The short of it At a certain point, you need to make a lead of faith and start trusting your GTD system. If you do not do that, you will not be able to test its real relevance to you. The Last Crusade There is this great Indiana Jones movie. It is not Raiders of … Continue reading Leap of faith – trusting your GTD system
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Consulting commoditization – a follow-up
I just discovered this article by Garrett Gitchell on his Horizontal Change blog. It mentions an article I've written a while back and provides a set of highly relevant comments in reaction. The site provides good, concise and wonderfully opinionated (I should recognize opinionated when I see it, right) writing on consulting and other interesting … Continue reading Consulting commoditization – a follow-up
The purpose of life
A reflection Just a little something to make you reflect a bit in these days after New Year, when all intentions are fresh and new and never to be broken. What if the real purpose of your life is not to fulfill your destiny but rather to discover it first, then develop yourself to meet … Continue reading The purpose of life
My 2014 blogging intentions
First, and before I forget, the very best for all of you. Thank you for reading this blog in 2013 and I hope that I can keep you interested. I will certainly try. For 2014, my blogging intentions are simple but ambitious: One article each week on risk management or internal audit one article each … Continue reading My 2014 blogging intentions
Speed and permanence of communication
I continue to be surprised by the lack of care given to regular, standard communication and interaction between people, especially in this day and age. Rather than being right, communication now appears all about who is the fastest, the first on the ball rather than the best or the most accurate. And while this trend … Continue reading Speed and permanence of communication
What built your team?
The origins of your team If you are managing or working with a team, do you know its origins? Are you aware how it got built? Understanding the history of your team is one of the core factors in managing it well. Your attitude towards the team will be different based on its origin. I … Continue reading What built your team?
Internal audit’s added value – the NSA perspective (kind of)
This excellent article by David Silverman illustrates the challenging nature of internal audit's profession. We do get a bad rap, quite often. Enjoy the article.
On the excellence of care of SquareSpace customer care
People make mistakes. I am a person, and I do tend to make a lot of mistakes. Especially concerning websites and blogs. I am not a technologist, I am not a designer. On occassion, I feel like a writer. But anything beyond that is beyond me. That recently came to bear when, mistakenly, I attached … Continue reading On the excellence of care of SquareSpace customer care
The relativity of risk – development aid’s risk management challenge
Behind this link you will find an article I recently wrote for the BTC/CTB blog on how relative risk management can be if different parties have different contexts. I know that context and the impact is has on content - and risk is content - is a recently recurring theme for me, but I believe … Continue reading The relativity of risk – development aid’s risk management challenge
Exploring The Black Box 