In this article here (Link to HBR), the author describes how blocking out an “untouchable” day weeks in advance has helped them be more creative and productive. It’s not a novel concept, but I did feel surprised by the effect the author claims: from writing 500 words during a normal …
If you were raised like me, the concept of “gossip” has a pretty negative connotation. However, in a podcast I listened to recently, they mentioned how valuable gossip is within an organization and for the status of leaders within their teams. I’m unfortunately not going to share the podcast, because …
I’m an innovation coach at Bayer and as such, part of the coach network Innovation@E&T (E&T means Engineering and Technology – the department, not the field) as well as the overall Bayer innovation coach network. It means that I’m trained in systematic inventive thinking (SIT). I can coach WeSolve challenges. …
In this article here (Link), the author Kathryn Tecosky titles with “Are you in love with your company?” and their first sentence is “If you’re not, you want to be.” She continues her article with pretty agreeable arguments towards more engagement at work and how hating your job can make …
In this HBR article (Link), the author discusses the question: if we all hate business jargon so much, why do we keep using it? Hidden in the middle of this long-ish article is an absolute gold-nugget of a concept, the “economy of bullshit”. He says that addressing empty business buzzwords …
The most agonizing process of setting up this page was deciding on a name. I’m that person who spends more time on picking out a name during character creation in every video game ever than on the important stuff (like hair color and so on), so this was tough for …
