Whoosh... It's nearly the end of May... I'm cutting it close sifting out the May scoop of "Sand for Your Inbox" the Idea Sandbox eNewsletter. You will enjoy this month's installment... I offer a "cart before the horse" approach to project [...]
Last week I had the privilege of visiting Monticello. The home, plantation, and community designed and built by Thomas Jefferson in Virginia in 1769. You've seen Monticello a million times, but may have never thought about it... It's the image on [...]
The challenge of a maze is to connect the START with the END without running into dead ends... having to retrace your path. The risk is low, making a maze an amusement. The challenge of managing projects is similar. You must [...]
Ah, the beauty of a good diagram. Picture = 1000 words. We're familiar with the term 'return on investment' or ROI. Have you ever thought through the relationships of the elements that make up ROI? Neither have I. Here is the [...]
New ideas often make people uncomfortable. Many new projects and ideas need a champion to gain acceptance from others. Being able to pitch ideas is an invaluable business (and life) tool. A terrific guide to effective building and successful pitching of [...]
Do you look for "Aha!" moments when you read? I do. I read mostly business related books - once in a while dive into the classics - but mostly business and creativity related books. I read especially for those Aha! moments... [...]
Monday was Queen's Day here in the Netherlands... a national holiday... We all get the day off to party, drink, and celebrate. (if you're into that kinda thing). I mentioned that you're allow to sell things without paying taxes... So people [...]
Yesterday, Monday the 30th of April, was Queen's Day in the Netherlands... A national holiday and all-country celebration of the Queen's birthday. The best description of Queen's Day I can convey is to imagine... a 24-hour: home team victory celebration + [...]
