Ever since starting this blog, most of the discussions I have circle around the topic of excellence at work: doing your best work, being focused, working efficiently and effectively, saving time, making your boss happy, etc. What I noticed in several discussions is that many people in corporate environments do not feel that they get […]
Most of us don’t like to talk about money. And even fewer of us like to ask other people for money. However, if you work for a company your increases in income depend directly on your ability to convince your boss to raise your salary. And in most cases that only happens when you ask. […]
Have you ever wanted to learn something new? Have you ever been frustrated by the slow progress of trial and error in a new endeavor? Or have ever been looking for shortcuts to make something work much faster? Then this is for you. What is modeling? Modeling basically means taking someone (or something) as a […]
Whenever I onboard a new employee, there is a document that I walk them through. It is called “Meeting the expectations of Johannes”. This is a process that I learnt when I was a management consultant and it has served me exceptionally well since. Why does it work so well? Because it externalizes something that […]
