When I meet with managers and other decision-makers in the organizations I hope will become my clients, it comes naturally to talk in terms of efficiency. I describe how ...
"So what can we do to maintain our good structure?", I asked the course participants. To this question they responded ...
During a pleasant conversation with a good friend over lunch a couple of years ago, it suddenly occurred to me that ...
A paper and a pen are exceptionally good tools. You can quickly and easily scribble down a few notes on a piece of paper when you have the client on the line. And if we forget ...
At some point in your daily work when attending meetings, business parties, sales meetings and having other encounters with new people, you must also have gotten ...
There is a word which I recently realized completely kills all my energy, drive and initiative ...
You know how it is. You are just about to finish that particularly important task and just then the IT-system shuts down. Just then ...
In my business I am currently focusing on simplifying, minimizing and getting rid of materials, tasks, and even entire parts of my business that no longer contribute to my progress as much as they used to but rather ...
When we are in an intense phase of work and our available primary tools are the e-mail, the to-do-list and the calendar, it can be hard to see the full picture. Sure, you can have ...
Last week I realized that a structural tool I had almost forgotten about solves a recurring problem perfectly, which saves me both time and energy ...
From time to time, especially when things are hectic and you have a lot on your plate, it can be of great value to sit down and reflect. When we reflect on things and write down or sketch out what we need to reflect on, we get ...
How often do you think thoughts such as “When I’m there anyway, I might as well …”? It might be that someone told you that “you just have to” go see an amazing building the next time you are in Toronto. Or it can be ...
Have you ever postponed doing something since you feared that it would be unpleasant, that you would be criticized or that something negative would happen? You actually want to do it (or rather want to have it done), but ...
When it is time for time off, such as last summer’s vacation, most of us want to feel and be freer our ordinary lives normally lets us. It feels good to allow for thoughts to flow freely and do whatever comes to mind. It is a true privilege to be able to let go of work and everything that our ordinary lives consist of, but unfortunately not everyone can do this effortlessly as ...
When our lives are just spinning and you feel as if your everyday-life is like a rat race it is easy to lose sight of where you are going. Saying that it is important to explicitly formulate a vision for what you strive to achieve in the long run, is almost a truism. But I am not saying it for nothing. Remembering this will make what you do in your everyday life feel ...
On occasion, you get an idea or two. They are amazing, marvelous and exciting ideas and sometimes even show a true stroke of brilliance. If you are in luck, they fit right in with what you need to focus your strength and energy on right now. But they can often concern matters which ...
Of all the things you have to do, some can be done in one go (classic to-do-tasks), while other things need to be regarded as larger projects.These projects can be long, large and extensive with numerous different activities, but they might as well ...
This tip is a continuation of last week’s post. In it, just as I will in this, I promote the great structural tool that the “mind-map” is, especially digital versions, that is, those made in one of the mind-map-software available for purchase or downloading free (also referred to as “open source”-software).
A mind-map is especially practical when ...
When you have a lot of information you wish to structure in such a way that you get an overview and when you need to clarify and sort out something complex – make a ...
Last Tuesday, it was time for me to give my first Pecha Kucha-talk.
It was incredibly fun and an experience that I truly can recommend each and everyone.
If you have ...
