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Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Switchboard Profit Model

For the second time this month I discussed with someone a very interesting business model: the Switchboard Profit model. The Switchboard Profit model is an exciting model for evaluating and developing business models. 

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

MAYA-principle: a successfactor for implementing change

The key to any well implemented change is how well the change is embedded inside the minds, behavior and actions of the involved people. They MAYA-principle, Most Advanced Yet Acceptable, can be very useful for planning the change to maximize the embedding of the change.

Friday, April 30, 2010

Finding the cause for the majority of the issues

Wouldn't it be wonderful by following some simple steps it is possible to find the root of what is causing the majority of the issues?

One has to remember, often, if not the root, the solution lies outside the periphery we tend to look for solutions. Therefore out-of-the-box thinking is required to address the root of the majority of the issues.

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Team Forming

In forming the team three things are important:

  • having the right styles in the team
  • creating shared values
  • creating a shared vision

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Downloading and watching YouTube movies on your computer

YouTube has a large collection of movies. Some of these movies are excellent to augment a training. However, not always there is a (reliable) internet connection during the training. This Blog will show you a very easy and reliable way to download and play YouTube movies from your computer.
on your

Saturday, February 20, 2010

PDSA

No, not a typo. There is definitely an "S" in PDSA rather than a "C". Most likely the "C"-version is best known because of the same behavior Deming tried to correct on so many occasions.

Sunday, February 14, 2010

LinkedIn toolbar for Outlook

For me it is a bit time consuming to keep my contact list up-to-date. Especially my business contacts. With some I have infrequent contact with, but like to stay in touch with. So I tried the LinkedIn toolbar for Outlook.
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