Creating myself
Creating myself – my motto for the year 2023 For years I haven’t really been a fan of new year’s resolution. Not that I haven’t believed in annual goals. I have. As a matter of fact, I have been setting goals for years and followed…
The Difference Between Focus and Tunnel Vision
‘One more click, save the file and then close it.’ This is what I thought and did. Or so I thought. Because, did I really? A few moments later my computer gave me the error message, “file upload not possible”. Oops. What happened? The last…
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…
What I have learned about leadership as a ski-instructor
It is the heat of the summer and I am thinking of skiing?! Well, yes, why not. I am thinking of skiing lots of time, regardless of the season. Why? Because it is one of my dearest passions. Hence, there is no such thing as…
Zen of Self-Organizing Teams
Zen has been, is and most likely always will be one of the most influential, inspiring philosophies, perspectives of life. Self-organizing teams on the other side seem to be a rather modern phenomenon, some people believe. What does Zen and self-organizing teams have in common?. …
Company Update: Interim Manager
This week’s German business magazine „Wirtschaftswoche“ ran an article on interim management. What it is, why companies need it and what they get out of it, and what it is like to be an interim manager. If you always wanted to know what interim management…
Excellent Knowledge Base for QA Leadership and Practitioners
BQA Knowledge Base is a go-to repository of whitepapers, presentations, and articles intended to keep QA leadership and practitioners ahead of the game. Use the sorting tool in the right column to find the topic you seek. Recent whitepapers include: The Realities of Software Testing…
Book Review: A Guide to Project Recovery
Projects become more prevalent. Not surprisingly the art of project management becomes more popular. Unfortunately this does not imply that the more projects there are the more successful they are. As a matter of fact a significant percentage of projects fail or do not yield…
A New Business Paradigm
Last night I had the chance to talk with Kim Page, author of the upcoming book „From Corporate to Conscious„, about the new business paradigm moving to a more holistic and conscious leadership style. The conversation can be listened to at http://bit.ly/secSwx. I was and…
2011 – Going Strong – A Review of a Great Year
The big and typical question you ask yourself at the end of the year how the past 12 months were, how you faired. This year it is a simple question to answer: yes, it was a great year! Or, shall I say another great year. …