So anyone who claims that I am a dreamer who expects to transform hell into heaven is wrong. I have few illusions. But I feel a responsibility to work towards the things I consider good and right. I don't know whether I'll be able to change certain things for the better, or not at all. … Continue Reading ››
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Will your business fail if you take today off?
Peter Carruthers ponders the entreprenurial drive and what it does to business leaders in this article. Teaser: Most of us are bogged down with a deep guilt about our businesses. We?re uncomfortable being away from the beast for too long. Maybe it?s the way we were taught ? that we have to work hard … Continue Reading ››
Learning through art
There's an interesting article by Linda Naiman in the CEO Refresher called Orchestrating Collaboration at Work Using the Arts, on the benefits of using arts in the business world. An appetizer: The arts take us on adventures in creative expression that help us to safely explore unknown territory, overcome fear, and take risks. We … Continue Reading ››
Book review: Corporate Kindergarten
What is the value of play in the corporate world, and how could we go about introducing more of it? These are the main questions that Jesper Bove-Nielsen examines in his book Corporate Kindergarten.
This book falls somewhere between manifest, business book and academic book. It has the depth and reach of a good business … Continue Reading ››
Non-inspirational quotes
Got this in the mail today. Pretty funny!
Top 20 Sayings we'd like to see on those office inspirational posters:
1. Rome did not create a great empire by having meetings, they did it by killing all people who opposed them.
2. If you can stay calm, while all around … Continue Reading ››
Aaaaaaand: Action
When I got up this morning, I had no idea that I'd end up on the set of director Thomas Vinterbergs next movie Dear Wendy.
I had a meeting at Filmbyen (Film city), and suddenly, there I was, standing right behind the directors tent, while they did a re-take of one of the … Continue Reading ››
I had a meeting at Filmbyen (Film city), and suddenly, there I was, standing right behind the directors tent, while they did a re-take of one of the … Continue Reading ››
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I'm a businessman, but I'm still going to do things on my own terms. I'm going to break a lot of rules, and we're going to blur the distinction between work and play. So we have a policy here - it's called "Let My People Go Surfing." A policy which is, when the surf comes … Continue Reading ››
Going to DC and Seattle
I'm going to 2 conferences in the US in november. First I'm going to World Dynamics conference for democratic CEOs in Washington DC arranged by Traci Fenton and her crew, and after that I'm going to Washington state to be a part of the Practice of Peace conference. While these two conferences look … Continue Reading ››