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Working for the boss or working together?
JULY 22, 2024
Although a lot of people I know get inspiration from management courses and books, there’s one thing they often ask themselves. ‘What can I start with this Monday? And then do Tuesday?’ Personally I...
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Can a game change management? The French connection
JULY 22, 2024
The French, they sure are a funny lot. They like to do things their own way. Heck, they even use a different word for computer just to annoy the rest of the world. At the same time they know how to...
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Management is –NOT– about managing people!
JULY 22, 2024
By now you probably know my friend Tuomas Syrjänen and how they dealt with organizational change at his company Futurice. Elected ‘A Great Place to Work 2012’, but as you could read in these blog...
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Navigating organizational change – a model
JULY 19, 2024
Over a decade ago, I was one of three people working in an early stage startup. This company was the first to create a mobile content creation and delivery platform for wireless carriers in Canada....
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Participatory decision making – how to make decisions with the whole company
JULY 19, 2024
It’s an important topic in a lot of companies: Who gets to decide what? Democratic decision-making sounds like an interesting plan, and it is. But only as long as the company stays small, it often...
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Leadership: How To Bring Out The Best In People
JULY 19, 2024
Getting the best out of your people isn’t always easy. And for many managers (as well as workers) tips are always welcome. So when I read Victor Lipman’s article 5 Simple Ways To Bring Out The Best...
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Tips on How To Get Things Done
JULY 17, 2024
Horrible tasks, we all have them. And nothing is more human than putting them off. (Even if you aren’t real, believe me.) ‘I’ll do them tomorrow. Or next week.’ And before you know it, your deadline...
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Are You Ready for a Story About Meetings?
JULY 17, 2024
I recently participated in a MIX Hangout interview at Hack Management. One of the questions Polly LaBarre asked me was, “What’s your opinion about meetings?” Well, that question is easy.
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How to be the most productive person you know
JULY 17, 2024
Benjamin Franklin was quoted to say, “For every minute spent organizing, an hour is earned”. If being organised, means being in control, then everyone needs to learn how.
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What Are OKRs? A good mix of common sense
JULY 16, 2024
OKRs are a mix of the PDCA cycle, stretch goals, SMART goals, the Lean Startup method and Management by Objectives. Basically, it’s all of them wrapped up in one agile management practice.
