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Offended

Last year, someone felt offended during one of my recent keynotes. I had started that particular session with the anecdote that Dutch peo...

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OK, I Will Help You for Free

I am happy to do things for free. Also for you! But only when I trust you, believe in you. There is no shortage of ideas. There is a shor...

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30 Hot Books for Your Backlog (September)

30 Hot Books for Your Backlog… These are my 30 personal reading tips for September!

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Success and Failure (Get Your Free Celebration Grid Poster!)

Success and Failure – The Celebration Grid

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Time for a Speaking Break, and a Writing Streak

When I travel a lot, I dream of being back home for a while so that I can “get things done”. My God, the traveling is a giant...

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Interview with Dave Gray about The Connected Company

Last year, I read the book The Connected Company by Dave Gray, and I gave it five stars. As an experiment, I decided to reach out to Dave...

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The Crater of Unhappiness

Many years ago, during a trip through the USA, a friend and I visited Meteor Crater, a giant crater left behind by a meteorite. At the bo...

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Me 3.0

Introducing: Me 3.0

Some people noticed that my avatar pictures on the social networks were deviating from the real-life version at a slow but steady pace. Read more

How Can I Help You Enjoy Your Job?

People from all over the world sign up to join the Happy Melly business network because–apparently–they think we’re doi...

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Champfrogs: A SketchKeynote Presentation

I have blogged before about my experiment with a sketchkeynote format. In this presentation, the entire slide deck consists of hand-made ...

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Backlogs Are Not Waste

Backlogs Are Not Waste

To some people, to-do lists and product backlogs are waste. I disagree. I see them as repositories of ideas and options.

There is ...

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The Newest Management 3.0 Game: Improv Cards

The Improv Cards game contains 52 playing cards with pictures on them. You play it with at least three people, though best is probably a ...

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