At the heart of overwork is insecurity

At the heart of overwork is insecurity

  These last couple of months, overwork and its effects are intriguing me. It appears that overwork is a symptom for underlying root causes. Specifically insecurity seems to be underlying the massive overwork people tend to produce.   Why work more? The...
the danger of the singled story

the danger of the singled story

“One voice” is another one of those things you often hear when change is around. Democrat or not, managers tend to become autocratic and even in some respect dictatorial. They do not support different opinions and smart workers know what this means: shut...
Learn to fail

Learn to fail

Well-known entrepreneurs claim that “failure is not an option” for them. They breed success and do not accept failure. “Failure” is not a word that is part of their business dictionary.  We advise them to seriously consider buying another...
Change like a pro

Change like a pro

In search of successful change practices one can learn a lot from those who succeeeded … and those who failed. You definitely want to make sure you don’t miss anything out of best practices and you ant to avoid crucial mistakes as well. This article gives...
HERO Transformation Playbook review (part 3)

HERO Transformation Playbook review (part 3)

This is the 3rd blogpost on the book the HERO Transformation Playbook. Section 3 is devoted to the second part of the transformation process: the delivery. Attention is given to blockers backlogs, reporting types and follow-up meetings, Kanban (the overall “to...