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Either way, you’ll be remembered for both Out of sight, out of mind only makes the heart grow fonder in the short term. We have been out of sight for more than a year. Now there’s a fresh fear on the block. The fear of being forgotten, working at home alone. It makes us do…

Because repetition turns growth into development Moving to another continent in another hemisphere plays havoc with your habits and expectations. Who knew? During the first fifty years of my life I knew my left from my right, my spring from my autumn, and the time of day. After almost 20 years in the other hemisphere…

Doing so makes you dumber than your phone (and the trees) I remember the days of lifting the black handset off the black rotary dialer to hear the operator say, “Nommer asseblief!” You might wonder what she said, so I’ll tell you. She asked me which party I wanted her to connect me to. (In…

They stop you adapting to a new low This is indeed our time of shared weird behavior, at home, at work and everywhere in between. You might by now be tempted to abuse the power vested in you by your hierarchy to change weird behavior to your liking. Please don’t. Encourage a bit of weirdness…

Forgiveness and blame awaits on every rung The problem with ambition at work is that there are always shoes on the rung above the one you are balancing on. Well, maybe not always. Take my first corporate ladder as an example. My first formal job after my first formal degree came with a formal title…

The missing link in leadership Have you heard the one about me being charged by a lioness? Of course you have! I keep telling it. Because she changed me. She taught me something about fear (obviously). And she gave me an insight into leadership (not so obvious). I got away from her because here I…