Instruction Video goes Viral: Erato Girls show how Passion beats management

Three singers in a vocal ensemble out of the Stockholm Nation of Uppsala University. An instruction video for the 10 head group went viral. One of our commercial TV channels TV4 covered it (live performance at the end!) The Guardian covered the story They of course checked rights with Robyn (@robynkonichiwa on Twitter) – a [...]

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The LUCK concept – part 1

Recently, we have several signs of “time to REALLY act”. You know the story – you find a problem, consider possible solutions – and eventually come up with a REALLY good solution. I am EXACTLY at that point. When all stars feel aligned, everything you seee and hear around you align. All strings vibrate in [...]

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What combines Risk, Corruption and Incentives – and Leadership

Remember the old saying “Power and money corrupts people”? Another philosopher claimed “No, money and power projects your real self!” I for one, believe more in the second one. Recently (yesterday, that is…) I ran a workshop on “change management” (later renamed “change leadership” when I started nailing down details of the workshop). The title [...]

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How to lose customers – and how to win them back again – the LUCKy way

Watching this video makes you think. It shows how US Air lost a customer. Now, what can we do to retain and even make former customers return? I claim all organizations now have a few, maybe 5 years to think – about 1. who their customer is 2. why that customer goes for your solution [...]

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Låt din VD jämföra sig med Saltå Kvarns!

Här är ett spännande bolag att “ta rygg på”. Att just ta rygg på någon som gör mycket rätt är rätt ofarligt, ungefär som att i gryningen ligga 100 meter bakom bilen framför. Dyker det upp vilt så får du förvarning. Kolla in Saltå Kvarn och deras VD Johan Ununger! De gör väldigt mycket rätt. [...]

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Your perspective is very true – but only for you

When you speak about how things ARE – including how other people ARE – you are in fact (as well as I do here) – mirror out your inner world. Your experience is yours, but be ready to meet other’s as well. The opposite may very well be true as well. “But others agree with [...]

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The telepone is soon dead – it was just here for a visit

I believe a lot of things we see today are not really new – they are merely returns of the past – or we are leaving a chapter in history we will later refer to as the “paranthesis years”. entrepreneurs –> industry workers –> networkers in the same way: calling someone by name/family –> dialling [...]

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Working with the iPad #2 – predictions and planning

I am in the midst of getting everything to work together. A thrilling time. Daniel H. Pink wrote about “Digital Marxism” in his book “Free Agent Nation” – meaning there is now means for all freelancers to really live Karl Marx’ ideas on taking power over the tools of production. Now, with smart tools, apps [...]

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What if there were NO secrets in your organisation?

The great thinker Jeff Jarvis posted his reactions and ideas after the Wikileaks story in the US. In short, secret material has been exposed for some time. Read his post here: http://www.buzzmachine.com/2010/07/26/what-if-there-are-no-secrets/ Now, after reading this – what if there were no secrets in your organisation – what would happen? To managers? Salaries? Bonuses? Meetings?

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