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Category Archives: Career in the Collaborative Age
School does not interest people in entrepreneurship… except in China!
The graph below is an extract from the report “Entrepreneurship in the EU and beyond” by the European commission. It shows that overall, school does not make people interested in entrepreneurship. Did you remark the funniest thing in this graph? … Continue reading
Unveiling “Project Soft Power” – how to make Project Leaders reliably successful
My new book, ‘Project Soft Power’, will now be published very soon (the final production process has started). In this blog post as well as in 6 weekly sequels leading to the book’s publication, I will share with you what … Continue reading
Just change the work environment to release the potential of your organization!
Being now an independent entrepreneur I forget how many people still live in organizations that are still deep into the Industrial Age. Lately I was visiting an organization in the US and I was struck by the lifeless office. Long, dull corridors. … Continue reading
A guide to world domination: how to move toward the Fourth Revolution
OK, the title is a bit over the top. That’s the marketing part. But that is quite a good, short manifesto to get you moving in the world of the Fourth Revolution. Read “a brief guide to world domination: how … Continue reading
What the failures of Kodak and GM can teach us personally
Crisis are always moments of accelerated changes. Recently, some key icons of the Industrial Age collapsed, bankrupt: General Motors in 2009 and Kodak in 2011. General Motors was the icon of manufacturing, producing the most coveted american symbol – the … Continue reading
The Education Revolution: a crisis is coming already!
Education is a key institution that will necessarily be fundamentally changed by the Fourth Revolution. Traditional education was created during the Industrial Age to produce people for Manufacturing. Still, today, the education model is already changing, deeply and more quickly … Continue reading
Successful launch of Project Soft Power concept: having fun around the Fourth Revolution
During a talk given on 6 March, 80 members of the Singapore project management community discovered my new concept of Project Soft Power™! It is basically a cross over from the Fourth Revolution and Emotional Intelligence applied to Project Management. … Continue reading
100,000 people are ‘online game laborers’ today, and growing!
The Fourth Revolution also creates revenue opportunities for the citizens of emerging countries in more surprising ways than being service providers for commodity services that still require creativity and intellectual initiative. According to a World Bank report, the market of gaming-for-hire, … Continue reading
Make sure you can’t U-turn for a while, but don’t burn the bridge!
I have had some interesting reactions to the blog post “The art of overcoming the lizard: make U-turn impossible for some time!“. Is the ‘no U-turn’ metaphor the right one? Actually the popular imagery for making sure you move forward … Continue reading
How I hired an Argentinian designer for a job: my E-lance experience. Fourth Revolution in action!
I needed some graphical work done for my new book and I went online to try Elance.com, one of the networks of international freelancers (cf the post on “Today, the freelancing market is without borders. Did you realize it?“). I … Continue reading
Today, the freelancing market is without borders. Did you realize it?
Today, for relatively simple services (graphic design, translation, virtual assistant, all sorts of website development etc) that can almost be called commodity services, the market is… worldwide. You can hire easily, from your desk, a service provider at the end … Continue reading
The art of overcoming the lizard: make U-turn impossible for some time!
There is only one way to tame the lizard when doing a significant transition out of your comfort zone: make sure you can’t U-turn too soon! In my previous post on the 10 useful learning points from preparing for my company … Continue reading
10 useful learning points from preparing for my company launch
In the last 3 months as I worked to prepare my company’s launch and my jump into the unknown of entrepreneurship, here are some useful learning points I wanted to share with you, or how I have started to look … Continue reading
Video of the month: insights by Seth Godin on the K.E.E.N. skills – and the importance of failure
Building on failure is another skill of the K.E.E.N. This interview of Seth Godin is a real eye-opener on the power of failure, and in general, the skills of the K.E.E.N. Seth gives also deep insights on the new world … Continue reading
Transforming from Employee to Entrepreneur: better do it in two stages!
As I am currently transforming from ‘Employee’ to ‘Self-Employed’, which is not an easy moment, I now realize there is a further wide gap between ‘Freelancer’ and ‘Entrepreneur’! That’s quite a lot to overcome! As Seth Godin clearly defines, “A … Continue reading
Stop misinterpreting the curves showing a relative decrease in salaries!
It does not happen too often to me, but right now I am upset that statistics are being misinterpreted. In these times of crisis, of 99 percent movement, of demonstrations against the financial and corporate world, numerous charts are disseminated … Continue reading
The incredibly far reaching Industrial Age imprisonment, crushing our dreams
Why is there so much frustration and so many people that don’t really do what they long to do, what they dream to do? Ever since I have written a book, every time I present it, I get more questions … Continue reading
Fourth Revolution Video of the month: John Hagel on modern organization and work
John Hagel in his video on modern organization and workforce explains how management – and the organization – and our life – will change with the Fourth Revolution. Watch and understand how your life will change! Find more videos and resources … Continue reading
I’ve left the Industrial Age and jumped into the Collaborative Age. Right now!
I just resigned. I quit my cosy position as an executive in a large international organization to go down the path of the Fourth Revolution entrepreneur. In my book I have described how the Fourth Revolution K.E.E.Ns (Knowledge Exchanging Enhancing … Continue reading
10 personal practices to thrive through the Fourth Revolution
I have been asked to summarize the main practices of the successful K.E.E.N. So, here are 10 basic practices to be successful through the Fourth Revolution, into the Collaborative Age: Practice regular, holistic exercise (not just the body, but also … Continue reading