5 Reasons for Writing a Blog (Lustrum 1/5)
On January 18, 2013 this blog will be exactly 5 years old. And because 5 is my favorite number, I am celebrating this moment with 5 blog ...
The Problem of Vogon Mission Statements
A few months ago I was in a bar in Melbourne. I had been there for a number of hours, enjoying a relaxed atmosphere, friendly service, ni...
The Problem of Top-Down Goals
There’s a problem I have with suggestions for goals and purpose in standard management literature. Most writers and consultants assume ...
The Problem of Stakeholder Focus
As soon as an organization, a team, or a person, defines their purpose as a focus on one thing above other things, there will be sub-opti...
I Made a Lot of Money, and It Made Me Very Happy
The year 2012 was (financially) my best year ever. The sum of revenue on courses, workshops, presentations, royalties, product sales, lic...
The 12 Best Books I Read in 2012
What would we do without “Best Of” lists at the end of the year? I have been playing World of Goo because I found it on a list of Bes...
The Silliest Ritual
When I purchase some ice cream I want the little plastic spoon to be white, not colored. I don’t like colored spoons. There is a useles...
Where’s the End?
I’m on the train back home from Paris to Brussels. This is my last day “on the road” (or “in the air”) for this year. I have be...
How to Change the World, Translated
My little self-published book How to Change the World is being translated into eleven languages. The first five are now available: ...
I Tried Education Days, Didn’t Work
I once introduced the concept of education days. Every employee in the company was entitled to a number of days per year (we started with...
Diagnostics Over Metrics
Four people told me today that my talk Let’s Help Melly was the most inspiring they had seen in a long time. Does that make me feel goo...
So You Think I’m Stupid?
I ordered a coke light (= diet coke) yesterday night in the hotel restaurant in Helsinki. But what they gave me was a glass with a liquid...
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