A Happy, Happy Conference – PMI NL Summit 2014
I have just returned from a fabulous conference: the PMI Netherlands Summit 2014 in beautiful Zeist, NL. It was an honor and great pleasure to open the conference with my own keynote on “Leadership, Happiness and Project Success“. In my presentation I explained why and…
Do It With Passion and Succeed
I believe that one of the key factors for happiness at work, and this includes projects, is PASSION. Passion comes from feeling like you are a part of something that you believe in, something bigger than yourself. This meaning by itself is still fluffy if…
Select for success – with happiness
In April I will be a speaker at this year’s Project Zone Congress in Frankfurt, Germany. Listen to what I shared in an interview with Stamford Global. The whole interview is available at http://projectzonecongress.com/news-articles/select-success-interview-thomas-juli Select for success – interview with Thomas Juli Submitted by Helina.Pukk…
Search for Happiness as a Prerequisite for Project and Business Success
Happiness is a key ingredient for project and business success. Happiness, of course, is very subjective. On the other side there are three elements that are recurring when asking people about their understanding of happiness. These three elements are: (1) pleasure (2) purpose (3) passion…
Open Forum Davos 2014: Changing the world, one panel discussion at a time
This year I have had the privilege to join a group of alumni of the Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation and attend the Open Forum Davos . We attended the following panel discussions: Higher Education – Investment or Waste? Immigration – Welcome or Not? Ethical Capitalism – Worth a…
‘Chairlift to Innovation’ concludes on a happy note
Today was Day 3 of the workshop “Chairlift to Innovation”. We took easy today and reviewed and refined the results of Day 1 and Day 2. Bottom line of the workshop: We’ll do it again! The concept of the workshop was completely new to us. …
Open Forum Davos 2014: Too many problems, too little solutions
Today was Day 2 of the workshop “Chairlift to Innovation”. The weather and snow were spectacular. In other words, perfect conditions for an innovative workshop. So, what did we discuss today and what vision did we build? Here we go: The Dilemma: Too many problems,…
Day 1 of ‘Chairlift to Innovation’ on Mindful Leadership
Today, 27 January 2014, was the first day of my workshop “Chairlift to Innovation“. I met with one other individual, who happens to work in the consulting world just like me. We decided to pick the topic of “Ethical Capitalism” as the overall topic of…
Higher Education – Investment or Waste?
Tonight I attended the Open Forum Davos session “Higher Education – Investment or Waste”. My opinion? It was a very good session. No, it was excellent. a) because the speakers were very knowledgeable and presented different perspectives and b) because it was interactive with a…
Chairlift to Innovation: Building WOW Projects While Having Fun (Jan 27-29, 2014 in Davos-Klosters)
Interested in going beyond debating the hot topics of this year’s World Economic Forum? Why not share your ideas and turn them into concrete projects – and have fun at the same time!? Then join the free Chairlift to Innovation and learn how to grow…