I finally woke up to the fact that the link to my World’s Shortest Marketing Plan Template had gone bad so I am taking the liberty to repost it. I hope you don’t mind. Since first blogging this marketing plan template it has been reblogged countless times and been published in many different magazines and books. The...Read More

If you don’t doubt your ability now and then you probably don’t have any.Read More

It can be a daunting task to understand the implications of political decisions. What does healthcare reform really mean for me or should we invade Iraq or should we now leave Iraq once we have gotten there? Most people elect politicians they believe will represent their interests but unless you are voting for a county...Read More

Companies spend millions to build systems and nothing to implement them. Then they wonder why nobody uses the new system. Its like buying an exercise machine hoping to get in shape. Its not the buying but the using that counts.Read More

In most cases implementing change in organisations is easy and that is probably why it is so hard. We under estimate the effort required.Read More

Of all the possible outcomes in any situation only a few are probable and only one will actually happen. Sometimes the outcome cannot be controlled like when a meteor falls on your head. Sometimes the outcome can only be partially controlled like when two great teams meet in a championship. Sometimes the outcome can be...Read More

If you haven’t read ”The Happiness Hypothesis” by Jonathan Haidt then do it! It is one of the most profound and interesting books I have read in years. Haidt gives real insight into the psychology of happiness and the ancient wisdom of the world’s great religions and philosophies.Read More

No doubt, a management position can teach you a great deal about yourself, but I wouldn’t recommend it as an alternative to therapy.Read More

SAS has taken giant steps in cutting costs. They have replaced real people with ”do-it-yourself” machines. You would think that they could at least have engough machines. Everytime I have flown with SAS the last year I have had to stand in long lines at the automatic machines. Then I have to stand in a...Read More

For my Swedish speaking friends you can now have a look at lots of video clips from one of my lectures which I have called ”The Ten Commandments for Leaders”. You can either what an entire lecture of 50 minutes, a 9 minute trailer or see each commandment seperately as a 1-2 minute mini-clip. I...Read More