Sheikh Edebali’s Advice to Osman Bey​

Sheikh Edebali’s Advice to Osman Bey​

“My Son! ​ You are a Bey (ruler)! ​ From now on, anger belongs to us; calmness to you… ​ Resentment belongs to us; making amends to you… ​ Blaming belongs to us; enduring to you… ​ Weakness and error belong to us; tolerance to you… ​ Conflicts,...
The King’s Four Wives​

The King’s Four Wives​

​Once upon a time, there was a king who ruled a vast and powerful kingdom. This king had four wives. He loved his fourth wife the most. He would never deny her anything, always giving her the finest and the best of everything.​ ​The king also loved his third wife very...
The Violinist in the Metro​

The Violinist in the Metro​

On a cold January morning, a man played six pieces by Bach on a violin for 45 minutes at a metro station in Washington, DC. During this time, approximately a thousand people passed by, most of them rushing to work. It took about three minutes after the violinist...
Mevlana Şems​

Mevlana Şems​

​One night, while searching for Mevlana, Shams found him sitting by a pool, deep in thought. “What are you doing?” he asked. Mevlana replied, “I am watching the stars reflecting on the water.” Shams paused for a moment, then said with a laugh: “Then why don’t you look...
What a Nice Mistake You Made​

What a Nice Mistake You Made​

​Recently, I heard a story from Stephen Glenn about a famous research scientist. This scientist had new and very important discoveries in medicine. A newspaper reporter asked him when he was interviewing how he became a different and creative person from the average...
The Unbearable Lightness of Not Producing…​

The Unbearable Lightness of Not Producing…​

…or, the Extreme Attractiveness of Copying…..?​ As I research what has happened in the world of Human Resources and Organizational Development lately, I realize how similar the themes discussed are, with some curiosity and some surprise. “What is there to be so...