Borba de Souza
Bio
Writer and business founder that enjoys writing about history and culture.
Founder of Small Business Hacks https://www.youtube.com/c/SmallBusinessHacks and https://expatriateconsultancy.com. My published books: https://amzn.to/3tyxDe0
Stories (65/0)
Americans believe that Adolf Hitler killed more than Josef Stalin
68% of all Americans believing that Adolf Hitler killed more people than Josef Stalin. Half of all the Millennials consider communism a problem, and with young Americans recently showing an interest in socialism, public opinion has undergone significant shifts. in recent years.
By Borba de Souza3 years ago in The Swamp
Paulo Freire, the Patron of Brazilian Educational Failure
In Brazil, children and teenagers know very little of what they should know: they have a poor command of the Portuguese language and lack basic math skills. Lack of learning is our biggest educational obstacle. Such precariousness is resistant and subsists despite fiscal and public investment issues. It's bad teaching when money is plentiful or scarce.
By Borba de Souza3 years ago in Education
SMART goal: Plan, settings, and examples.
The first time I hit the road abroad it was to live in the stunning city of Santiago, in Chile. I was inexperienced and going to work in a prestigious multinational company. The firm hired me with good expectations and the beginning was quite positive. They even praised me for how fast I was learning both the job and the Spanish language.
By Borba de Souza3 years ago in Journal
How to Defeat Corporate Bureaucracy in Your Business
It was a snowy, idyllic afternoon in the scenic ski resort of Zakopane, in Poland. After drinking a coffee, together with my wife, I sit in a cafeteria waiting for our train back to Warsaw. Knowing about the long trip ahead, I searched in my kindle for a book that could help me with a monster that I was trying to tackle at my own business.
By Borba de Souza3 years ago in Journal
The 5 principles of Good Customer Service | Customer service Tips 2021
When I decided to open my first business in the hospitality area— a hostel that later became one of the largest in Warsaw — I had no experience at all. My career until then was in airline headquarters, working with pricing optimization.
By Borba de Souza3 years ago in Journal
9 Management Lessons From the Book of a Legendary CEO
If you are reading this article on a computer, there are 80% chances that the CPU of it is powered by Intel. One of the main reasons for the overwhelming success of this American technology company has name and surname: Andrew Grove.
By Borba de Souza3 years ago in Journal
4 Remarkable Lessons from a Legendary General
Once I heard an interesting question from a European colleague, regarding South-American languages: Why the 200 million Spanish speakers of the continent live in nine different countries, while the 220 million Portuguese speakers concentrate in one single country?
By Borba de Souza3 years ago in FYI