By Kostas Panagias, on May 11th, 2010%
When I see some older posts of mine, I tend to dislike them. I don’t like the way these (older) posts sound when I read them although at the time they were written they seemed fine. Apparently, the way I express changes over time as well as my command . . . → Read More: Browsing through the archive…
By Kostas Panagias, on April 29th, 2010%
I predict that an enormous number of Greek students and young professionals will immigrate to other European countries in order to avoid the tough economic measures and problems that the Greek economy faces. It’s not only because of better options in terms of career, money and quality of life; it is also due to the fact . . . → Read More: In search of Career
By Kostas Panagias, on July 6th, 2008%
After 5 months in my current position as a merchandiser in Samsung (Audio & Video) I have learned a lot of things about merchandising, about how businesses work and about sales & marketing. I am looking for ways to fight the daily routine that causes boredom and decreases productivity. The last few weeks I’ve tried to . . . → Read More: Job Satisfaction
By Kostas Panagias, on May 4th, 2008%
When I was a student I was planning of working as a regular line manager in a multinational or big Greek company. My dream was to thrive in a competitive environment and advance in top management.
In the last 2 years however this attitude of mine has completely changed. I now crave to start my own company . . . → Read More: Blur Career Path
By Kostas Panagias, on April 6th, 2008%
If you are into management (in every managerial position) or in the path to becoming a manager and you take your career serious you cannot afford not to listen to “Manager Tools” Podcast! This podcast is really awesome; you will listen many practical advices and learn a lot of stuff about real management in practise. There . . . → Read More: Must listen business podcast!
By Kostas Panagias, on February 25th, 2008%
One great virtue is to be a good listener. People tend to talk more and listen less. Everyone wants to get heard but no one has the time to listen to what others believe or think. I read those statements very often in management – leadership and in sales books.
I consider myself a good listener so . . . → Read More: Listening…
By Kostas Panagias, on February 20th, 2008%
When I was a student I didn’t believe much in networking. I wasn’t much of a PR person and I thought that communication wasn’t really my strong skill. I completely changed the way I think when I first got into the working arena. I used to believe that a good and talented person can be discerned . . . → Read More: The power of networking
By Kostas Panagias, on January 14th, 2008%
Great salesmen have something in common: they put great importance and value in their time. Underachieving salesmen reveal poor performance in time management and time control.
Time management is self-management. In sales, time management is one of the most critical parameters of success (or failure). Effective time management can save many hours of selling per week that . . . → Read More: Importance of time management in sales
By Kostas Panagias, on December 31st, 2007%
Last day of the year and having nothing particular to blog about, I would mention one great quote from Napoleon Hill author of one of the best selling books of all time “Think and Grow Rich”: “Most great people have attained their greatest success just one step beyond their greatest failure“.
I hope 2008 would bring great . . . → Read More: Last day of 2007
By Kostas Panagias, on December 2nd, 2007%
I’ve thought about my goals that I want to achieve in 5 years from now. The outcome is this: My Goal is to have affect a business or organization in such a way that I can make a real impact in society and environment that this impact will actually make potential customers as advocates of this . . . → Read More: My goals for the next 5 years