Dare to Be at DARE!
I got myself involved in co-organizing a conference. Again. But this is not just any conference. This is DARE! DARE is a conference conce...
12 Reasons Our License Is Better Than Theirs
I have been working on a new version of the Management 3.0 license agreement, with input from the current facilitators and the friends of...
Emphasize Good Practices
In many working environments people’s focus is usually is on fixing problems. This makes sense, because continuous improvement allows o...
Ring the Bell!
A few years ago I discussed some organizational challenges with my former CEO, and I noted the employees in our company rarely took time ...
Live Your Message
I try to practice what I preach. I think it’s the only sustainable way to grow a business. When a consultant says “management should ...
The Happy Melly Team
Friday was an important day for me. After months of preparations, announcements, and discussions Happy Melly finally took a small but sig...
One Out of Five
I once made some simple cartoon strips and sent them to several national newspapers, asking them if they wanted to publish my outbursts o...
How I Organize My Work (with Remember the Milk)
Frequently people ask me, “How can you be so productive?” The question seems a bit strange to me, because I often consider myself not...
How to Calculate Your Fees (for Other Countries)
Some of my friends struggle with money questions. “If I charge EUR 1,000 for a workshop in Germany, how much can I charge when I’m in...
Empowerment, That Horrible Word
What scientists call distributed control is usually called empowerment by management consultants. However, some experts don’t like the ...
Delegation Requires Boundaries
The origin of the word management is from Italian, meaning “taking care of horses”. All I know about horses is what I picked up from ...
Purpose Over Targets
I recently gave someone my business card, because he asked for it during an interesting conversation. A few days later, to my surprise, i...
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