All posts by Alexander

Profit for nonprofits

October 30, 2002 Alexander Leave a comment

I read about Pioneer Human Services in a book, and it blew me away. They operate a succesful company that employs among others ex-convicts and drug addicts - the people who most need jobs, but usually can't get them. They also provide housing, training, counselling and other services. And most of … Continue Reading ››

Book Reviews, Happy At Work, Leadership

Book review: The power of spirit

October 28, 2002 Alexander 1 Comment

Harrison Owen is the inventor of Open Space Technology, the most exciting and productive way of meeting with other people that I know of. In The power of spirit, how organizations transfrom he describes what an organization might look like, if it lived by the open space principles. And let me … Continue Reading ››

Silly

Pumpkinspiration

October 28, 2002 Alexander Leave a comment

Enterprise Systems had their 2nd. annual halloween pumpkin carving party yesterday. Kids and adults both had a great time, and you can see the results here. I did this one and I'm kinda proud of it, it's only my third pumpkin ever.

Change, Learning

Exercise: Journal of good things

October 27, 2002 Alexander Leave a comment

I have a confession: A friend told me about this exercise, and I'm afraid that she heard about it on Oprah... But hey, It's still good.

Anyway, it's about creating a daily positive space for reflection. Try it!

It's terribly simple. Get yourself a journal, or open a new file on your computer. … Continue Reading ››

Book Reviews, Happy At Work, Leadership, Science/Technology

Book review: The soul at work

October 27, 2002 Alexander Leave a comment

Complexity science is appearing more and more often in business literature (and just about everywhere else). This book with the subtitle "unleashing the power of complexity science for business success" shows a better way to manage organizations than the old command-and-control way, and describes some of the tools needed to get there. It … Continue Reading ››

Life

TietoEnator buys Enterprise Systems

October 24, 2002 Alexander Leave a comment

It's official, Enterprise Systems has been sold to TietoEnator.

It's a little ironic that this deal is finalized almost exactly 5 years after we started the company. It's also a little sad, but I truly believe that this is the best option for Enterprise to develop. TE can give the company resources … Continue Reading ››

Politics

Word of the day: Affluenza

October 23, 2002 Alexander Leave a comment

Af-flu-en-za n. 1. The bloated, sluggish and unfulfilled feeling that results from efforts to keep up with the Joneses. 2. An epidemic of stress, overwork, waste and indebtedness caused by dogged pursuit of the American Dream. 3. An unsustainable addiction to economic growth. 4. A television program that could change your life.

Change, Leadership

Exercise: Faster or slower

October 22, 2002 Alexander Leave a comment

Is faster always better? Try this exercise, and see what you think.

Let's say that you want to optimize some process to save time.

In many activities, you can take all the fun out of it if you hurry too much. For example, I used to be a hell-bent skier. This … Continue Reading ››

Book Reviews, Science/Technology

Book review: Faster

October 22, 2002 Alexander Leave a comment

Time is the one totally democratic resource. No matter who you are, a day still only has 24 hours. But these days, everything seems to go faster. We try to cram more and more into every day, and we've come to hate and fear periods of inaction, especially those we don't choose for ourselves. James … Continue Reading ››

Happy At Work

Conference

October 22, 2002 Alexander Leave a comment

I spent monday and tuesday attending a conference on mental health in the workspace. Topics ranged from stress and depression to motivation and creativity. The speakers were psychologists, business managers, scientists and even a priest (Johannes M?llehave).

The quality of the individual sessions varied, but overall the conference was good. I am left … Continue Reading ››