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  Naoki Eiga: The Weak Can Become Strong | 4x Kendo 8th Dan Champion — Gentle Provocation 29.07.2026 11min

  Twenty-two years ago I sat in the Budokan in Tokyo and, by chance, ended up beside the kendo champion I had travelled across the world to see. His name was Naoki Eiga. This conversation is what happened when we sat down together again — two decades later. Naoki Eiga is one of the most respected kendoka alive: a four-time All-Japan Invitational 8th Dan Champion (three times in a row — the first in the tournament's history), World Kendo Championship individual and team titleholder, and All-Japan Champion. Yet when I asked him about winning, he moved past it almost at once.He spoke instead about kendo as a way of life. About learning from every person you meet. About timing over force. About seeing an opponent not as a flat surface but as a whole. And about the thing that has stayed with me since: that he did all of it to show the world the weak can become strong — because he had once been weak. A conversation about discipline, humility, and what remains after the winning is over.CHAPTERS00:00 — Twenty-two years to this conversation00:19 — Why etiquette begins and ends everything00:46 — Why kendo matters in a fast, easy world01:27 — Stepping away at the top: the flower and the fall02:12 — Failure, and how to keep young people going03:03 — Why you must keep practising to teach03:27 — What anyone can learn from kendo04:46 — Timing over force: the flow of "ma"05:48 — Seeing the whole person, not the surface06:30 — Gratitude, and the people who made him08:00 — "The weak can become strong"10:05 — A message to every kendoka10:23 — Montenegro through a champion's eyes10:50 — Closing thanksGentle Provocation — quiet questions, strategic consequences.Hosted by Srdjan Vukcevic.This conversation was made possible with the support of the Montenegrin Kendo Federation and the All Japan Kendo Federation.🔗 https://www.kendo.or.jp/en/🎧 Also on YouTube🔗 https://www.youtube.com/@srdjanvukcevic#Kendo #NaokiEiga #Budo #Leadership #Discipline
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  Dragan Adžić: Taj krš je učinio svoje | Gentle Provocation Ep. 03 05.07.2026 1j 6min

  Šta ako Crna Gora ne pravi šampione uprkos tome što je mala — nego baš zato što je mala?Dragan Adžić, trener koji je sa ženskom rukometnom reprezentacijom osvojio olimpijsko srebro u Londonu 2012. i evropsko zlato u Beogradu iste godine, sjeda u Gentle Provocation i priča bez filtera.O poligonu kod Tološke šume gdje su trenirali bez sale i bez primanja. O lopti kojoj je otišla spoljna guma. O sedam djevojaka koje ni jedan trening nisu propustile — i koje su kasnije stale na podijum u Beogradu. O tome šta lider mora zračiti kad igračica pogleda prema klupi u najtežem trenutku. O porazu koji te ojača ako si spreman da pogledaš u sebe. I o zahvalnosti kao majci svih vrlina.⏱ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Uvod — Ko je Dragan Adžić01:50 Mala baza, veliki karakter05:44 Taj krš je učinio svoje09:00 Budućnost kao brend11:42 Poligon kod Tološke šume16:30 Fokus kao jedina strategija18:43 Kad igračica pogleda trenera23:28 Norveška u dva produžetka — flow27:10 Olimpijsko srebro — poraz koji ojača31:52 Naoki Eiga čisti pod godinu dana37:40 Kendo i osmi dan44:30 Sport kao najčistija stvar51:00 Djeci fale izazovi, ne informacije57:00 Svako ima jednu veliku šansu01:01:30 Zahvalnost kao majka svih vrlinaGentle Provocation #03.Quiet questions. Strategic consequences.
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  97 aplikacija. 1 odgovor. Amazon. | Bojana Radovic | Gentle Provocation Ep. 02 08.06.2026 1j 27min

  97 aplikacija. Jedan odgovor. Taj jedan je bio Amazon.Bojana Radović, CEO Glovo Montenegro, nije došla do te pozicije kroz poznanstva ili sreću - došla je kroz upornost, meritokratiju i sposobnost da čita signale koje sistemi ne mogu izmjeriti.U ovoj epizodi razgovaramo o tome zašto veliki sistemi propuštaju fidget spinnere, zašto crnogorski menadžeri grade kult nezamjenjivosti, i šta se desi kad data-driven CEO ostane bez podataka.U epizodi:Kako te tri preseljenja do tridesete oblikuju karakter97 odbijanja i jedan poziv — AmazonKult nezamjenjivosti i zašto limitira cijeli sistemFidget spinner koji je srušio Amazon marketplace za jednu nedjeljuGlovo kao marketing platforma, ne delivery appDisagree and commit — kako to izgleda iznutraKo bi bila ti bez podatka?Chapters:0:00 Intro1:11 Nikšić, Podgorica, Pariz — tri identiteta4:54 Amazon, 97 aplikacija, jedan odgovor10:36 Takmičarski kontekst: Crna Gora vs Francuska14:26 Kult nezamjenjivosti23:34 Disagree and commit33:01 Fidget spinner koji je srušio Amazon40:02 Glovo kao marketing platforma58:49 Monopolisti koji se ne ponašaju tako1:15:38 Kakva si ti liderka?1:22:43 Ko bi bila ti bez podatka?Gentle Provocation je podcast o liderstvu, ponašanju i odlukama koje ostavljaju posljedice.Novi gosti. Tiha pitanja. Strateške posljedice.→ Pretplati se da ne propustiš sljedeću epizodu.
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  Rory Sutherland: Change the Question, Change the World 17.05.2026 1j 42min

  Rory Sutherland joins Srdjan Vukcevic on Gentle Provocation to explore why changing the question is often the most powerful move in business and life — and why psychology consistently beats pure logic.We discuss behavioral science, reframing, commercial innovation, Montenegro as a tourism strategy case, and why small psychological shifts can beat expensive engineering solutions.This episode is brought to you by Eterno Villas — luxury villa rentals on the Montenegrin coast.