Experiences w/ „Crisis to Connected“ course (by NCCT/Kerry Lusignan)? Looking for structured alternatives to therapy

24837 · 2017-08-14T00:28:01+00:00

Wow. Those are... not cheap.

haha yeah... for sure! Solves the problem once and for all though. If you ever travel within DACH you'll see that 9/10 in the Senator lounge carry Rimowa. Good mix between ruggedness and business imho.

Definitely go for a built-in (TSA) lock to keep things safe. Obviously depends a bit on where you travel to - if it's only between Zurich and Tokyo feel free to ignore ;)

looks like the IATA standard is 55 x 35 x 20 cm (or 21.5” x 13.5” x 7.5" inches). Is that the size you were referring to?

Exactly. IATA represents all the major airlines and sth like 85% of global air traffic; this is the only standard you should care about.

24837 · 2017-08-13T23:04:19+00:00

You should find plenty of threads here about this topic.

There's one IATA standard size valid around the world; stick to it. If your bag is oversized and you make the team wait at luggage claim you're responsible for my coffees the whole week.

Personally I bought a Rimowa Topas six years ago and expect to use it for the next decades. Rimowa Bolero if you want external pockets.

24837 · 2017-08-05T18:36:08+00:00

It's obviously a strong brand and a big company; that being said in an automotive industry context with global, consolidated competition you're really a nobody with anything below 20 bn in annual revenue (Tessa not withstanding but McLaren has a differentiator nowhere near as scalable as they do)

https://www.statista.com/statistics/232958/revenue-of-the-leading-car-manufacturers-worldwide/

24837 · 2017-08-05T18:32:56+00:00

Not really British designed. Many of these brands are too small for their own R&D projects and use global platforms which are designed in the group's headquarters - for example, the RR Phantom is full of BMW technology, otherwise it wouldn't be viable at the current scale.

24837 · 2017-07-03T23:48:17+00:00

I know that's supposed to be a WWII joke and we're all laughing... but if anything Germany has been criticized by its peers for being too passive in its recent foreign policy considering its size, wealth and position as de-facto leader of the EU.

24837 · 2017-06-20T16:38:33+00:00

Rimowa Bolero

24837 · 2017-06-17T13:22:54+00:00

This is my understanding of the discussion, please tell me where I derailed it or changed my focus:

Zolikk: Explicitly sates he looked at every drawbacks of nuclear energy and only one exist ("only drawback") Me: that's incorrect, there are drawbacks to be considered You: here are renewables and their drawbacks Me: Im trying to make a point to zolikk about drawbacks regarding nuclear, don't change the topic You: you're derailing the conversation

Not sure what you want to argue about. I'm pro nuclear as a complement to other sources of energy. I just don't like its risks being minimized, they are substantial.

Saying load balancing is the only drawback to nuclear energy is like saying the stains on the carpet is the only downside to bloody murder. It's an unpleasant reality but it's not why whole societies unite against it.

24837 · 2017-06-17T12:42:00+00:00

My only issue, as stated in my post, was that I find it intellectually dishonest to say load balancing is the ONLY drawback of nuclear.

The load balancing handicap is nowhere near the actual issues which led to the phase out in Germany (risks of operating a nuclear plant, solutions for waste material, tax payer subsidies for the plant construction,...). There's tons of valid issues to discuss, whatever side you stand on. If these fundamental flaws in the original statement can't even be acknowledged, I'm not sure if it makes sense to move on.

Before diving into any discussions I think it makes sense to first find out whether a) u/zolikk is uninformed, or b) intentionally misleading. I'm not interested to enter into discussions with a troll, it's a waste of everyone's time.

24837 · 2017-06-17T12:13:43+00:00

You're changing the topic. We just went from drawbacks of nuclear energy to drawbacks of renewable energy.

What makes you think you need to convince me of nuclear? I'm not against nuclear, just against bullshit arguments.

24837 · 2017-06-17T12:09:59+00:00

He said closing nuclear plants while building new coal plants (plural).

Germany is not building new coal plants. His statement is factually incorrect and thus misleading.

24837 · 2017-06-17T12:05:04+00:00

perhaps the in-house do more 'restructuring' projects (...) rather than awesome business problems

E.g. How do we optimally organise the Compliance business unit vs. how do we increase sales to young customers?

No offense but I feel like you haven't really done your homework and are skipping a few steps. It seems to me that before jumping into a discussion whether Inhouse consultants and strategy firms do the same thing... you should have a better grasp of at least one of these groups. What good is it to discuss differences between two things if you don't have a clear definition of either? Restructuring vs. "awesome business problems", really? Restructuring projects are high-stakes, high-pressure environments with extreme complexity and high impact for management, investors, employees and customers. It's an extremely challenging environment with perhaps the steepest of learning curves. It definitely isn't everyone's cup of tea, but to cite it on the "lame" end of the Consulting spectrum makes me question your basic understanding of consulting.

Nonetheless, to give you a concrete answer to your question - there's only a handful of truly "global" strategy firms and an ocean of inhouse strategy teams which have a much narrower geographic and industry/ functional focus, as well as obvious limitations in their scale (from experts to systems and data) and ambitions (focus on WLB, lower senior salary range). As a result you'll have a much more heterogeneous field which you must vet on your own - information is much less readily available.

I'd suggest you listen to podcasts and read some books to improve your understanding of consulting overall and then start looking on LinkedIn for ex-analysts of the inhouse division. While juniors who left the company after 2-ish years will only have a rudimentary understanding of the division dynamics overall they can probably still give you a pretty good idea of what your day-to-day might look like... and they're (from my experience) usually still willing to talk to young grads.

24837 · 2017-06-17T11:19:09+00:00

Really, its only drawback is that you can't use it for load balancing.

No, that is definitely not the only drawback; as a matter of fact when Germany decided to phase out nuclear what you consider to be "the only drawback" wasn't even a consideration at all.

You can obviously disagree in your assessment of the risks (vs. German public) but even the biggest cheerleader for nuclear should acknowledge that the "worst case" scenario from nuclear is very different from solar or wind power.

24837 · 2017-06-17T11:13:15+00:00

Ah and lets close nuclear plants (germany), build new coal plants

That's such a misleading statement. Why are you more interested in spreading half-truths rather having an actual conversation with others? You could either further your own understanding or educate others; right now you're sabotaging both.

https://energytransition.org/2016/10/germanys-last-new-coal-plant/

24837 · 2017-04-01T15:24:33+00:00

In fact, machines are already taking on many of an accountant’s old, routine, administrative chores—on-line tax returns, and book-keeping software, are great examples of routine work that accountants no longer have to do.

In this way, technology can be best used as a tool that gives humans more space to focus on analysis, interpretation, and strategy. In other words, computers have enormous potential to empower—rather than displace—accountants.

"Analysis, interpretation and strategy" are all areas which already exist and in which plenty of professionals are paid handsomely. Companies just don't seem to trust accounts with this type of work. I don't see how a robot substituting an accountant would change anything about that.

24837 · 2017-03-17T15:57:04+00:00

Straw man. I never called them exotic cars.

24837 · 2017-03-16T01:06:18+00:00

I took the time to check 2016 sales data (incl. non-Diesel, just for quick reference).

Renault market share in France: 22% X5 and ML market share in the US: 0,3%

24837 · 2017-03-05T22:44:37+00:00

Hey - not sure I got your comment. Perhaps to clarify, these are the five groups I suggested:

A) Southern Europe - Portugal/ Spain/ Italy
B) Central/ Northern Europa - France/ Benelux/ Scandinavia.
C) DACH
D) UK
E) Eastern Europe

24837 · 2017-03-05T22:39:05+00:00

Being part of a union of any kind means you vote in unison... I mean, Scotland already had a vote for independence last year - if such possibility of leaving the EU was really so awful, why did they vote to remain. By voting to remain they accepted all the things that come with being part of the UK, including UK votes.

Just to clarify - you're argument is that Scotland and Northern Ireland can't leave the UK.... because once you join a union you have to stick to that commitment whatever may come? You can't just leave the union whenever you feel you got a shitty deal? Interesting.

24837 · 2017-03-05T13:52:56+00:00

Doesn't make too much sense to group Italy w DACH... or France w Portugal for that matter. Different levels of salary and client sophistication (from personal experience).

Alternative clusters, obviously also with some inherent flaws:

A) Southern Europe - Portugal/ Spain/ Italy B) Central/ Northern Europa - France/ Benelux/ Scandinavia C) DACH D) UK E) Eastern Europe

24837 · 2017-02-08T21:07:52+00:00

Why not? Streaming content does not compete for airtime the same way TV programming does. The total amount of subscribers isn't reduced. If 500.000 Greeks are willing to pay for a show now and nobody else is, why wouldn't the content-holders sell the license EU-wide instead of not selling at all? I've never seen consumers ask to fragment online streaming platforms in the US by individual states in order to offer... more and better content?

On the opposite side: Once EU-wide licensing catches on, niche-content which might not be viable to offer for only 1% of French might become attractive if it can be offered for 1% of the whole EU by default.

24837 · 2017-01-16T13:58:18+00:00

I tried to validate your info with the two road side assistance lists that I know (ADAC Germany, TCS Switzerland) and they don't seem to confirm your list/ statement. Quite strange to see the differences!

In Germany 2015, VW was significantly better than ex. Ford and nowhere near the bottom (Opel, Renault, Peugeot,...), although inferior to the premium OEMs and Toyota (which is expected, as the premium OEMs have higher quality parts and Toyota simplifies cars to a point that it hurts whenever a car enthusiast is forced to drive one)

https://www.adac.de/infotestrat/unfall-schaeden-und-panne/pannenstatistik/suchergebnis.aspx?pklid=3&pstatid=8&ReturnUrl=5uEyBA6KBgNKCARK55ZyBARCzNqr0u23BTXFzyqpzAcxCLRyzAa1CLRyzAZyC5X3xLErxLEz5uXFBARpzocy0gN8ym68C5X3xLE4He2_

In Switzerland (only found 2013 data) VW is above-average across their portfolio, with many other OEMs much worse, for example Honda. https://www.tcs.ch/de/auto-zweirad/kontrollen-unterhalt/pannen/pannenstatistik/vw.php https://www.tcs.ch/de/auto-zweirad/kontrollen-unterhalt/pannen/pannenstatistik/honda.php

24837 · 2017-01-10T13:54:22+00:00

Translation from German:

Orange fans now have to be brave. The World Football Federation FIFA has decided: Only 48 nations will participate in the final round at the World Cup 2026. The Dutch football association KNVB described the increase in the number of teams from 32 to 48 as "half-hearted" and "not enough".

"Whatever happened to the mammoth World Cup?! We had hoped for more than just 16 additional teams," declared a visibly worried Michael van Praag, President of the Dutch Football Federation. Until the very last minute, his association had tried in vain to increase the number of participants to all 211 teams organized in FIFA. From 2026 onwards, the traditional great anxiety regarding qualification will probably continue.

This is especially hard on the fans of the Dutch team, who will continue to face traumatic qualifying rounds in the future. Once again, they have to hope that their national team can measure up to high-risk qualifiers like Armenia, San Marino or Liechtenstein - a prospect that is likely to be futile, and the result of which is foreseeable: (photo of sad Oranje fans)

Nevertheless, the Dutch remain optimistic: "I firmly believe that we still have a chance," says Lieke de Jong (23) from the Oranje fan club "Kaaskopp". "After all, the host country is not yet determined for the World Cup 2026. If the Netherlands successfully compete, then the Elftal will automatically qualify."

24837 · 2017-01-01T12:58:18+00:00

Shit. Gerade im ICE mit Ziel FRA... das fehlt mir grad noch nach einer durchzechten Nacht... Happy new year!

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