The Zeigarnik effect is ‘the tendency to experience intrusive thoughts about an objective that was once pursued and left incomplete.’ Or, in other words, we remember better that which is unfinished or incomplete. We sometimes experience this effect when we are interrupted […]
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Would you buy a product which has only five star reviews? I recently wanted to buy a new ring light. I’m no expert in ring lights, so I was looking at ratings and reviews. Then it dawned on me: Perhaps […]
What does your ideal day look like? It’s a powerful question I have asked to countless executives, business owners and professionals. Eyes light up and with enthusiasm they start describing the details of their own peak performance; work which doesn’t […]
My dentist recently told me something fascinating: When we grow older, the biggest health risks for our teeth are no longer erosion, decay or cavities. Instead, it’s the quality of our gum. When gum deteriorates, retreats or gets infected, our […]
‘Wirecard collapses into insolvency.’ This was the headline of the Financial Times some months ago. Wirecard is a large fin-tech company, which seems to have committed a 2 billion dollar financial fraud, right under the watchful eyes of government officials […]
One of the strangest phenomena in chemistry is a supercritical fluid: A substance, which is at a temperature and pressure above its critical point, suddenly gains almost magical properties: Liquid and gas phases no longer exist, it passes through solids like a gas, and it dissolves other […]
A major reason why good businesses fail, or professional careers get stuck, is outsourced ownership: The reliance on external factors for business or personal success. Recently, I was working with a client to develop a new business strategy. It became clear […]
Now that businesses are re-opening in many places, here are twelve leverage points for professional and business success, which are currently used by my clients to accelerate their career, business or organization. Can you help struggling competitors by making a deal: Absorb […]
If your boss or your clients are on the fence to commit and invest in their business in the current turbulent times, it’s helpful to help them think through how to take prudent risk. The iron law of risk and reward tells us […]
How do you earn more money and at the same time increase job security? You will be paid based on three criteria: What you do. How well you do it. How easily you can be replaced. The first two criteria […]
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