the artificial line between what was , is and still has to come

is it not more than just an artifical line , the turning of a year. a gentle reminder that time is progressing. But i have my own solution: make plans, be spontaneous, go with your instincts

so i know already today that 2008 will be just great

happy travels my friends

Toon

What's in a name

 

I had my name spelled in already so many different ways, but this one beats it all. On Monday morning when i fly out to Reading i always arrange a pick-up service since getting to the office otherwise is almost impossible.

In general there is a nice gentlemen waiting in the arrivals hall with a piece of paper with your name on, and it was no different this morning. Or maybe it was. I looked around and could not find the guy, as a last resort i called the taxi company and they friendly requested to stay on the line.

At the same moment i was standing in between the guys with all the little papers, waiting for the guy at the other end to talk to the driver. A phone rings just next to me and suddenly the guy talking next to me echoes through the phone .....  My driver was standing just next to me but with this name tag:

One can only say: Happy travels letters of this world

Toon

Look me in the eyes ...

 

Sitting in Redmond in the US to have meetings with all my Conference call voices and the numb bouncing e-mail signatures ... but you know what; there is a face from which the voice is coming and there are hand that type the messages: they are humans.

It has been such a pleasure to see all the people with whom i work with face to face. Not only to put a name to the voice or e-mail, but also to have a sense for the type of persons they are.

It is sometimes strange that by analysing the non verbal communication you get to find out more about the way you best can work with people and how i can improve on the interactions with them.

Ok i admit, i'm rather outspoken from time to time which might set-off people when you only talk to them over the phone or only read the mails, but now i know they also have a better view of what kind of person i am.

so for me it are happy travels, not because of the journey over or being in the US for two weeks, but for the fact i'm on a journey with and towards my colleagues.

so happy travels my friends

 

Toon

Information overload ..

 

found this video through a colleague from Microsoft - Jeroen verkroost. I reviewed it several times to let it sink in ...

but at the same time i put this into perspective. What do we do with all this information ? Have a look at an example gladly provided by Stephane Croix, and old colleague at Sony Ericsson

 

The question is no longer on how we structure the information, but how we make sure people at least take the effort to take the information available into their brains ...

Happy travels

 

Toon