March 2018

Treasure 39 – IoT, Craft-Beer, Confidence

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Because of the holiday the treasure is for dinner tonight. If you’ve had enough of all the classics on TV, there’s food for your ears and something to read. I also share findings from my trips through the net during the week. The Companypirate is already on Facebook as an extra page. So sail by quickly, subscribe and leave a like. More channels will follow in the next weeks. I am… Read More »Treasure 39 – IoT, Craft-Beer, Confidence

Blorange

#whatif – The first round of contributions

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The first round of our blog parade What if…? is over and some exciting contributions came together. I would like to present them here and comment briefly. Björn Czybik was the first and formulated one of my questions to: “What if there were no more formal roles?” A fictitious (?) scenario is about a CFO whose role is under discussion. After many emotions the situation is finally resolved by a… Read More »#whatif – The first round of contributions

Treasure 38 – #LINKSDERWOCHE, Industry 4.0, Self-organization

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Nugget #1 is actually not a single nugget but a whole bunch of nuggets. Compared to my treasure chests, Thomas Michl’s #LINKSDERWOCHE are whole treasure islands. Once a week he shares his findings on productivity, project management, agility and leadership. Most of the time this is much more than you can really try out, but a little choice won’t hurt. This week, for example, I was impressed byNadja Petranovskaja‘s article “Happiness: Small gestures… Read More »Treasure 38 – #LINKSDERWOCHE, Industry 4.0, Self-organization

Competition

What if there was no competition?

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When I kicked off the blogparade What if…? I asked the question: What if there was no competition? Some may have wondered how I came to this question. When my sons first heard about the diesel scandal last year, they asked why there was competition. All the car manufacturers could simply work together to develop and sell a clean car. I explained them what a monopoly is and what disadvantages it brings.… Read More »What if there was no competition?