A Pressure Safety Valve (PSV) is a safety device widely used in the chemical industry. When a chemical reaction becomes uncontrollable and pressure increases rapidly, a PSV opens and pressure is released to a safe location to prevent the vessel […]
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Some 20 years ago I worked closely with a brilliant scientist to develop a mathematical model of a complex chemical reactor. He was a nice guy, whose main satisfaction was to be right in the modeling field. That was a […]
Last year I visited the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam with my family. The room with the most famous paintings of the most famous Dutch masters was packed. The other rooms in the museum were almost empty. A small amount of exhibits […]
He never listens.She’s always late.No-one takes initiative.Everyone disagrees. These are four examples of imprecise language: The habit to use exaggeration to make a point. The problem is that exaggeration changes a conversation in the wrong direction. Exaggerations make discussions defensive: One counter example (he has actually […]
How do you create a success environment where all team members can bring their best? There are five roles which you need to play to make people feel safe, energized and productive. Which of these five roles do you need to […]
After losing all his money again, a friend asked Ernest Hemingway how he went bankrupt this time. His answer? First gradually, then suddenly… This is how organizations fail as well. It’s the small toxins which seep into the fabric of a […]
Whenever I’m in Italy, I enjoy a good espresso. There is one barista who is the best. Even when using the same machine, the same technique, and the same coffee, other baristas can’t match the quality of his espresso. He […]
Success is often achieved by simply avoiding mistakes. There are five big mistakes if you want to build a high-performance culture in your team or organization.
Recently, I wrote about how to lead a team of experts, when you’re not an expert yourself. Let’s focus on the other side of this coin: As a deeply knowledgeable subject expert, how do you help your subject-ignorant boss to […]
While enjoying my summer holidays, I was going back in my mind a decade or so. I noticed two interesting things. First, many of the the issues which were important at that time, are no longer on my radar. Did […]
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