used to play. That shapes narratives—and who gets to tell them.* Targeted messaging is more than a marketing tactic. Klaxon AI shows that when we speak directly to our audience, we foster deeper connections and more inclusive cultural conversations.* Audio advertising isn't just for radio. Arup encourages using your audio ad everywhere—on your site, social, emails. Culture today is cross-media, and your voice can travel further than ever before.Don't forget: If you want to connect, ask questions, or get notified about upcoming guests like Arup, subscribe to the Systemise.Me newsletter here. You only need your first name and email—easy as (coffee) pie!Thanks for sharing a cup with us this week. 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Leave a nice five-star review at apple podcasts : https://link.thecompleteapproach.co.uk/apple-podcasts and on YouTube : https://link.thecompleteapproach.co.uk/Itsnotrocketscienceatyt!Do You Need a P.A.T.H. to Scale?We help established business owners with small but growing teams:go from feeling stuck, sceptical, and tired of wasting time and money on false promises,to running a confident, purpose-driven business where their team delivers results, customers are happy, and they can finally enjoy more time with their family -with a results-based refund guarantee: if you follow the process and it doesn't work, we refund what you paid.This is THE P.A.T.H. to scale your business.————————————————————————————————————————————-TranscriptNote, this was transcribed using a transcription software and may not reflect the exact words used in the podcast)SUMMARY KEYWORDSsmall business hiring, remote work, hybrid companies, digital marketing agencies, coaches and consultants, e-commerce businesses, hiring process, HR departments, bad hire costs, hiring mistakes, onboarding, job candidate selection, concierge hiring service, affordable recruiting, job post templates, freelancer pricing guides, virtual assistants, customer service hiring, company culture fit, soft skills, work from home, moms working remotely, freelancing, home-based businesses, job boards, local business networking, HireMyMom platform, Hire Thy Neighbor, faith-based business, church directory, entrepreneurial journeySPEAKERArup Biswas, Stuart WebbStuart Webb [00:00:00]:Hi there and welcome back to It's Not Rocket Science. Five questions over coffee. I have in front of me my coffee mug. I hope Arup has his drink with him, whether or not it's coffee or something else. But I'd love to welcome Arup as well. Arup is the founder of something called Claxon AI which I'm hoping we will learn more about in the next 15, 20 minutes. But from initial introduction I'll say that Klaxon AI is one of those game changing type AI systems that really should be shaking up the podcast advertising, media advertising landscape, enabling us all to produce those really game changing ads cheaper, faster and with more specificity.Stuart Webb [00:01:14]:So Arup, welcome to It's Not Rocket Science five questions over coffee.Arup Biswas [00:01:19]:Thank you, Stuart. I'm delighted to be here.Stuart Webb [00:01:22]:Terrific. Well, you know, let's start with who the who the who. The ideal audience for Klaxon AI is what's the sort of characteristics that anybody who's listening to us at the moment might be thinking? Well, I wonder if this is for me.Arup Biswas [00:01:38]:Yeah, well, there are three key audiences for what we do. And I should say that actually, yes, we are an AI business, of course, but actually it's all about the outcome for the customer. And the outcome for the customer is reaching people effectively in a powerful way. So our core market is marketing agencies are already working with clients, but offering traditional marketing methods, recruitment agencies who may be looking to recruit volume numbers of staff and owners of SMEs. So those business owners who are struggling hard to, to make their business business a success. But I've always thought that radio advertising in particular has been out of their reach because of lack of knowledge or price cost. Those kind of traditional factors have always been the issue. So that's our traditional market, that's our marketplace that we focus on and our solution is all about helping them overcome those issues.Arup Biswas [00:02:31]:And we provided a, created a solution which we think does all that.Stuart Webb [00:02:36]:And let's just sort of understand that. I mean you talked about the fact that it's a solution. So what are the sort of problems that you noticed that you were trying to solve with this? Obviously cost is one, but there must a bunch of other things that you're looking at this solution in AI that will actually help solve.Arup Biswas [00:02:55]:Absolutely. And the biggest, one of the biggest issues other than price, price is always an issue for small business owners is knowledge and technical expertise.Stuart Webb [00:03:03]:Yeah.Arup Biswas [00:03:03]:Particularly when it comes to broadcast advertising, whether it's TV or radio, people think, and traditionally this has been the case. So this is completely justified why people think this way. You need to go to a recording studio, you need a sound engineer, you need a voiceover artist, you need to create a script. And traditionally the cost of creating an audio advert has been thousands and thousands of pounds. Typically a recording studio can be upwards of £300 an hour to just hire the recording studio. So the costs are really high. But also the technical expertise, you know, if you're a business owner running whatever your business is, you know, how much do you actually know about creating a radio advert? You think you might have to outsource that, but it's not typically something you think you can do yourself. So there were high barriers to entry to get into radio advertising and there traditionally always has been high barriers to entry.Arup Biswas [00:03:56]:So when we came up with the concept for doing this, and I should say myself and my co founder, we come from a media background, so we were very experienced in working with small business owners who were looking to promote their businesses in normal market ways, but struggled with things like broadcast advertising. So we came with it from a problem point of view of how do we make it easier for these business owners to get their message out via radio advertising and increasingly podcast advertising. So we know that we know the pain. We, you know, we see the pain every day. And historically the pain's been there, been there. So what we've done is create a system which removes every, every barrier to entry. And I'll, you know, we'll talk a little bit more about what we offer, but essentially one of the services we offer is a self serve advert creation system where anybody can go in and create a professional audio advert with no technical expertise in less than five minutes. So that's what we've tried to do, is remove barriers to entry.Stuart Webb [00:04:55]:So let's, let's just deal into that and I guess we're going to get into some of the sort of the offerings and services that you've got. And I hope that there's going to be a valuable offer, a piece of advice that you'd like to give to the audience. But let me just explore for a moment. I mean, how does this system work? What does the business owner do to, to solve the problem they've got? Having sort of looked at the cost of this and thought this is going to be too expensive for me to be able to sort of put a radio advert, a podcast advert, TV advert, whatever, out this might be a solution to it. What's the steps that they take? What are the different services you Offer.Arup Biswas [00:05:33]:Yeah, well, the first thing to say is when we talk to business owners is to forget everything they know about creating radio adverts. Because most of us, or most people come to this thinking expensive techniques, technically complex, all those kind of things. As I said, we've created a system that removes all that. So we've got two services. One is a self serve system I mentioned where anybody can go in, they can just write a few words of text. We use AI to create a script for the, for the company owner or the marketing executive. So you just need to put in a few words about your business. You know, for example, you know, ABC is a marketing company that works in Chester.Arup Biswas [00:06:11]:Our AI will automatically create a 30 second advert script using that text, or you can put in the exact text that you want to be read out. What happens is our system automatically creates the script, automatically adds an AI voice, and these are high quality AI voices. We use the best AI voices in the industry. You would never know it's an AI voice. And we add background music to it as well and we patch it up as a, as a 30 second advert. Now that process is super quick. Anybody can go into the site now, they could do it now and they'll see that they'll have an advert there to listen to literally within less than a minute, you know, no more than five minutes if they want to translate it, because we offer a translation facility as well. So that's fine, they could do that, then they could download the advert, do whatever they want with it.Arup Biswas [00:06:56]:But what we also know is quite often somebody will produce something like an audio file and they won't know what to do with it. It's great having an advert on your desktop or what the hell do you do with it. So what we do is we don't see ourselves so much as a tech company, we see ourselves as a full service tech and advertising agency. So we offer what we call a fully managed service where we'll create the advert for the client for the same cost. It's the same low cost. So we'll create the advert for the client and then we work with our media partners. So we have media partnerships with the largest radio station owners in the UK and the world's largest podcast advertising network. And, and these are companies that own every commercial radio station you've heard of, the big ones, you know, Heart Great Sits Radio, lbc, Capital Jazz fm, Classic fm, all the ones you, you've heard of, which get millions and millions of listeners every week.Arup Biswas [00:07:49]:And we partner with those guys to actually broadcast the advert for the client. So we offer a full one stop shop solution where the client can just say to us, yes, create the advert for us and we want it broadcast in Chester in, in September for two weeks. And we want to target a particular demographic now because more and more people are listening to radio adverts, not on traditional radios but on what you call connected devices, smart speakers, phones, game stations, Alexas, all those kind of things that gives you a lot of data about who's listening. And because the media owners have that data, we could target really effectively. So nowadays if a business owner says to us, oh my target audience is Eastbourne for example, but I only want to target 45 year old business owners in Eastbourne, within a 10 mile radius of Eastbourne and they have to be female business owners, we can do that. We could target exactly that audience through our media partners and deliver the advert exactly to that audience. So nobody else other than those target audience people will hear the advert which makes the advertising spend really effective of course. So what we do for the client is we create the advert, we manage the broadcast for them, we get it broadcast and we send them analytics at the end of it.Arup Biswas [00:09:02]:So, and obviously they can hear the advert when it's live on air. So we offer a full service solution.Stuart Webb [00:09:09]:And I think it's really important to, to, to, to, to sort of emphasize in this, if it's not become very obvious, that makes this really very, very cost effective, doesn't it? Because you're not paying for the normally 95% of people who don't want, you're targeting the very specific people that you know that you have a solution to their problem and therefore that advert becomes extremely relevant and very much more targeted.Arup Biswas [00:09:35]:That's right. And actually some of the campaigns we've already run for clients, they've been very targeted campaigns. So we've got one coming up actually in the next couple of weeks which is targeting business owners in Birmingham and it's just targeting Birmingham city centre. So like a mile, a couple of mile radius of Birmingham city centre. It's only targeting business owners because that's who the business the advertiser wants to target. We can even set the age range. If they only want to target business owners over 25, for example, we could do that. So yeah, it makes it very effective and it means you're not, you're not wasting your ad spend on people hearing your advert who aren't in your target audience.Arup Biswas [00:10:13]:So why why waste money doing that?Stuart Webb [00:10:15]:Terrific. So that brings me on to the sort of third question. Is there a piece of advice, an offer, something that you can give, give to the audience listening at the moment, the people watching us on YouTube, LinkedIn who might say, well, this sounds like it's interesting. So how do I get some advice from this guy and understand whether or not this is for me?Arup Biswas [00:10:34]:Yeah, well, the first thing I would do is I'd say look at one of the challenges is people often think that radio listenership in particular is declining. They know podcast listenership is increasing because podcasts are booming massively around the world, but they think radio listenership generally is declining. And that's not the case at all. Radio listenership is really, really strong in the and around the world. So in terms of free advice, free resources, I would tell people to go to a couple of the industry websites. These are completely in industry official websites. One is called radiocentre.org which is kind of the voice of the radio industry in the uk. The second one is a site called Rajar R a j a r.co.uk which is run by the BBC and the Radio center which gives the stats on how many people listen to different radio stations.Arup Biswas [00:11:24]:So if you go there and even if you look for your local radio station, so you might want to know how many people listen to heart radio in your part of the world, you can go there and you can see the actual stats of how many people are listening to heart radio in your area. So you'll know how big the audience is. The second bit of advice I'd give, and this may sound a bit self serving, is just go onto our website, go into register for our free advertising service. There's no cost to create the advert. The only, the only cost is if you want to download the advert at the end of the process. But you don't have to do that if you just want to go in, have a look, see how it works, actually create an advert yourself, see how it sounds, do that, go in there, have a play with it, see how easy it is to create a professional audio advert and that you'll, that will make you very familiar and comfortable with knowing it's really easy. Now you don't need the traditional ways of creating adverts now. What we've done is created a disruptive way to create an professional audio ad cheaply and quickly.Stuart Webb [00:12:21]:So anybody who's just tried to sort of write down all of that information, I can promise you, and I've put it on screen. Now, if you go to our vault, which is systemize S Y S T E M I s e.me forward/free hyphen stuff that's systemized me free hyphen stuff, all of those links that ARIP has just, just mentioned will be there. You don't have to try and write them down. Just remember, systemize me free hyphen stuff, dead easy. Go on that, pick up all of that links, pick all of the information that we've got and we'll be able to direct you to all of that stuff that ARUP has just mentioned. And that will save you having to try and remember a lot of information which is actually going to help you to understand exactly how you can create these adverts. Low cost, highly targeted, very relevant to the person, has a problem that you can solve for them. And if that doesn't bring in leads, then nothing else will.Stuart Webb [00:13:17]:Arab, you've mentioned a little bit about how you sort of began your journey towards this. You were, you were obviously in the media world yourself. Was there a, was there a moment, a book, a course and in a meeting, something which sort of struck you as, okay, I've got a solution to a problem. I need to, I need to start telling the world about this. What brought you to who you are at the moment, as it were?Arup Biswas [00:13:38]:Yeah, well, as I said, myself, my co founder, Monok, we come from the media sector and actually we both started off as traditional newspaper journalists back in the day when, you know, newspaper readership was huge. So we started in the media sector. We moved into different areas of media operations in terms of managing news websites and operations, those kind of things. But we worked quite closely with advertising teams in our media companies. So we were working with colleagues who were working with local businesses who were looking to promote themselves via. In those days it was all newspaper advertising. You'll remember, Stuart, back in the day, all the job listings weren't on. Indeed they were in your local paper.Stuart Webb [00:14:16]:And all the properties, I don't remember those times.Arup Biswas [00:14:18]:I'm only 21, I'm obviously older than you.Stuart Webb [00:14:24]:21 in a few months. I just haven't counted the number of months recently.Arup Biswas [00:14:29]:But trust me, in, in, I'm going to say in the old days, job listings, property listings, they're all in your local paper. That's where you would go, you know, Thursday used to be job paper day. You know, you'd get a paper on a Thursday and that's where your jobs were. Wednesday was for property. Now all that has moved online. But working with commercial teams in media organizations. Like I said, we understood how SME owners, business owners were evolving, what they wanted to do. They were Google AdWords was a new thing at the time.Arup Biswas [00:14:55]:You know, the, the power of advertising online became a new thing and more and more were shifting away from traditional print advertising into online advertising. But there was a growing band who wanted to go further and want to do things like radio advertising. But there just wasn't the capability to do it. A low cost, easy to, easy to use and understand way and it hasn't been for years. You know, we set up to solve that problem, to fix that problem. We, we knew AI could solve that problem and we built our own system to enable us to do it. So we have our own proprietary system that uses AI. Now if you're into AI, yeah, it's fine, it's exciting.Arup Biswas [00:15:31]:But if you just focus on the outcome of I want to reach potential large audiences in a really effective and powerful way. Radio advertising, podcast advertising is number one. And actually it's not me saying that numerous bodies, including the Guardian newspaper and Tapestry research, they did some analysis a few years ago about the effectiveness of podcast advertising, for example, and what they found, what they found was podcast advertising is more, it's the most effective form of advertising around, much more effective than online advertising, a lot more effective than TV advertising. And actually what they found in their in depth analysis and research was 52% of of podcast listeners who heard an advert in a podcast wanted to buy something from the brand. 38% of people who heard an advert on radio wanted to buy something from the brand. And there's a whole stack of literature about the science of audio and the fact it goes in your ear and it sticks in your brain and it, and you digest it and you, and it works its way into your brain in a different way to things you see visually, for example. So there's a lot of science about how audio is the most effective method of getting a message in, in your brain and also the most effective message method of advertising and getting the customers to recall your brand, recall your message and go onto your website and make a purchase.Stuart Webb [00:16:55]:Terrific. I'm very aware of the fact that you've given a huge amount of very detailed answers to questions that I've given you, but probably I've not yet asked you the one question that I should have asked and that's probably my fault for having not realized. There's an important question here, but there must be one important question that you keep thinking. When's he going to ask this really, really important question. So I'm going to ask you now to tell me what that question was. And obviously, as you know what the question is, you're also going to have to answer it for me because I can't answer that question.Arup Biswas [00:17:25]:That's fine. Well, I guess a really obvious question is what do I do with an advert? And I know it sounds really obvious because we've been talking about advertising on radio, we've been talking about advertising podcasts and Absolutely, you know, create the advert. That's where it'll go. That's where you're going to get your biggest audience when it's broadcast on radio or broadcast in podcast. However, an audio advert doesn't have to be just used in that way. There's lots of other things you can do with an audio advert. You can stick it on your website, you can stick it in your newsletters, you can stick it on your email, you can use on social media. So if you never want it to be on radio or you don't think you can afford the cost of it, going out on radio or podcast doesn't mean that an audio advert won't be effective.Arup Biswas [00:18:06]:It will be effective and there's lots of ways you can use it. So, you know, if you don't want it on Heart FM or Greatest Radio or in the podcast or whatever, fine. Use it on your website, Use it on your, in your blog section if you've got one. Use it in your emails. User on social media, people still digest it in the same way. It's still going through people's ears. They're still hearing the message. It's just a different medium that's going out.Arup Biswas [00:18:29]:So that's the one thing I think people should get, should really understand that using our system or using any system to create an advert doesn't necessarily mean you have to broadcast it on radio. An audio file, an audio advert can be used in lots of different ways and it's a powerful mechanism whichever way they use.Stuart Webb [00:18:48]:And now it's as cost effective as you described, Eric. There's no reason not to do five, six, seven of them and use them in different ways, different channels where, you know, there'll be different audiences. I'm always very keen on talking to business owners who are sort of unsure about whether or not they should target and get very much more niche in there trying to solve particular problems. And I keep saying to them the niche person is the one that actually it's where the money is really made. So actually creating a very niche advert might sound like a really crazy idea, but actually it's the one which is probably going to be the most effective in bringing the person that has a problem that you solve to get to know who you are and start to know and trust you. And it's a much more effective way of doing it by something as simple as creating an audio advert like you're describing than it is by blasting a message to the entire world and hoping, which is just a very ineffective strategy.Arup Biswas [00:19:41]:Yeah. And, you know, with our services, there's two ways to, to look at that. One is, as I said, with the radio advertising, it can be really targeted at who you want to reach and the demographics. But podcast advertising is a really interesting space. I mean, everyone know how big podcasts are getting? You know, they're huge globally in the UK and globally. But with podcasts, obviously there, it's a bit like websites. There's podcasts for everything and podcasts for very niche subjects. So if you want a podcast just on marketing, you'll come to your podcast Stuart.Arup Biswas [00:20:11]:But if you want a podcast on business growth that you, you know, sorry, your business growth podcast will come to you. If you want one on marketing, if you want one on cars, whatever, there'll be a podcast about it. I mean, if you. Everybody knows about the Peter Crouch podcast, you know, and he's got some really successful podcasts out there now, music podcasts that appeal to people, they're funny, that the comedy podcast, but the podcast for everything. And whatever sector you're working in, there will be a podcast that relates to that sector. So that means you can have an advert in that particular podcast, which means only people that be hearing it are people that you want to target, people who are, who are looking for those services or looking for knowledge and experience. So you can be really, really highly targeted. Which is why some podcast advertising can be a bit more expensive because it's so targeted.Arup Biswas [00:21:04]:But going back to your point, it's exactly that point, you're not wasting a single penny on people that aren't in your target audience.Stuart Webb [00:21:11]:Brilliant. Brilliant. Arab. I think you've really, really hit the nail on the head with that. And I'm just going to, once again, if you, if I would encourage you, go to Systemize me free hyphen stuff, go and find out Those email, those URLs, those websites that are mentioned, they will be in the vault. You can go there, you can pick up those, those valuable links and find out just how quickly and easily you can create an advert like Arup has just described to you. I'm going to back up what he's saying. I've been doing some sort of helping people launch their own podcast just recently.Stuart Webb [00:21:47]:When you look at the number of blogs there are in the world and yet there are so few podcasts and blogs are something that I know every web expert tells me, you must have a blog, you must have a blog. If you've got a blog but you haven't got a podcast, you've missed out on a huge section of potential audience I happen to have to attend. Not because I, because I was doing something else there, but I was attending an event recently in the middle of Derby which was around the train industry and there were no less than 12 YouTube and podcast people there, all creating podcasts about the trains that they were seeing. So there are some really huge audiences for these people. If they hadn't expected there to be a huge audience for their stuff, they wouldn't have been there. So go think about it. Go have a look at what you can do with podcasts, look at what you can do with an advert to promote your stuff on a podcast and get out there and do it. Arup, I've got to thank you for, for what you've just said.Stuart Webb [00:22:46]:I think it's brilliant stuff and really, really appreciate you coming on and spending a few minutes with us.Arup Biswas [00:22:50]:Thank you, sir, I really enjoyed it. Thank you for the opportunity.Stuart Webb [00:22:53]:No problem. If you'll excuse me, I'm just going to now encourage people to subscribe to this podcast and website. Go to once again, Systemize Me subscribe you just, it's a simple format, asks you for what two things, your first name and your email address. And every week you'll get an email with me from me telling you who's coming up on this so that you can join live on LinkedIn or YouTube and actually get the sort of valuable free advice from experts such as Eric. We don't have people on here who have got something really valuable to say. So if you want to listen to more people like Arup who've got really valuable free advice for you and really will help get your business motoring, come and subscribe at Systemize Me Forward slash subscribe. Arup, thank you very much. Thank you for indulging me for a few minutes in making my own little self promotion there.Stuart Webb [00:23:42]:It's not an advert. Maybe I need to start thinking about one of those as well, but thank you very much for being here.Arup Biswas [00:23:47]:Thank you, Stuart.. Get full access to It's Not Rocket Science! at thecompleteapproach.substack.com/subscribe
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Deň po ukončení mierových rokovaní Ukrajiny, Ruska a Spojených štátov vystúpil prezident Volodymyr Zelenskyj s informáciou, že bojujúce strany dostali od Ameriky čas na ukončenie vojny do júna tohto roka. Rokovania ako také však priniesli len veľmi malý pokrok, keďže obe krajiny trvajú na svojich požiadavkách. Ako blízko ku koncu takmer štvorročnej vojny teda naozaj sme? Čo sa stane, ak sa termín nedodrží a kto vlastne túto vojnu vyhrá? Aj to sa Nikola Šuliková Bajánová pýta reportéra zahraničnej redakcie denníka SME Daniela Hoťku. Zdroje zvukov: ČT, YouTube/Zelenskyj, AFP News Agency Odporúčanie: Seriál Clarkson's Farm sa už v odporúčaní tohto podcastu vyskytol, ale to neprekáža. Bolo to dávno a teraz sa dá pozerať jeho štvrtá séria. Opäť je to mimoriadne vtipné, Jeremy Clarkson vymýšľa ďalšie projekty, vďaka ktorým sa ani náhodou nenudí a my sa nenudíme s ním. – Všetky podcasty denníka SME nájdete na sme.sk/podcasty – Odoberajte aj audio verziu denného newslettra SME.sk s najdôležitejšími správami na sme.sk/brifingSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
หัวใจของการทำธุรกิจระหว่างประเทศ คือการเข้าใจและบริหารความแตกต่างให้กลายเป็นข้อได้เปรียบ ตั้งแต่วัฒนธรรม กฎระเบียบ พฤติกรรมผู้บริโภค ไปจนถึงโครงสร้างต้นทุน ซึ่งหากผู้ประกอบการ SME เข้าใจองค์ประกอบเหล่านี้จะเป็นโอกาสที่สร้างจุดแข็งให้ธุรกิจเติบโต อย่างมั่นคง The SME Handbook Season 10: Beyond Borders: The Global Supply Chain Unpacked | คู่มือข้ามพรมแดน: เสริมแกร่งซัพพลายเชนไทยสู่ตลาดโลก จะมาถ่ายทอดความรู้และประสบการณ์ในการบริหารจัดการซัพพลายเชน ผ่านมุมมองที่ครอบคลุมของนักวิชาการและผู้เชี่ยวชาญ เพื่อเจาะลึก Know-how ต่างๆ ที่ส่งผลต่อความสำเร็จของธุรกิจ SME เพื่อให้เติบโตอย่างมั่นคงและก้าวไกลสู่เวทีโลก
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Projects stall when one expert carries the content, decisions, and approvals. We flip that script with a clear, usable playbook for building a stakeholder highway—bringing sponsors, learners, frontline leaders, operations, tech, and compliance into the right moments so training actually lands in the real world. You'll hear why SME-only pathways create bottlenecks and blind spots, how to map the roles that matter, and when to loop each voice in across discovery, design, development, implementation, and evaluation.Roadblocks happen: the ghost SME, conflicting leader feedback, or last-minute compliance asks. Jackie shares practical responses, from clarifying who decides versus who advises to offering trade-off options that protect timelines without sacrificing quality. A quick scenario shows the reset in action—expanding beyond one overbooked SME to include a frontline manager, operations, tech, and a learner pilot—so the course is accurate, feasible, and ready for day one performance. Close with one task: sketch a one-page stakeholder highway for your next project, add two new partners, and watch momentum return. If this approach helps you, subscribe, share it with a colleague, and leave a review so more designers can build learning that sticks.
Signs of growing positivity from New Zealand's small and medium sized businesses. A new report from MYOB reveals that 33% of SMEs polled have more work or sales lined up for the first quarter than usual, and a further 40% say they have the amount they'd normally expect. The green shoots are showing up in sectors that have struggled of late, including manufacturers, retail, and construction. ABC Business Sales CEO Chris Small told Mike Hosking the vibe is incredibly positive, especially in comparison to the last two years. He says that this time last year they had high volumes of business owners saying their earnings were down and they weren't going to take their business to market, but now those business owners are reporting strong previous quarters. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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The Five-Phase Sales Solution Cadence: Facts, Benefits, Applications, Evidence, Trial Close When you've done proper discovery—asked loads of questions about where the buyer is now and where they want to be—you earn the right to propose a solution. But here's the kicker: sometimes the right move is to walk away. If you force a partial or wrong-fit solution, you might "grab the dough" short-term, but you'll torch trust and reputation—the two assets that don't come back easily. Below is a search-friendly, buyer-proof cadence you can run in any market—**Japan vs **United States, SME vs enterprise, B2B services vs SaaS—especially post-pandemic when procurement teams want clarity, proof, and outcomes, not fluffy feature parades. How do you know if your solution genuinely fits the buyer (and when should you walk away)? You know it fits when you can map your solution to their stated outcomes—and prove it—without twisting the facts. If the buyer needs an outcome you can't deliver, the ethical (and commercially smart) play is: "We can't help you with that." In 2024–2026, buyers are savvier and more risk-aware. They'll check reviews, ask peers, and sanity-test claims through AI search tools and internal stakeholder scrutiny. In high-trust cultures (including Japan) and high-compliance industries (finance, health, critical infrastructure), a wrong-fit sale becomes a reputational boomerang. The deal closes once; the story travels forever. Do now: Write a one-page "fit test": buyer outcomes → your capability → evidence. If any outcome can't be supported, qualify out fast. What does "facts" mean in a modern B2B sales conversation? Facts are the provable mechanics—features, specs, process steps, constraints—and the proof that they work. Facts aren't the goal; they're the credibility scaffolding. Salespeople often drown here: endless micro-detail, endless Q&A, endless spreadsheets. Yes, analytical buyers (engineering-led firms, CFO-led committees) will pull you into the weeds—but remember: they aren't buying the process. They're buying the outcome from the process. Bring facts that de-risk the decision: implementation timelines, security posture (SOC 2/ISO), uptime/SLA history, integration limits, and measurable performance benchmarks. Then move on before you get stuck. Do now: Prepare a "facts pack" with 5–7 proof points (not 57 features). Use it to earn trust, then pivot to outcomes. How do you turn features into benefits buyers will actually pay for? Benefits are the "so what"—the measurable results the buyer gets because the feature exists. If you can't link a feature to an outcome, it's just trivia. A weight, colour, dimension, workflow, dashboard, or AI model is not valuable by itself. It becomes valuable when it improves a KPI: reduced cycle time, fewer defects, higher conversion, lower churn, faster onboarding, better safety, tighter compliance. This is where classic sales thinking still holds up—think **SPIN Selling and the buyer's implied needs: pain, impact, and value. In a tight 2025 budget environment, "nice-to-have" benefits die quickly; "must-have" outcomes survive. Do now: For every top feature, write one sentence: "This enables ___, which improves ___ by ___ within ___ days." If you can't fill the blanks, drop the feature from your pitch. What is the "application of benefits" and how do you make it real inside their business? Application is where benefits turn into daily operational reality—what changes in workflow, decisions, and results.This is the "rubber meets the road" layer. Don't just say "we improve productivity." Show where it lands: which meetings get shorter, which approvals disappear, which roles stop firefighting, which customers get served faster, which errors are prevented, and what leaders see weekly on dashboards. Compare contexts: a startup may care about speed and cash runway; a multinational may care about governance, change management, and multi-region rollouts. A consumer business might chase conversion and NPS; a B2B industrial firm might chase downtime reduction and safety incidents. Do now: Build a simple "Before → After" map for their week: processes eliminated, expanded, improved—and who owns each change. What counts as credible evidence (and what "proof" actually convinces buyers)? Credible evidence is specific, comparable, and close to the buyer's reality—same industry, similar scale, similar constraints. "Trust me" is not evidence. Bring proof that survives scrutiny: reference customers, quantified case studies, independent reviews, pilot results, and implementation artefacts (plans, timelines, adoption metrics). The closer the comparison company is to the buyer, the more persuasive it becomes. This is also where storytelling matters: not hype—narrative. Who was involved? What went wrong? What changed? What were the numbers before and after? Analysts like **Gartner or **Forrester can help with category credibility, but a near-peer success story usually seals confidence. Do now: Collect 3 "mirror case studies" (similar buyer profiles) and write them as short stories: problem → actions → results → lessons. How do you do a trial close without sounding pushy or sleazy? A trial close is a simple comprehension-and-comfort check that invites objections early—before you ask for the order. Done right, it's calm, not clingy. After you've walked through facts → benefits → application → evidence, ask: "How does that sound so far?" Then shut up. Silence is a tool. If they raise objections, good—interest is alive, and you can add pinpoint proof. If they say nothing (or go vague), start worrying: they may have already mentally deleted you as an option. This is the moment to clarify, re-anchor to outcomes, and confirm next steps in the sales cycle. Do now: Use one trial close per phase. Treat objections as data, not drama, and log them into your CRM as themes to address. Conclusion: the cadence that keeps you credible and gets you paid This five-phase cadence works because it respects how adults buy: they need proof, relevance, and a clear path from "today" to "better." Keep the sequence tight—facts, then benefits, then application, then evidence, then a trial close—and you'll avoid the two killers of modern selling: feature-dumps and wishful thinking. Author credentials Dr. Greg Story, Ph.D. in Japanese Decision-Making, is President of Dale Carnegie Tokyo Training and Adjunct Professor at Griffith University. He is a two-time winner of the Dale Carnegie "One Carnegie Award" (2018, 2021) and recipient of the Griffith University Business School Outstanding Alumnus Award (2012). As a Dale Carnegie Master Trainer, Greg is certified to deliver globally across all leadership, communication, sales, and presentation programs, including Leadership Training for Results. He has written several books, including three best-sellers — Japan Business Mastery, Japan Sales Mastery, and Japan Presentations Mastery — along with Japan Leadership Mastery and How to Stop Wasting Money on Training. His works have been translated into Japanese, including Za Eigyō (ザ営業), Purezen no Tatsujin (プレゼンの達人), Torēningu de Okane o Muda ni Suru no wa Yamemashō (トレーニングでお金を無駄にするのはやめましょう), and Gendaiban "Hito o Ugokasu" Rīdā (現代版「人を動かす」リーダー). Greg also publishes daily business insights on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter, and hosts six weekly podcasts. On YouTube, he produces The Cutting Edge Japan Business Show, Japan Business Mastery, and Japan's Top Business Interviews, which are widely followed by executives seeking success strategies in Japan.
Just like the work of sterile processing, HSPA certifications are robust, relevant, and constantly evolving. The process of keeping certification exams and requirements up to date involves years of work, the expertise of subject matter experts (SMEs), and the input of thousands of current certification holders. HSPA's rigorous test development process ensures that each certification holder is ready to meet the modern demands of their job and the increasing complexity of the healthcare field. In episode 144, host Casey Czarnowski speaks with Siri Sorensen, Director of Certification and Membership with HSPA, about updating HSPA certifications. Siri reviews each step in the process—job analysis, desk study, task force meeting, validation survey, and SME meetings—as well as the role of the Certification Council. She also explains a new eligibility requirement of the Certified Healthcare Leader (CHL) certification, which requires CHL holders to meet one of three flexible pathways, each designed to recognize the diverse backgrounds and experiences of SP professionals. Listen to learn about the collaborative nature of the HSPA certifications accredited by the ANSI National Accreditation Board (ANAB). Siri Sorensen Director of Certification and Membership HSPA Siri Sorensen, MA, CAE, ICE-CCP, PMP, CMP, has served HSPA for more than twelve years. In her current role, she oversees the development, maintenance and administration of the Association’s four accredited certification programs, serving more than 60,000 individuals, as well as the CCSVP certification for vendors and suppliers. Her accomplishments include being awarded the Deborah Sexton Education Scholarship (PCMA, 2019) and recognition as a Forty Under 40 honoree (Association Forum, 2018). Her career has focused on effective and meaningful work with associations and nonprofits. Earn CE Now
Katastrofálna úroveň odhaľovania korupcie, a pokiaľ ide o novely trestných kódexov – je to experiment, ktorý sa nevydaril. To je vysvedčenie generálnej prokuratúry pre vládu a anticena jej prístupu ku korupcii. Kritici prstom ukazujú aj na políciu. Ako pracuje Protikorupčná jednotka ÚBOK, ktorá nahradila zrušenú NAKA? V podcaste Dobré ráno s moderátorkou Janou Krescanko Dibákovou objasňuje bývalý riaditeľ zrušenej NAKA a súčasný spolupracovník Nadácie Zastavme korupciu ĽUBOMÍR DAŇKO spôsoby, ako polícia pracuje pri korupčných deliktoch. Ako využíva zainteresované osoby či aká je úloha operatívcov. Ale aj to, ako výrazne sa práca policajtov skomplikovala. Zdroje zvukov: TASR Odporúčanie: Ak máte chuť vypočuť si o odhaľovaní či neodhaľovaní korupcie viac, vypočujte si aj moju ARÉNU s profesorom trestného práva Jozefom Čentéšom. Nájdete ju na sme.sk, na youtube či v podcastoch. Jozef Čentéš zároveň upozorňuje aj na to, ako verbálne ataky politikov môžu ovplyvniť policajtov, prokurátorov a sudcov a že sa je potrebné ozvať. Dnes ešte vychádza Vizita, Všesvet a Vedátorský podcast. A to už je nadnes všetko, krásny deň a veľa láskavosti vám želá JKD. – Všetky podcasty denníka SME nájdete na sme.sk/podcasty – Odoberajte aj audio verziu denného newslettra SME.sk s najdôležitejšími správami na sme.sk/brifingSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Episode 110My enough is enough moment and how it changed me as a leader and personSUMMARYWelcome to The Lonely Leader Podcast. In this episode, James Rule discusses how collapsing with Pneumonia during his time as a CEO was a turning point in his approach to leadership. It provided a chance to reflect and to change habits and behaviours to find a more sustainable way to develop high performance. James shares the changes he made in the hope you can avoid the same pitfall and course correct before reaching your own enough is enough moment. James directs you to the following episodes so you can access further insights:Episode 2 - Why Leaders Must Adopt a Holistic View to Create and Sustain High PerformanceEpisode 11 - Leadership Essentials: DelegationEpisode 15 - The Power of Utilising a JournalEpisode 33 - High Performance PledgesEpisode 34 - Dealing with Negative PeopleEpisode 48 - Leadership Essentials: PresenceEpisode 54 - The Power of Rest: Unlocking High Performance Through RecoveryEpisode 71 - Holiday Illness: A Warning Sign You Can't IgnoreEpisode 84 - Leadership Essentials: ClarityEpisode 86 - Leadership Essentials: Lifelong LearningABOUT THE HOST James is an experienced mentor, coach and thought leader who works with a range of clients from FTSE 100 companies, SME´s the NHS and wider public and not for profit sectors.His twenty year career in elite sport initially as a professional rugby player but predominantly as a chief executive has given him an invaluable insight in managing the success, failures and pressures associated with leadership at the highest level.As a high performance coach James specialises in enhancing resilience and leadership development. He is a passionate advocate of the notion that to find lasting fulfilment we need to take a holistic view of high performance. CONNECT & CONTACT Website www.thelonelyleader.co.ukThe Lonely Leader's LinkedIn James' LinkedInInstagramEmail: hello@thelonelyleader.co.uk NEWSLETTERSign Up to The Leadership Accelerator Newsletter for advice, inspiration and ideas, you'll also receive James' Tackling Imposter Syndrome guide.THIS SHOW WAS BROUGHT TO YOU BY LONELY LEADER MEDIA Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Stop Chasing Maybes: The Perfect Fit Client Method for B2B Sales SuccessOverviewIn this transformative episode, Julie Riga sits down with Nicoleta Hajek, founder of Pro Sales and the voice behind Empower Sales by Nico, for her very first podcast appearance. Nicoleta reveals her powerful Perfect Fit Client Method - a simple yet revolutionary approach that helps SME founders and technical teams build repeatable B2B sales systems. Together, they explore the three-part framework (FIT, IMPACT, URGENCY) that helps entrepreneurs stop wasting time on "maybes" and start selling with confidence and clarity.Stop Chasing Maybes: The Perfect Fit Client Method for B2B Sales SuccessGuest: Nicoleta Hajek, Founder of Pro Sales & Voice Behind Empower Sales by NicoHost: Julie RigaAbout This EpisodeJulie connects with Nicoleta Hajek, a purpose-driven sales strategist who helps SME founders and technical teams transform their sales approach from transactional to relational. Nicoleta shares her signature Perfect Fit Client Method, teaching entrepreneurs how to verify leads, run discovery calls that build trust, and connect value to real business impact while avoiding the time-draining trap of chasing "maybe" clients.Guest BackgroundNicoleta Hajek is the founder of Pro Sales and the inspiring voice behind Empower Sales by Nico. Based in France, Nicoleta specializes in helping SME founders and technical teams build repeatable B2B sales systems that eliminate guesswork and create predictable revenue. Her philosophy centers on less than 10% theory and over 90% practice, ensuring clients master concepts through real-world application.Fun Fact: Nicoleta lives in France, where her favorite food is cheese with a glass of red wine.The Perfect Fit Client Method: FIT, IMPACT, URGENCYFIT - Understanding AlignmentWhat triggered this search right now?What outcomes do you want in the next 90 days?What happens in your business if this stays the same?IMPACT - Quantifying ValueWhat does this problem cost you per month?Where does it show up? (delays, rework, downtime)What metrics do you want to move?URGENCY - Determining TimelineWhy now and why not in six months?What happens if you delay?What deadline matters for you right now?Key InsightsThe 20-Minute Qualifying Call: Nicoleta's method cuts qualifying down to 20-30 minutes to verify FIT, IMPACT, and URGENCY before investing deeper time.Not All Customers Are Your Customers: Understanding that some clients aren't the right fit saves time and preserves energy.Active Listening as a Sales Superpower: The best salespeople listen more than they talk. Ask open-ended questions and truly hear what clients need.Value Beats Features: Clients buy transformation, not specifications. Connect your solution to their transformation, not product features.Memorable Quotes"If one is missing (FIT, IMPACT, or URGENCY) then it's a maybe. And maybe is a tax on your time.""The number one mistake we make every single day is that we talk about our product, our features, our specifications. But what value proposition means is that I identify your three problems, and I transform you into a problem-less person.""Have faith in you, have faith in your product, and listen carefully to your customers to really understand the problems and the transformation you can create for them."Key TakeawaysQualify Early, Qualify Fast: Use FIT, IMPACT, URGENCY in 20-30 minutesListen More, Talk Less: Let prospects speak 80% of the timeNot Everyone Is Your Client: Focus on those you can truly serveBuild Relationships, Not Transactions: Authenticity closes dealsConnect with Nicoleta HajekWebsite: www.empoweredsalesbynico.com LinkedIn: Active and sharing valuable B2B sales insights Free Call: Book a complimentary call to explore sales transformation#Leadership #SalesSuccess #PurposeDriven #Transformation #BusinessGrowth
Keď Donald Trump oznámil, že chce získať Grónsko, bola to pre svet tak trochu facka. Najväčší šok prežívali okrem grónskeho národa Dáni, okrem iného dlhoroční spojenci Spojených štátov. Aj preto sa dnes vyberieme do Dánska za príbehmi o tom, ako miestni a štát prehodnocujú svoje dlhoročné postoje a ako sa celé Trumpovo počínanie podpísalo pod komplikované vzťahy týchto národov. O téme sa Nikola Šuliková Bajánová rozpráva so šéfom zahraničného oddelenia denníka SME Lukášom Onderčaninom. Zdroje zvukov: SME, Youtube/Bloomberg News Odporúčanie: Mojím dnešným odporúčaním je film Hamnet, ktorý rozoberá rodinnú tragédiu najznámejšieho spisovateľa na svete takým spôsobom, že vám dochádzajú slová. Viac ani nepoviem, iba že si do kina vezmite kopu vreckoviek. – Všetky podcasty denníka SME nájdete na sme.sk/podcasty – Odoberajte aj audio verziu denného newslettra SME.sk s najdôležitejšími správami na sme.sk/brifingSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nedávna smrť dvoch amerických občanov rukami agentov ICE v Spojených štátoch amerických bola možno najhorším v sérii nepríjemných prekvapení, ktoré prináša druhé funkčné obdobie prezidenta Donalda J. Trumpa. V globálnom kontexte vzostupu autokratických lídrov možno Donald Trump neprekvapuje. To, čo neprestáva prekvapovať je rýchlosť, radikálnosť a rozsah zmien, akou sa tieto veci dejú v jednej z najstarších demokracií – v krajine, ktorá bola pre mnohých z nás dlho vzorom demokratického štýlu vládnutia a demokratickej kultúry. V tomto podcaste sa pozrieme na dejiny Spojených štátov komplexnejšie a bez idealizovania: Akým výzvam čelila demokracia v Spojených štátoch naprieč dejinami? Bola imúnna vzostupu autokratických tendencií? Je nástup trumpizmu naozaj natoľko prekvapujúci? Do akej miery je Trumpov štýl vládnutia, jeho izolacionizmus a expanzionizmus výnimočný v amerických dejinách? Historička Agáta Šústová Drelová sa rozprávala s politológom Doc. Erik Lášticom, PhD. z Katedry politológie na Univerzite Komenského v Bratislave, kde prednáša o vláde a politike na Slovensku a v Spojených štátoch. Politické a spoločenské dianie v USA pravidelne komentuje aj v médiách a na sociálnych sieťach. Tento diel Dejín vychádza vďaka podpore Aukčnej spoločnosti SOGA, pri príležitosti 30. výročia jej založenia. Ďakujeme za podporu. Na výrobe tejto relácie spolupracovali Tomáš Rybár a Michal Jurík. – Ak máte pre nás spätnú väzbu, odkaz alebo nápad, napíšte nám na jaroslav.valent@petitpress.sk – Všetky podcasty denníka SME nájdete na sme.sk/podcastySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Poznáte jeho texty – teraz ich budete môcť aj počuť. Každú nedeľu vo svojej podcastovej aplikácii nájdete trochu iný formát Dobrého rána – Roth číta Marca. Eseje a komentáre publicistu Sama Marca v podaní herca Roberta Rotha. Načítaný text: https://www.sme.sk/komentare/c/ficovi-sa-deju-ohromne-nahody-pise-samo-marec – Všetky podcasty denníka SME nájdete na sme.sk/podcasty – Odoberajte aj audio verziu denného newslettra SME.sk s najdôležitejšími správami na sme.sk/brifingSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aik Chuan (A.C.) Goh, Founder of Singapore's first traditional search fund, joins Jeremy Au to unpack how operators evolve from startup builders into long-term business stewards. They explore lessons from Uber's Southeast Asia expansion, why localization determines platform winners, and how consulting shaped A.C.'s decision-making framework. The conversation covers the limits of venture capital in personalized industries like education, the hidden succession crisis inside Singapore SMEs, and how search funds bridge retiring founders with new leadership. Aik Chuan also shares why disciplined capital structures matter, how growth still exists in mature markets, and why conviction requires respecting experience without surrendering belief in your thesis. 07:00 Uber proved that small autonomous teams can build cities: Three strong generalists with a mission can launch operations faster than large centralized structures. 10:30 Uber lost Indonesia because localization came too late: Missing cash payments and motorcycles allowed competitors to lock in the market. 11:45 Regional winners depend on profit hub cities: Control of Singapore, KL, Bangkok, and Jakarta determines who funds expansion. 19:32 Consulting builds structured decision discipline: Senior leaders iterate assumptions just like junior consultants, only faster. 29:53 Venture capital struggles in personalized education: Edtech exposed the limits of scale when every student needs different content. 34:22 Search funds solve SME succession gaps: Retiring founders need both liquidity and leadership, which the model combines. 53:15 Conviction requires reframing criticism: Aik Chuan learns to respect experience while still backing his thesis. Watch, listen or read the full insight at https://www.bravesea.com/blog/aik-chuan-goh-owning-the-future Get transcripts, startup resources & community discussions at www.bravesea.com WhatsApp: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VakR55X6BIElUEvkN02e TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jeremyau Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jeremyauz Twitter: https://twitter.com/jeremyau LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bravesea English: Spotify | YouTube | Apple Podcasts Bahasa Indonesia: Spotify | YouTube | Apple Podcasts Chinese: Spotify | YouTube | Apple Podcasts Vietnamese: Spotify | YouTube | Apple Podcasts #CorporateInnovation #VentureBuilding #StartupStrategy #SoutheastAsia #VentureCapital #FounderIncentives #CorporateGovernance #InnovationStrategy #VentureStudios #BRAVEpodcast
Máme za sebou zaujímavý týždeň - generálny prokurátor Maroš Žilinka mal veľkú tlačovú konferenciu, kde označil boj proti korupcii za katastrofálny a dával to za vinu aj rušeniu NAKA, za ktorým stojí koalícia. Další prokurátor - krajský - Rastislav Remeta na inej tlačovke vysvetľoval, prečo nestíhajú vojenskú pomoc Ukrajine a že Hegerova vláda konala zodpovedne. Premiér Robert Fico za tým vidí vstup prokuratúry do politického súboja na strane opozície. V parlamente bolo nočné odvolávanie vlády, Michal Bartek uviedol, že František Mikloško nesiaha expremiérovi Mečiarovi ani po členky, internetom kolujú memečka z LED obrazovky na budúcej budove ministerstva obrany a začínajú zimné olympijské hry. Sobotným Dobrým ránom vás sprevádzajú Zuzana Kovačič Hanzelová a Jakub Filo. Dnes so špeciálnym hosťom Samuelom "Vedátorom" Kováčikom. Otázky do nasledujúcej epizódy Dobrého rána sobota nám zasielajte na e-mail dobrerano@sme.sk, ideálne vo forme hlasovej správy. Do predmetu napíšte Otázka do sobotného Dobrého rána. Zdroje zvukov: 360tka, TA3, TASR – Všetky podcasty denníka SME nájdete na sme.sk/podcasty – Odoberajte aj audio verziu denného newslettra SME.sk s najdôležitejšími správami na sme.sk/brifingSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Milióny nových strán zo spisov, ktoré súvisia s prípadom Jeffreyho Epsteina a ktoré pred týždňom zverejnilo americké ministerstvo spravodlivosti, prinášajú bez prestávky nové a nové odhalenia. V súvislosti so Slovenskom sa už dlhšie skloňuje najmä meno bývalého ministra zahraničných vecí Miroslava Lajčáka. Pri ňom sa však tunajšia Epsteinova vetva, ktorá je oveľa staršia, ani náhodou nekončí a zrejme súvisí s aktivitami, za ktoré bol odsúdený. Dozvedáme sa, že sa v jeho blízkosti ocitali aj viaceré Slovenky. Viac si už povie Nikola Šuliková Bajánová so šéfkou domáceho oddelenia denníka SME Michaelou Terenzani a reportérom denníka SME Martinom Vančom. Zdroj zvukov: STVR Odporúčanie: Ak sa chcete na chvíľu odpojiť a pozerať niečo jednoduché, nezaťažujúce, pohodlné, bez hanby vám hovorím, pozrite si seriál Sullivan's Crossing. Tiež je na Netflixe, má blízko k ďalšiemu takémuto počinu Virgin River a obsahuje všetko, čo obsahovať má – utrápenú hlavnú postavu z lekárskeho prostredia, ktorá sa vráti do svojho malebného rodného mesta, kde stretne príťažlivého muža s tajomstvom a do toho tam sú vrúcne vzťahy, napätie a krásna príroda. Nič ako guilty pleasure neexistuje. – Všetky podcasty denníka SME nájdete na sme.sk/podcasty – Odoberajte aj audio verziu denného newslettra SME.sk s najdôležitejšími správami na sme.sk/brifingSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Payments in emerging markets are often discussed as infrastructure.But the real differentiation happens in how deeply payments are embedded into business operations.In the final episode of this special Qatar Development Bank series of Couchonomics with Arjun, Arjun sits down in Doha with Saad Ishfaq, CEO of TESS Payments, to unpack how a payments company built for Qatar is scaling by solving real operational pain, not just processing transactions.TESS Payments is a QCB-licensed payment service provider designed specifically for the Qatari market. Rather than chasing regional expansion, Saad explains why the company chose to go deep instead of wide, focusing on enterprise-grade flexibility, managed services, and bespoke integrations for large organisations across real estate, government, and critical infrastructure.The conversation explores how payments sit at the centre of SME enablement, why micro and small businesses remain underserved across the GCC, and how fintechs and banks must collaborate rather than compete. Saad also shares how TESS evolved beyond payments into CFO tooling and digital lending, including a new sandboxed lending platform addressing Qatar's blue-collar workforce.From owning core infrastructure to navigating bank partnerships, regulatory sandboxes, and product adjacencies, this episode offers a grounded look at how fintech scale is built inside regulated markets.
Maroš Žilinka, ktorý šetrí mediálnymi výstupmi, sa posadil pred novinárov a otvorene kritizoval vládu Roberta Fica. Premiér ho na osobnom stretnutí presviedčal o tom, že má iný pohľad na vyšetrovanie korupcie. Maroš Žilinka však novinárom poskytol grafy, ktoré vládu usvedčujú z čiastočnej rezignácie na boj proti korupčníkom. V podcaste Dobré ráno Jana Krescanko Dibáková diskutuje s reportérom PETROM KOVÁČOM, ktorý si osobne vypočul generálneho prokurátora a monitoroval reakcie politikov. Zdroje zvukov: TA3 Odporúčanie: Dnes vám chcem dať do pozornosti dnešnú diskusiu o 19.00 h v bratislavskom Kácečku. O tom, či je opozícia pripravená vládnuť, bude Zuzana Kovačič Hanzelová diskutovať so Zuzanou Mesterovou, Alojzom Hlinom a Michalom Šipošom. Lístky nájdete na webe zabavavpodcastoch.sk. – Všetky podcasty denníka SME nájdete na sme.sk/podcasty – Odoberajte aj audio verziu denného newslettra SME.sk s najdôležitejšími správami na sme.sk/brifingSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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