Ante el vicio de pedir, la virtud de no dar

This is a Spanish saying very used on some circumstances of daily life, specially on a work environment. I have not found a similar translation of this saying in English, but I’m sure there is one. The best translation I can do is: “In the vice of asking, have the virtue of not giving”. The … Read more

They were happy and they did not know it

“They were happy and they did not know it.”, this sentence is used by a friend who also works on IT industry. He uses it in some specific circumstances, which ones? If you work with people, you know their role, the position they have in the company, how they are respected by others, etc. On … Read more

Doing interviews

Interview people for your teams is not easy thing, specially when you want to enroll someone to your company and is an experience professional. At the end of the day, everything is related to the needs of both sides of the negotiation, but there are so many areas you need to cover in your interview … Read more

Ajustes menores

Hace un tiempo leí un artículo de Antonio Muñoz Molina en el que detallaba algunos cambios que hacía inevitablemente en su vida diaria cuando volvía de Nueva York a Madrid. El lo llamaba ajustes menores del regreso. En estos días en el que vuelvo a Sevilla después de un tiempo en Gijón, me acuerdo de … Read more

Negotiation variable: time

One of the most important variable in the negotiation is the time. You have to define a deadline for the deal, in other case you will never arrive to an agreement. The same happens with the opportunities; when there is a new opportunity that is being evaluated, there are a couple of questions that needs … Read more

The way back

It was a Saturday on the 27th January of 2007 when we arrived to Gijón. Today is Wednesday, 27th September of 2012, we are taking the way back to Seville. 2040 days in the middle where too many things has happened in our lives, but now it’s time to start again.