Coaching
Give a gift of accountability
Friday, March 6th, 2009Most of us know by first hand experience what often happens with New Year resolutions: They tend to be forgotten or given less and less priority in our busy daily lives, as we move into the new year.
Usually, New Year resolutions are made with the best of intentions. They often center around something that you would really like to achieve. [...]
Predictably Irrational
Tuesday, November 11th, 2008Who said economics couldn’t be fun and interesting? Well, it can - especially if we are talking about behavioral economics. Professor Dan Ariely, a behavioral economist from MIT has written the book with the intriguing title “Predictably Irrational” (link).
In his book Dan Ariely clearly demonstrates that we are making irrational decisions to a much larger [...]
What is a Powerful Question?
Monday, March 31st, 2008You ever heard the response “Oh, that’s a good question”? It’s usually a sign that it really IS a good question - and a powerful one as well. Powerful questions may leave you dumbfounded for a brief moment and probably you’ll want to take a pause of reflecting before you answer. Hence, the before-mentioned response - [...]
Change Your Focus
Wednesday, November 14th, 2007You probably already have experienced this: You are facing a problem and you don’t see any way out of it. You have thought through a lot of alternatives and some have been tested. You just don’t know what to do - and you feel stuck! Your thoughts are circling and you feel unable to take [...]
Strong Visions
Friday, November 2nd, 2007This October I spent 4 days on a fantastic exiting conference about innovation and creativity - ECCIX (10th European Conference on Creativity and Innovation) - see www.eccix.com . It was the Danish Initiative for Creativity and Innovation (www.iki.dk) who with great succes had arranged the conference. The 4 days offered central keynotes, a large variety [...]
The courage to walk on new paths
Tuesday, September 25th, 2007I saw a job-ad this week-end. It was about courage - to take on new challenges and try out paths no-one has ever walked before.
The ad was - ofcourse - from the Danish innovative company Danfoss (who manufactures pumps).
To me courage and innovation are very much connected. If you don’t dare do something that deviates [...]
To make a living from being curious
Tuesday, September 18th, 2007Are you curious? I am. And I make a living from it.
I am driven by curiosity and what if’s and I love finding and seeing new possibilities - both for myself and my own company and through coaching helping others do the same.Â
The purpose of this blog is to share - what happens in the fields [...]
