When it comes to working more efficiently, I strongly believe in the adage of having the best possible tools for any task. For me, as a knowledge worker, this includes […]
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The (selective) Feedback Culture
Initially, I wanted to call this ‘The No Feedback Culture,’ but it did not seem quite right. It’s not that people want no feedback – just that they often prefer […]
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Speak like Cicero
I recently had the pleasure to speak about working remotely in general and with distributed agile teams, in particular. I was delighted to do so, as it combined two of […]
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The Smart-Ass Factor (SAF)
We have all been there: discussing a topic with so-called experts and still being convinced that we know everything better than they do. That’s good news. The bad news is […]
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You are soo busy
Full disclosure: I do have a problem – actually: two problems – with people who keep telling me – and anybody else, who is not interested, but happens to be […]
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Authorization Required
Today I had one of my rare interactions with Romanian authorities. Not entirely unlike similar experiences with their Austrian colleagues, it was enough to elicit this well-known feeling of them […]
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CV Template
A few people contacted me and asked to get the template of my downloadable CV. So here it is. It is a PSD (Photoshop) file, which I zipped into an […]
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It’s beginning to look a lot like Surface
Actually, I only wanted to write a short review of my latest acquisition: the Surface Headphones. Then things got a bit out of hand and I decided to include my […]
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We Have Always Done It That Way
Slightly paraphrasing Rear Admiral Grace Hopper, I claim that the most dangerous words in business are ‘we have always done things that way’. Analyze carefuly. Have no fear. Decide swiftly. […]
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Power BI Certification by Enterprise DNA
I just got the confirmation that I passed the Enterprise DNA certification for Power BI. Why do I mention this? Several reasons, actually: I am somewhat happy to have passed […]
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