business | Peter H Frank

October 30, 2015

The False Semblance of Business (and its gift to entrepreneurs)

Earlier this month, I gave a lecture on critical thinking to an association of Hungarian economists in Targu Mures. At the end of the conversation, I […]

September 1, 2015

The Psychology of Stupid

(Originally published in the August issue of Psychologies magazine.) — How would you define stupidity? — Stupidity, in the way that I use it in the […]

May 11, 2015

To do, or not to do. That is the list.

I love a good list. A list of rules, a list of crimes, a list for shopping, a list of favorite books, a list of favorite […]

April 28, 2015

Don’t Blame Me. I’m Only The Boss.

(Abbreviated version originally published in the April issue of Cariere magazine.) I have been working since I was 14 years old. I have had jobs in […]

September 15, 2014

Welcome to Lugera. Ahead to Passport Control.

(Originally published in the Summer issue of Esquire magazine.) It’s not often that a business displays wisdom sufficiently profound that it actually provides an example of […]

July 13, 2014

Confessions of a Former Current Ex-Banker

(Originally published in the Spring issue of Esquire magazine.) I am a banker. No, hold it. I mean, I was a banker. Or rather, I worked […]

April 18, 2014

Oh Yeah? Standardize This!

In case you missed it last week, the European Commission announced it wants to make it easier for companies with single shareholders (meaning small and medium-sized […]

April 7, 2014

The Missing Loyalty in Loyalty Programs

(Originally published March 31, 2014, in Capital, here.) If you buy anything in Romania, then you already have – or at least have been offered – […]