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Rome Wasn’t Built in a Day. Building a Successful Business Takes Time
Success doesn’t happen overnight. Building a successful business over time requires three key strategies: divide and conquer, focus, and continuous improvement.
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Do You Hate The Chaos in Your Company? Get Used to It
Here are the three main causes of chaos in your company: Changing priorities, mixing topics, and incompetence
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Connecting the Dots in Business Leadership: Lessons from the Military
What makes great business leaders stand out? Connecting the dots. I learned this skill as an active reserve officer in the Swiss Armed Forces.
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Google Workspace to Microsoft 365 Migration: Why Starting Fresh Helps
After 5 years, a Google Workspace to Microsoft 365 migration cleaned up digital clutter and improved collaboration.
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The Discussion Paradox: Why Talking Sparks and Stalls Action
The discussion paradox traps teams in endless talk or sparks real progress. As a leader, you have to strike a balance between action and conversation.
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Multi-Dimensional Leadership: Team, Mission, and Organization Are Equally Important
Multi-dimensional leadership isn’t either-or, it’s about aligning team, mission, and organization in any leadership situation.
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Kill The Agile Manifesto!? Think Twice
The Agile Manifesto isn’t the problem — rigid processes are. Real agility depends on continuous conversation, not dogmatic process rules.
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Seamen, Entrepreneurs, Commanders: Skin in the Game
True leaders don’t walk away in a storm. True leaders can’t walk away, as they have skin in the game. Some lessons from sailing.
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Two Steps Forward, One Step Back: Welcome to Entrepreneurial Struggles
Entrepreneurial struggles are real — rejections, hiring mistakes, and bugs that won’t wait. Startup life is a marathon. Get used to it.
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Kids and Startup? The Challenges Are Surprisingly Common
Juggling kids and startup and looking for parallels? Days normally don’t unfold as planned, and you can’t walk away from your responsibilities.
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It’s Harder to Kill Your Company Than You Think: The Value of Options
Can you walk away and kill your company every time something bad happens? Of course not. You need to find a way out of the situation.
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True Strategy Means Choosing What Not to Do
True strategy isn’t about lofty vision statements, it’s about making tough choices. It starts with deciding what not to do.
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The Problem with Managing JIRA Tickets? Recognizing Patterns
Put somebody in charge of managing JIRA tickets rather than just shifting them around, or you will drown in duplicates and unassigned tickets
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Founding a Startup Is Like Starting a Fire in the Rain
Founding a startup takes constant effort — like starting a fire with wet wood. Here’s what it feels like to build from scratch.
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Backup Internet for Business: Why Going Offline Means Going Broke
An internet outage can cripple your business. Backup internet for business should be an integral part of your crisis plan.
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Time Management for Entrepreneurs: Handling Time Crunch and Delay
Entrepreneurs face both time crunches and delays. My time management for entrepreneurs hack is the 2-week headstart.
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Teaching Kids Responsibility Through Work: My Daughter Works For Me
My daughter wanted to earn some money by working at my company. I turned it into a life lesson for her: Work is teaching kids responsibility.
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Why Lightly Capitalized Ventures Are The Future We Need
The era of cheap money is over. Here’s why lightly capitalized ventures are best positioned to thrive in the future economy.
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Use JIRA For The Whole Company, Not Just The Dev Team
JIRA is more than a dev tool. Use JIRA for the whole company for risks, assets, and customer projects, but beware of ticket overload.
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Why CEO Term Limits Might Save You and Your Company
CEO term limits can prevent burnout and protect your company’s future. Learn when it’s time to let go and how to transition with impact.
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How Entrepreneurs Can Reduce Grid Dependency Today
Producing your own electricity isn’t the only way to reduce grid dependency. Start with small and easy steps.
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How to Reduce Ticket Response Times with One Bold Move
Struggling with rising support tickets and delays? Check out this unconventional strategy to reduce ticket response times and boost customer satisfaction.
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Active Reserve Duty: A Viable Alternative to Side Hustles
Active reserve duty is the Swiss-inspired alternative to side hustles that builds skills, networks, and meaning — far beyond extra income.
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Why All-Rounders Beat Experts in Dire Times
In uncertain times, all-rounders beat experts. Generalists are crucial for solving today’s toughest challenges.
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Do You Think You’re Good at Time Planning? Think Twice
Nothing would get done if the 5 minutes before midnight didn’t exist. That’s a bad excuse for not improving your time planning skills.
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Do You Want to Be Successful? Then You Have to Give a Fuck
Success starts with caring. Give a fuck — about customers, tasks, and urgency — is what separates top performers from everyone else.
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Do You Want to Be Successful? Learn to Cope with Frustration and Setbacks
Learn how to cope with frustration, setbacks, and shifting priorities — because real success comes from how you respond to challenges.
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Should You Use ChatGPT for Emotional Writing?
I have been in situations where I couldn’t find the right words. Don’t use ChatGPT for emotional writing in such situations.
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“Can I Buy Your Software With Ready-Made ISO 9001 Documents?”
Thinking of buying software with ready-made ISO 9001 documents? It’s possible — but beware of audit risks, culture mismatches, and long-term pitfalls.
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4 Startup Failure Lessons From My First Startup That Failed
Here are the startup failure lessons in market size, logistics, and focus that turned it into a personal success and paved the way for my next venture.
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Why Mountaineering Feels Like Entrepreneurship
Mountaineering is exhausting but rewarding — just like entrepreneurship. Discover the parallels that make both so challenging and fulfilling.
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True Leaders Don’t Walk Away When Things Get Tough
Great leaders don’t walk away — even in crisis. Here’s what entrepreneurs, commanders, and parents all have in common when the storm hits.
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Off-Site Team Meetings Sound Like Having Fun as a Team. I Have a Better Idea
Extended face-to-face meetings are way better than off-site team meetings. Ditch the rafting and the bungee jumps.
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Procurement Pitfalls: What Slows Deals and Kills Value
Procurement departments should drive value — but these common procurement pitfalls slow deals and hurt both buyers and suppliers.
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How to Use AI for ISO 9001 Documentation Efficiency
AI can simplify, clean up, and improve your ISO 9001 documentation. But it falls short in real-world processes and communication.
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Productivity Is a Solo Myth. Efficiency Is a Team Discipline.
Forget solo productivity tips. Learn how efficiency in teams comes from fewer tools, smaller teams, real conversations, and simple processes.
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After 20 Years of Party: Crisis Is the New Normal, Crisis Is the Future
Crisis is the new normal. Training, preparation, and mindset shifts can turn today’s multi-crisis world into your biggest opportunity.
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When Does It Make Sense to Use Digital Crisis Management Tools?
If you can use an electronic Command & Control system in a full-scale war, why can’t you use digital crisis management tools?
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We’re in an Economic and Ecological Crisis. Time for a Full Stop.
We’re facing debt, inflation, climate change, and outdated thinking. It’s time to stop, rethink, and clean up the 20th-century mess.
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How to Install a Rainwater Harvesting System in an Existing Home
Save thousands of liters of water per year by installing a rainwater harvesting system. A real-life guide to retrofitting your home.
