Thoughts to take further
I explore how ideas emerge, why products get stuck and how possibilities become something that works. Sometimes that is about marketing and product development, sometimes about collaboration, health or life itself.
"I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen." Ernest Hemingway And then there was PowerPoint ... admittedly in 1987 under the name Presenter and not yet owned by Microsoft. After…
17-02-2025
Waiting, she looks around, not knowing what the outcome behind this door will bring. Will she keep the door closed or is her curiosity for change simply too great? Her hand grips the door handle forcefully, determined to open the door.…
30-09-2024
A director at a health insurance company once told me the best way to make the board cheerful: give them the feeling that everything is under control and, above all, don't saddle them with a problem. If you do that, they quickly think,…
04-07-2024
“Work hard in silence, let your success be your noise.” Anonymous Work hard in silence and resounding success will follow. Don't talk about your plans and tactics with others. A field general does not let the enemy know his plans on the…
04-07-2024
We all face conflicts from time to time; there is nothing wrong with that in itself. Yet conflicts often make us feel bad. Especially if there have been unpleasant experiences surrounding conflicts such as arguments, resentment and…
15-06-2024
“You will meet two kinds of people in life: ones who build you up and ones who tear you down. But in the end, you will thank them both” Unknown There are CLEARLY two kinds of people in the world.... Those who make your life easier and…
16-05-2024
When British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan was asked what the greatest challenge for a statesman was, he replied, “Events, dear boy, events.” The same is true for most leaders, organizations but also for ourselves. Events happen to…
01-05-2024
Successful team performance is not achieved by haphazardly putting people together. A high-performing team consists of people who really trust each other. In such a safe environment, they dare to map out the path to success together.…
06-06-2023
Every day we read the news in which some cesspool is opened where the creeping odor is truly unbearable. It especially stinks when someone has not followed the rules imposed. In this day and age, you apparently have to be more Catholic…
04-11-2022
It is not all doom and gloom around the current high inflation rate. We have to get used to the fact that prices will rise sharply for years to come. But the ghost of inflation can even be a good thing. When a company is faced with…
19-07-2022
The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails. – William Arthur Ward An awful lot is happening right now. We live in a world characterized by distrust, gridlocked healthcare,…
16-07-2022
Intuition is solidified experience and acquired knowledge! And then things don't turn out as expected. You keep running up against your limits. Things have to be different but you just can't seem to turn the tide. Whether it's about…
11-07-2022
Organizations optimize their self-interests. Little concerned with gaining real insights. Reflecting and learning to embrace feedback will go a long way. Purposely go from efficient to effective. Stop exuberantly adoring KPIs or other…
17-02-2022
Twenty-one-year-old Australian Nick Kyrgios is in his tennis match. He is ready to serve.... The crowd is dead silent. Instead of a vicious serve, he hits the ball with a lob to his opponent Mischa Zverev. The ball moves agonizingly…
29-06-2021
Agitated, you grab the rope with only one goal, getting the opponent over the line! The heels you kick deep into the sand. White knuckles on your hands show how vigorously you grip the rope. The game is simple, to win you must pull the…
29-06-2021
A beautiful summer day, a perfect day for the beach. The youngest children play safely in the waterline, busy with shovels and buckets. Today is one of those days when the most beautiful sandcastles are created. With the greatest effort…
24-06-2021
Life is not just the passing of time. Life is the collection of experiences and their intensity. –– Jim Rohn The clock pushes the hands forward imperturbably. Always making sure they return to their old place every twenty-four hours.…
22-06-2021
To grow, you need customers. This seems like a simple task but in practice is often more difficult than thought. You've pulled out all the stops lately without great success. New impetus is more than welcome in such a situation. Just to…
22-06-2021
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