When the Carthaginian Warmaster Hannibal had to cross the Alps to invade Italy with his elephants, his anxious generals asked him how he would achieve this impossible task? He gave a simple answer: I will find a way, or I […]
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You will only get predictable and consistent results with a process or a system. This explains why lottery winners and heirs of significant fortunes often live in a state of permanent anxiety: They know that their success is not repeatable. […]
Marcus Tullius Cicero once said that brevity is a great charm of eloquence. Nowadays, it’s common to confuse brevity with shallowness: The multitude of TikTok videos which explain an easy path to become rich is a testament to this. How can you be […]
Statistics show that the amount of scientific data doubles every two years. At the same time, the impact of individual scientific articles is diminishing. This means that your ability to distinguish noise from signal becomes more important and at the […]
How do you improve safety performance? Whenever an incident occurred, the company I was working for invariably added additional safety rules. It became a reflex, full of symbolic actions, yet signifying little. In time, the safety rulebook grew until it […]
The turkey is absolutely convinced that the butcher loves it: It is being fed, housed and taken care of for about 20 months. Then Thanksgiving arrives, and suddenly the world of the turkey changes dramatically in an instant. Nassim Taleb […]
How can you make use of the advancements in Artificial Intelligence (AI) to improve innovation? AI is a logic engine. It therefore excels at solving straightforward and digital problems, where answers are either right or wrong. This is especially helpful when […]
Is being lazy a strategic asset? I think it is. When the Greek hero Heracles had to clean out the Augean stables full of manure, he realized that even with his God-like powers, it would take him months of hard […]
When I was a student, I enjoyed participating in debating tournaments: The objective of such a tournament is to win a contest by arguing more persuasively than your opponent. I got so excited, that I started to use my newfound […]
Ten simple behaviors to quickly build trust with your team members, your peers and your bosses: All these behaviors support consistency, reliability and credibility. Where is your biggest opportunity to improve?
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