My most recent experiences and insights

  • Perfection is the enemy of good

    How much time can be spent on a diagnosis? How much effort should be put into creating a budget that you don’t know if it will be completed? A few weeks ago, I had a telephone conversation with my mechanic like this: “Listen. The car is leaking oil. There’s a puddle of oil in the… Read more


  • Living outside the normal

    “And how is the chain of restaurants and cafés? “Well… recovering”. So began my conversation with Helmut, whom I had never met before. We were sharing a table at a forum and had just introduced ourselves. The pandemic is a very interesting topic for business discussions these days. And it is clear that the pandemic… Read more


  • Peculiar terms of use

    I have to admit it. I don’t normally read terms and conditions. Usually meaning practically never. Maybe I’m a weirdo. I doubt it. Maybe the only ones I’ve read are those of my own websites or those of some of my clients. And I guess I’m the only one who has read them. But they… Read more


  • The intermittent idea

    She loves me, she doesn’t love me, she loves me, she loves me, she doesn’t love me, … Have you ever found yourself with that idea that is in people’s minds and, no matter how much you explain that it’s not the moment, it appears and appears and appears and appears continuously? It’s not the… Read more


  • It’s great to work with professionals

    One of the things I miss most about working in a corporate environment is being accompanied by a team of professional experts in their respective areas. Working as a freelance consultant you often collaborate with managers of small companies or entrepreneurs, experts in their area of business, but who need help, in my case, in… Read more


  • Are you showing or hiding it?

    A few days ago, my wife, who is a teacher, was telling me about a situation that had caught her attention. She was explaining to vocational training students an internship in which they must prepare their professional project. What they see themselves working on in a few years’ time. In order to motivate them, he… Read more