Talents, as I understand the word talent, own their own capital, their own means of production … their knowledge, their skills, their creativity. Knowledge workers don’t. Friedman writes more than once sentence like: … the winners will be those who learn the habits, processes and skills more quickly. (The World is Flat, T. Friedman, p. … weiterlesen →
News of the week
Hi – again I found some interesting posts and information, you should check out: News Stacia Broderick: Don’t Trow the Baby Out With the Bath Water Edward De Bono on PresentationZen Make big promises; overdeliver. Seth Godin Lange Nacht der Kinderkrebsforschung, Wien Jens and Gabby run class in Amsterdam, Today Boris Gloger runs a Certification ScrumMaster … weiterlesen →
People are talent | Starbucks vs. Kaffeehaus
Compare a waiter in a coffee shop in Vienna with one of the young girls behind the counter in Starbucks. Do you see the difference? Starbucks works because these girls have a clear process description that they have to follow. She needs maybe a day or two to learn her job. A waiter in a “Kaffeehaus” in Vienna … weiterlesen →
Be remarkable! | Seth Godin: Sliced bread and other marketing delights
How do you generate attention? What is it that brings people to you? Do something remarkable! Here is the most insightful video I know about this : www.ted.com
Über das Schreiben | Schreibblockaden
Merlin Mans (www.43folders.com), der offensichtlich sehr viel schreibt, hat eine Liste zusammen gestellt, wie man seine Schreibblockaden überwindet. “Hack your way out of writers block” Wenn man genau hinschaut sind es immer diese vier Dinge, die davon abhalten zu schreiben: Perfektionismus — Ich darf keine Fehler machen! Angst vor Kritik — Was wohl die anderen … weiterlesen →
Let your customer pull | You-centric marketing
The first is me-centric and explains that we’re promoting something that got made because we need to sell it. What we do is make stuff and sell it, and what you do is buy it or watch it. “I needed to make something to sell, here’s the best I could do.” The second is you-centric. … weiterlesen →
Ein Scrum-Team in Aktion | Kim kocht in Wien | Genuss in Perfektion
— Abends, 18:00, bei “Kim kocht” in Wien — Schon am Eingang sieht man Menschen, die sich in dem rot-braunen Restaurant von “Kim kocht” gemütlich unterhalten. Man nimmt uns freundlich aber bestimmt die Mäntel ab und wir werden im hinteren Teil des Lokals an einen schön gedeckten Tisch geführt. Ich kann durch die Glasscheibe die … weiterlesen →