If I owned a newspaper…

Over the years I have worked in and written extensively about news media. Sometimes I have felt the love, and sometimes that love has been of the tougher kind with people (wrongly) suggesting I must feel a burning hatred towards old media (which I BTW don't at all). So with that said I don't know… Continue reading If I owned a newspaper…

Corona thoughts, part 8

Last night we did a first in my network group under the Danish Management Society (VL): We had our first virtual meeting, and we used it as a venue for getting a situation report from our various industries in the light of the corona epidemic. It was super interesting and inspiring to hear from the… Continue reading Corona thoughts, part 8

Corona thoughts, part 7

When we discuss the future of (remote) work, we should not only discuss the various digital tools that enable this but also the foundation for it all to work: Great, stable connectivity. At the start of the lockdown, I finally got our household on the new fiber connection, I ordered almost a year ago. Before… Continue reading Corona thoughts, part 7

Corona thoughts, Part 6

A lot of people are busy talking about how the current pandemic and the lockdown will change the way we live and the way we work going forward. Focusing on the latter, some people suggest that the time of the office hours is dead, and that more people will be working remotely from hereon, because… Continue reading Corona thoughts, Part 6

What’s your Easter Egg?

Easter is upon us (if you subscribe to that religious belief) and with that also the hunt for Easter eggs. If you have got any time off, now may be a good time to spend some time away from it all and contemplate what the Easter egg of your business is; that hidden gem that… Continue reading What’s your Easter Egg?

Get the outside view

If you're stuck in whatever you're doing or trying to accomplish, look outside your team and get an outside view on what you're doing and where you should be taking things. True, the person you approach may not be a subject matter expert like yourself. But on the other hand the person is also not… Continue reading Get the outside view

Corona thoughts, part 5

Jeffrey Katzenbergs new mobile streaming service meant for the commute, Quibi, has finally launched. And is getting killed by the reviewers. You can be excused for thinking that the timing couldn't be worse when no-one is commuting right now, but in general the service seems to be a product looking for a problem, where there… Continue reading Corona thoughts, part 5