Yesterday, while continuing to develop a document which I had started work on at the office on my MacBook Air and took with me on the train on my iPad, I suddenly realised the future is already here. Between my MacBook Air, my iPad, my iPhone and my iMac, I am completely device independent ... … Continue reading Apple’s device independence: achieved
How cheap are you?
Saying "no" to most things which are being offered to you means valuing your time more. Everything you say "yes" to is an implicit or explicit engagement of your time. Time you will not get back.
Using Textexpander in setting outcomes for projects
Positive affirmation I’m sure that most of the GTD practitioners are aware that positive affirmation really tends to work, not because of some magical properties, but because it helps you as an individual focus on a preferred outcome, rather than be all over the place. Car accidents A friend of mine recently took a crash … Continue reading Using Textexpander in setting outcomes for projects
What meaning is all about …
I often find myself wondering why I do certain things and not others, and whether my driver, whatever it may be, is the relevant one. I often 'meta' ask myself whether the way in which I approach this is the best possible way. In the context of one of these researches, I bumped into yet … Continue reading What meaning is all about …
Why failure is nothing to be afraid of
Fear of failure I have this. You have this. Pretty much everyone around you has it. It’s not about religion, it is not about background. It’s not even about how much money you have in the bank. I’m talking about fear of failure. It’s always amazing to find out how many people are afraid to … Continue reading Why failure is nothing to be afraid of
329
There is a lot of talk about the $329 which Apple is asking for the iPad Mini. It’s a full $80 more than the Nexus 7, a comparable tablet ... euhm. Well, not really. You are paying the $80 not as some diehard Android users will point out as the Apple premium, but as the … Continue reading 329
From the bottom up: four horizons of risk management
Today's post covers two of my pet subjects: risk management and personal productivity. Rather, I apply some ideas which I've become aware of reading personal productivity literature to risk management. This is an iteration of a 2009 article, but with significant changes. The missing risk management levels I've recently reread COSO ERM front to back, … Continue reading From the bottom up: four horizons of risk management
How to get rid of internal controls’ Cinderella complex
A high degree of indifference Whenever you utter the words "internal control" in an environment where COSO is not a household word, you are likely to be confronted with a number of reactions, ranging from boredom over surprise over fear back to complete indifference. Overcoming that reaction is one of the key prerequisites for a … Continue reading How to get rid of internal controls’ Cinderella complex
Government’s role as a stakeholder to administrations and agencies
As with some of the articles published in the past week, I've rewritten an article I wrote in 2009. I am trying to integrate all articles from the past into this blog, rewriting them where that appears necessary. I am very surprised at how relevant it still feels, reading this more than three years after … Continue reading Government’s role as a stakeholder to administrations and agencies
Why sum formulas better reflect the risk appetite in calculating risk levels
How to determine a risk profile and calculate a level of risk? Introduction This is a significant rewrite and a first time write-up in English of an article I published in Dutch in May of 2009. I'm revisiting it because I had an interesting exchange with my ERM class at Solvay Brussels School last week, … Continue reading Why sum formulas better reflect the risk appetite in calculating risk levels
Exploring The Black Box 