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[26 Jul 2010 | Comments Off | 909 views]
Fun at Work: Men vs Women

Who plays more at work? I have been thinking about this lately after reading a Norwegian blog where the author is forming a theory that Men play more at work than Women. Is there a difference in the “fun at work” – level in male dominated environments contra female dominated? Is there a difference between [...]

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[15 Jun 2010 | Comments Off | 487 views]
Help my friend to boost sales

I just got a question about how to ignite the spark in a salesperson from a friend. He has just become a store manager, selling clothes. He says that his team is loyal, but lack fighting for sales. He wonders how to handle this situation and get the employees to see the importance of selling. [...]

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[12 Jun 2010 | 3 Comments | 802 views]
Can you manage without a manager?

Work philosophy kind of got my way today. Is it possible to teach a team to work hard together without a leader or manager? The team is responsible for reaching the goals. The team is responsible for filing the reports. The team is responsible for training and getting the job done? Or will a team [...]

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[1 Jun 2010 | 2 Comments | 653 views]
Empathy Is The Invisible Hand

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! [...]

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[7 Jan 2010 | Comments Off | 1,409 views]
Pointing fingers?

Imagine getting in trouble at work. Imagine that your project failed or imagine that someone is always opposing you. Are you pointing fingers? Will that solve anything for you? Think about the difference between these two small words, who and what. How would you react if Paul Projectmanager always disagree with you and makes your [...]

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[28 Oct 2009 | 10 Comments | 1,165 views]

No, I am not quitting my job, I am not going to shut down my blog, and I am not ready to stop believing in the potential of humans. I meet a lot of people both at work and in other settings that are unmotivated and unhappy with their life/job situation. In my values I [...]