Fun at work is essential for success, results are essential for fun to appear. I bet you will agree that results won’t surface in a hostile environment. This is why hard work and fun is the true Romeo and Juliette at the office. I have been to some seminars about fun at work and just a few touches the importance of results. Good results give you the power and confidence to stand tall in everyday life. And one more thing; it starts at Monday morning.
Monday Morning Blues
I don’t like Mondays – A major hit at the end of the 1970’s …

Updated: I am going to change things around here this weekend. I am implementing a new design. It might work, or it might mess stuff up. Either way, I will have a lot of fun redesigning my blog. Come back soon to see the results.
6.6.2010 I am almost finished now. Theres is just a bit of tweaking and adjusting left. The main idea is that I have always wanted easily display the diversity of my blog, and with this new headline and featured posts I am going to be able to show my readers more posts from my blog.

I am browsing new terrain today, I like to do that sometimes. Today I asked about motivational blogs on twitter, and got some response, I got a tip from Randi Buckley to check out Marion Chapsal’s blog, and this is where I found this great video. It is ten minutes long, but worth watching. Enjoy!
Keep reading below the video for more findings…

Marion’s blog, where I found this video is targeting female readers. According to statistics, my blog attracts above average of female readers compared to similar blogs. So to my female readers check out: http://geronimo.typepad.fr/ – It looks good at …

What do you fear?  Do you have the answer to this question? Have you ever been in a meeting and afterwards regretted that you bit your tongue? Have you gotten in trouble because you did not face your troubles earlier? Well let me tell you a little secret; Leadership is all about fear and courage.
What do you want to do?
You are probably surrounded by choices and opportunities all day long. Each one of those daily happenings is challenging you courage to deliver. It might be a talk that gets postponed, a disagreement with your boss, (un)reasonable demands from your spouse. …

I am a soccer fan; I have played for years in the lower divisions until a shoulder injury forced my goalkeeper gloves to be put in the darkest places of the closet. I never became good at this game, but I still had fun and joy playing against the worst soccer players in the Norwegian soccer league. How is your team doing? Today I want to compare soccer and business life to show why you should be the star player always.
The Team – What division are you playing in?
First of all imagine your department as a soccer team. How is …

Do you have a boss that keeps telling you what to do? Are you being micromanaged? This is a severe problem, not necessary for you, but for sure for your manager. The problem with micromanagement issues is diverse. You feel like you can’t breathe, develop and grow in your role at work. You feel supervised and unappreciated. But there is hope, and you do not need to quit your job just yet.
Remember You are Dealing With People
Human behavior is a great thing to know more about when you are dealing with people, and when it comes down to work relations, …

I was engaging in an interesting conversation the other day. A friend of mine was feeling blue. Life sucks big time. I soon understood that my friend was focusing on small obstacles and things that are out of his control. We talked for a while. What was bringing him down? Well it was the little things in life like trouble at work, little sleep, feeling inadequate. I started by asking about what he is proud about so far. Well, my wife, kids, I actually got a great job, my education is good. These are examples of answers that fell upon …

Are you having an old static company web page, did you hire expensive web designers to create a publish system that you just can’t figure out? If you are considering an offer from a web design company ask about social media strategies. If they are just giving you fancy design and no interaction with your customer, stand up and leave. Go for a blog, a twitter account, live chat and a facebook profile and find someone who knows what those things are.