LEARNING FROM LEGO

October 21, 2015

What the diamond industry should learn from the master toymaker, why thinking like a fish might help our business, and why recent arrogance should inspire us all to do some soul-searching.

More than 50 years have passed since the Lego brick was first introduced into the child’s playroom. The world has...

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The Boy Who Aspired to Reach for the Moon and Ended up Surrounded by Stars

August 6, 2015

Mr. Ephraim Zion, Founder of Dehres Limited, honors us with his opinions on the most pressing issues facing our industry today.

 

1. What is the best business advice you received when you were starting out?

 

My father was not a business man but he was a very wise man. He told me three things which remai...

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The Marshmallow Challenge

July 20, 2015

In the early 1970's, psychologist and Stanford University professor Walter Mischel led a series of studies on delayed gratification. His major work, The Marshmallow Experiment, took place at a nursery school, using children age four to six as subjects. Each child in turn was left alone in a room with...

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A Cowardly Act of Desperation

July 5, 2015

This email (detailed below) arrived in my inbox via a mailing list for sightholders and others closely associated with the diamond industry:

 

A call for strike maybe?!

 

As the writer preferred to stay anonymous, we can only assume that he or she is either a provocateur trying to make a scene or a despe...

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Frankly, My Dear, I Don't Give a Damn.

June 29, 2015

A recent discussion with Thomas Biesheuvel of Bloomberg Business brought up the economic question of wars and catastrophes stimulating economy. Will the recent major bankruptcy boost us?

 

If only the strongest survive, that’s a good thing for the future of our industry... isn't it?

 

The dinosaurs were...

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Gold Star - The Star of the Industry and His Down to Earth Views

June 4, 2015

Mr. Sanjay Shah, Owner and Director of Gold Star Ltd Diamond Pvt in Mumbai, India, honors us with his opinions on the most pressing issues facing our industry today.

 

1. What would you do professionally, if you weren’t working in diamonds?

 

I toyed with the idea of technology research and development -...

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Shrinkonomics: How Reduction Can Enlarge Our Success

May 28, 2015

 

When Transparency is Blinding – Reducing Information

 

"The sun is the best disinfectant," wrote Louis Brandeis, who later became a United States Supreme Court judge. By saying that, he outlined the principle of transparency in public systems as a remedy for corruption.

 

But the sun can also cause burn...

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If You Can't Beat It, Brand It

May 11, 2015

When synthetic diamonds are debated among diamontaires it brings up flames of anger and frustration and almost always conjures up the parallel associative - pearls. Of course, I’m referring to the terrible, decades-long tragedy caused by cultured pearls to the price of natural pearls.

 

But let’s cease...

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Dr. Persuasion

May 5, 2015

 

Did you know that more than half of rough sales are conducted on the phone?

 

Fear of speaking to groups and strangers – even one on one, even on the phone (cold calling) tops the list of human fears.

 

“According to most studies, people's number one fear is public speaking. Number two is death.

 

Death i...

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An Open Letter to Mr. Phillipe Mellier

April 30, 2015

 

Dear Mr. Mellier,

 

There is no doubt that De Beers made a superb choice in selecting you as their leader. In 2013 alone, De Beers’ underlying operating profit jumped from $474 million (2012) to $1.003 billion. That is a magnificent accomplishment.

 

Under your leadership, De Beers has developed a sophi...

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My expertise is in brokering rough diamond deals, writing reports, analysis and forecasts, as well as managing stocks and diamond tenders. Promoting, branding and logistics managing diamond projects.

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A dedication from Chaim Even Zohar
I had the privilege and pleasure to visit the charming couple Tamar and Chaim Even-Zohar at their home in Ceasarea and even get the book "From mine to mistress" signed with a beautiful dedication!
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With chaim Even Zohar
I had the privilege and pleasure to visit the charming couple Tamar and Chaim Even-Zohar at their home in Ceasarea and even get a book signed with a beautiful dedication!
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My article that changed the rules of the game on the front page of WDM magazine.
WORLD DIAMOND COUNCIL COCKTAIL
WORLD DIAMOND COUNCIL COCKTAIL
From left to right:
Diamond Hub Coordinator and Ministry of Minerals, Energy and Water Resources
Mr. Jacob Thamage,
Former President of the Israeli Diamond Exchange, Mr. Yair Sahar
AT PANAMA'S PRESIDENTIAL PALACE
AT PANAMA'S PRESIDENTIAL PALACE
The PDE and Fiera di Vicenza delegation hosted at Panama's Presidential Palace by Panama's Minister of the Presidency, Álvaro Alemán, from left: Nurit Rothmann, Chair of PDE's Promotion Committee; Alberto Osimo, President of GECI, Italy; Erez Akerman, PDE President; Joseph Kuzi, PDE Executive Vice President; Corrado Facco, Fiera di Vicenza Managing Director; Gaetano Cavalieri, CIBJO President and PDE Director; Álvaro Alemán, Panama's Minister of the Presidency; Matteo Marzotto, President of Fie
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MY ARTICLE ON DIAMOND TENDERS AND AUCTIONS. FEBRUARY ISSUE.
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