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Digital Transformation and the human wall of resistance
This DanelDoodle is a play on an original Tom Gauld cartoon and I create it with the utmost respect for a master doodler and sense maker. His cartoon, which I […]
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When all about you are losing their heads
It seems as if the world is going mad (or I’m just reading too much news). Twit billionaires buying companies on a whim and then seemingly and wilfully destroying them […]
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Cutting bureaucracy – 5 ways to sharpen your scissors
I’ve been on the case for cutting bureaucracy before in relation to my profession, customer success. Beyond that, there are so many good reasons for doing it. It’s the bane […]
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Stop waiting for the permission bus
I’ve made it analogous to waiting for a bus, this whole topic of permission, and how it pertains to work. What I mean is I often see teams or individuals […]
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Unlocking Potential
I’d like to think this is one of my superhero skills. Maybe it’s because of the mentoring work I do. I am often trying to figure out, with the individuals […]
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Framing your customer success efforts for success
In your customer success efforts, especially when you are going deep with several high touch engagements, you have to think about how to spread yourself for maximum effect. It may […]
Read moreChoose carefully how you spend your time
I love this quote by Annie Dillard from her book The Writing Life, which I read not too long ago – here is my review if interested. It’s as spartan […]
Read moreThe rental mindset and path to freedom
Nothing is ours, not even our bodies. We always rent never own. This is liberating. I have written about this before in the context of products and commerce: The end […]
Read moreAt the intersection of inner and outer worlds – the individual and company
The inner and outer worlds are indivisible and if you are to make a sucess of yourself as an individual, you need to think of both. When it comes to […]
Read moreUpgrade your mental operating system
I’d love to tell you I have a simple solution for what’s promised in the title but all I have to offer is a t-shirt 😬I do at least have […]
Read moreThe SenseMaking Funnel
I’m pretty keen on SenseMaking as a key 21st century skill and I also use it as a main category I write under. In most posts where I use the […]
Read moreNavigating the modern work landscape – impact and effort
As things have shifted so dramatically over the last few years and there is no sign of it abating nor of going back to normal, I wondered what that meant […]
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The opportunity for inspiration is infinite
I started my DanelDoodles as a way to capture simple inspiring thoughts visually, for myself. I also use them for visual sensemaking. Some of my early inspirational ones can be […]
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Product led growth is not a panacea – it is a good start
Imagine not having to employ any sales or customer success people or adopt any of the tactics they use – because the product sells itself or gets utilised by users […]
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