I sit in about 30-40 meetings a week. On top of that, dozens of emails land in my inbox every day, most of them repetitive, plain, admin-style stuff. Many don't creativity - it just needs to get done. Read more »
So far in my career, I’ve stepped into the role of department head three times. Each transition meant taking over a team and a set of processes I didn’t fully understand yet and each time, I learned a little more about where to focus in these critical first weeks. In my very first leadership role, I made some mistakes early on. I believed I had to lead primarily through technical excellence, setting the example by doing. But leadership isn’t simply a promotion. It’s a transformation. Read more »
I launched this site in fall 2023. Since then I've written almost 200 articles. That's more than I expected when I started. Initially the site was basically a stream: a new post went on top and old posts slided down ... Read more »
There's a quote I keep coming back to: In a world where you can be anything, be kind. I used to read it as a moral instruction. Now I read it differently. I think it's also just good advice. Read more »
For the last ten years, I’ve been involved in many projects - most of them with some kind of digitalization aspect. I’ve seen projects that worked really well. But I’ve also seen quite a few that were successfully implemented… only to be abandoned a few months later. That raises a simple question: Why do digitalization projects fail? Read more »
In the previous article, I described how my productivity system gradually evolved into what I now call LENS — a shift away from capturing everything and toward staying clear on priorities, decisions, and next steps. This article picks up from there. Read more »
At the end of last year, I set myself a modest goal: 12 books for 2026. With bigger changes coming at work, I knew it would be a busier year. Now that we're halfway through, it feels like a good moment to look back at what I've read so far. The short version: I'm on track, and there have been some real surprises along the way. Read more »
There's a type of optimistic tech book that tells you a better future is just around the corner, if only we'd use the tools we already have. Abundance by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson starts out feeling like one of those. But then it gets a lot more uncomfortable... Read more »
Here's something I had to learn the hard way: nobody remembers the big speech. They remember whether you showed up on time. Whether you had their back when it was uncomfortable. Whether you said that was my fault instead of going quiet. Read more »
Why I moved from total recall to LENS - a system focused on clarity and synthesis Read more »
Are you afraid of losing your job to AI? Maybe you aren’t. But headlines across news outlets, social media, and beyond are making many people think about the future: how will AI shape work - especially in office environments, where AI can become a serious threat to classic, computer‑driven but still manual processes? Read more »