Stream of Consciousness
This is a rewrite of an article I wrote in 2010. I'm revisiting some of my earlier writings to update them to my current ideas. Top five versus first five issues Ask people for their top five issues in any area of concern other than an area they
Stream of Consciousness
Mmm ... look at that ... less than 260.000 people in front of me in the queue. At an activation rate of one per 4 seconds that amounts to about 12 days wait. Let's call it 14 days to be on the safe side ... That's going to
Stream of Consciousness
This post expands on an article I wrote in 2010 for a blog called Risk 101 - Complexity risk management. The reason I got this from under the dust and decided to revisit it, was a discussion during a class I taught this week. Some of the concepts have been
risk management
I've been teaching a risk management class at Solvay Brussels School (SBS) this week. Teaching these classes always brings home to me how much I love to teach. The exchange, the pace, the ideas ... as long as it stays concrete, I really feel as if I'm
gtd
Playing the piano When being asked what GTD is all about, I'm often reminded by what I see every day when I'm watching my kids practicing the piano. I remember the day they started their first practice as if it was yesterday. Their fingers clumsy on
Stream of Consciousness
I have been meaning to write an extended article on how we develop our internal audit reports for a long time. Given that I'm out with a quite heavy flu and my voice is completely gone, this is as good a time as any to write this post.
Stream of Consciousness
Just finished a discussion with a friend on whether it's possible to do goal management in a public sector environment. But before we go into that, perhaps I need to define a goal first. Defining a goal A goal in a public sector context is, in my book,
Stream of Consciousness
After watching the blockbuster movie "Margin Call" a couple of days ago. In our almost continuous quest for yet even more money and still more fame, or in some cases notoriety, we should, no we need to ask ourselves "to what end?" on a regular basis.
Stream of Consciousness
Yes, I cannot think of adequately short titles for blog posts. The quick hack I cobbled together during lunch today is no doubt not extremely up there in hacking terms, but I'm quite proud of it myself. Which is why I can't wait to blog about
Stream of Consciousness
This post is a repost of a short article I wrote in 2009, on my then riskguy blog. I've rewritten it to more appropriately reflect my ideas on this, as of course over the past years this has evolved. I've revisited this article because it has
Stream of Consciousness
This short(ish) post is a follow-up to my last post on GTD and the higher levels of altitude David Allen speaks about. What I have learned, through journaling, is that there is a common background melody to my life. Whatever I am involved in, and if you look at
Getting Things Done
The challenge of journaling For those of you who ever tried their hand at journaling, you probably found out it is hard, especially after a while. It takes time and it takes effort. It requires commitment. Not unlike blogging or any other writing activity. And like GTD, it's