Those of us who take an interest in cross-cultural learning, and who holds an interest in leading-, coaching- and managing operations- and people in a cross cultural context, should of course jump at any chance to add some applicable cross-cultural skills and understanding to our repertoire. For this reason we turn to Anders Lindqvist, former [...]

When I research different approaches to leadership and organization I feel very drawn to professions where the wanted outcome is not cash, as in the world of business, but saved lives. While business people play around with other peoples’ money, there’s real people out there, getting real work done. Work that matters. For this reason [...]

So you’ve got project lead on this. What’s your goal? Finishing X, Y and Z within stipulated budgets and time frames? Please say no. What are you, a robot? In my mind your goal is to deliver the best product or service possible, your goal is to advice your client on how he or she [...]

I thought I’d step it up a bit and enlighten you all further by inviting interesting people, who have interesting things to say, into these pages. My first interview is with Johanna Olsson from BoostHbg, who does inspiring work arranging Cross Media Labs. The Labs are best described as cross discipline creative workshops. First, in [...]

There is much talk in the Project Management community about the Standish report that tells us that IT projects fail miserably just about all the time. Responses from my peers appear either apologetic (Sorry, we suck), or angry (No, YOU suck). Someone appears to be sucking here, but no one seems to attack the underlying [...]

In an earlier post I talked about how “the good Internet” makes us all better off, but tried to remind you all that the end game for the companies remain the same: higher profits. Don’t be fooled. It’s not niceness. And that’s fine, just keep this in mind OK? We can spot the same misconception [...]