Telling stories during technical training made all the difference! I worked as a IT-instructor within programming and internet security for many years for different international companies. Got a lot of good feedback on both the training material and my own performance. We used the exact same material and my colleagues didn’t have the same success […]
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Review of “The Story Factor” by Annette Simmons
By Annette Simmons, link to the book at Amazon:The Story Factor Discovering the value of story telling. I worked as an IT-instructor within programming and internet security for many years for different international companies. Got a lot of good feedback on both the training material and my own performance. We used the exact same material […]
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Thoughts on Steve Jobs Stanford Address 2005
Some time ago I started to read about Steve Jobs person and leadership. The more you read about his personality the more interesting it gets. The only problem is to filter out all the rumors and third-person or n:th person rumors and talk. So I stopped reading about people who used to know Steves dog-nanny’s cousin. […]
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Evernote as the best GTD tool
By Shahram on April 1, 2011 in Effectiveness, EverNote & GTD, Getting More Done, Getting Things Done, Software
There are two subjects when it comes to becoming successful with GTD (Getting Things Done). Trusted tools Discipline Often people try to overcome the lack of discipline with tools. It is very easy to look for new to-do, list handler and action list applications. Now that there are more devices, you end up looking for […]
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Maximum creativity requires no lines Moleskine notebook
To get the maximum productivity I have found that a Moleskin notebook with no lines is the best place to create ideas. Any sort of lines will limit you drawings and sketches. It take some time getting used to not having any lines. However, once you get used to it, you will write straight. Plain […]
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Step 3/7, Resourceful State
Any change in life requires energy, motivation and discipline! Change is hard; regardless to the better or to the worse, changing one state to another requires always energy and discipline. Simple physics really! In order to really make the change and keep the change as your “normal” state you have to work very hard. One ingredient short of […]
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10 trends to look out for
According to McKinsey quarterly (see below for reference), here are 10 trends for look out for for coming 12-15 month. I have added some comments about the trends. There is no specific order of importance. Trend 1: Distributed cocreation moves into the mainstream. We have had this for some time now. For the last couple of years, […]
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The Thinker’s Toolkit by David D. Jones
Morgan D. Jones; Link to amazon: The Thinker’s Toolkit In all modern occupations there is a large amount of problem solving involved. In fact in most jobs, this is the part that drives us. Solving problems, getting better at what we do and get recognition is what drives most of us in life. From time […]
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To-do or NOT to-do, that is the question!
I am a dedicated GTD (Getting Things Done) person. Recently I have started to work with something I call GMD (Getting More Done). See earlier blogs on GTD and setting the right goals. Recently I have been working with helping people creating and maintaining relevant and achievable to-do lists. It has become more and more apparent to […]
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Steve Job Principles
I have developed this curiosity about Steve Job as person and leader. It is amazing that a leader of his magnitude actually produces, contributes and involves people both internally and externally. Working for a large US-based company this type of leaders is not very common. It fascinates me that Apple and Steve Jobs can reach […]
