An existential approach to process optimization

This week I had a meeting with a client that, for a moment, took me back to my college days and the intense, alcohol induced ...

Mitigation Strategy or Contingency plan what difference does it make?

Some of our profession spend a great deal of effort making contingency plans that cover just about every conceivable scenario...

Who are the best decision makers in the world?

For those of you that are familiar with my <a href="http://www.makingadifference.be/index.htm">nine step approach to complex ...

Tough change: The French and the British can be so resistant!

An e-mail from my mother and an excellent lesson on business efficiency

My mother replied to an e-mail in which I mentioned that my lawn mower is at the repairers, just at the time when I need it m...

You are never too old to learn, just too stupid!

I heard this expression for the first time last week, with the timing of a true comic performer my brother in law delivered i...

The power of a really good story

To communicate well you need to find a common level of understanding. At its highest (most intellectual) point it can be a p...

The guy ' s a liar

The guy’s a liar, he really is. He told me that it he didn’t go running to his N+1 when is all along his N+1 maintains it wa...

What ’s the worst interview you ever had?

A colleague of mine told me about an absolutely terrible interview he had a few years back, where the recruiter treated him w...