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“Choose a good Boss, not a company” Really?
Management of changes, management of life.
So much has been written, so many courses to teach people how to apply this concept in real life. Just a few days ago I was having a conversation on the subject and how things changes. Then I start a more introspective trip relating to my life. I was ready to conquer the world and Read More
Read MoreWhat I did wrong counts
Can I learn success?
When someone approach me telling “I show you how to do it”, I usually thrill. If something I learnt ageing, is that nothing is more detrimental than follow a procedure. I can feel many jumping on the tables already. Don’t get me wrong. There are situations where procedures must be followed, but this applies only Read More
Read MoreMy little tip for success
This is a story about a guy who believed in perfectibility. Grown up in the most challenging environment brainwashed that only the best can win and if you are not the best one you are no one. I did believe that. Any tasks I have entertained, every activity, ludic or professional, I have had only Read More
Read MoreWhat Moves You?
Resilient is possibly the definition that best suits me. But this is not about me, it’s about the overwhelming feeling the people around me transpire. It is like walking at the bottom of a huge mountain knowing an avalanche is ready to fall. I have recently left Facebook, best decision ever, but negativity is now Read More
Read MoreFive tips to know if you are the wrong person in the wrong organisation
How good are you and how good is the company you work for? Most people want to perform above average and to be an essential part of an organisation. The truth can be bitter and disappointing. These are few tips to start questioning yourself and your organisation: 1 Are people leaving the company or talking Read More
Read MoreA great company, I know the secret
I know plenty of people that for a reason or another have moved from company to company and most of them always told me the same thing: learn all the documentation, the process, their books and more, that is your value for the next employer. As if the knowledge of a company is only in Read More
Read MoreThe Hard Talk
The perfect weapon: auto-repair function, versatile, resourceful, lethal and I wear it every day. It is my body. The only tool that allowed life to survive and evolve for so many years (someone else paid for that, but this is not for today story). Only one single point of failure, the control center, the brain Read More
Read MoreConflict resolution: an alternative to failure.
When it come to conflicts, disputes, arguments, there is something we have to accept and understand: we have failed to communicate effectively in the first instance. Never heard of the phrase “listen to understand and not to answer”? Never a statement has been more true. For some reason both in private and professionally, I have Read More
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