Saturday evening. Movie theater. Just wanted a popcorn bucket and a pair of sodas. Too many options and it looks like as the more you pay the more you will get. Small, medium, large, premium. No detailed description, only the headlines. It is important to be clear on what means what we are offering, it … Continue reading Premium
Little boys and girls trust their parents actions and instructions. Same happens with their relationship with most part of the adults. They are their reference on how the world works, their teachers and translators into it. They simply trust their words and acts. Adults‘ trust is slightly different. Trust is already our starting point with … Continue reading Trust
It can be described as the feeling or sensation that the body is spinning or that objects are spinning around it. And kind of something similar is what we feel when we face (out of the blue) the unknown, when there is a no written path or rules to follow. So then, you hope you … Continue reading Vertigo
There are times when we have no time, low energy and tons of things to do. That’s when our body, turns into a save energy mode. We feel tired, need some sleep and sometimes, a bit of fever. And knowing that, before it happens, we need to be smart and split our energy between what … Continue reading Survival mode
Book + Training + Practice this is how some of us have learnt to learn. But life does not come with a manual, there is no book to check on, no teacher, no trial and error process and we can only do our best. Not being sure if the answer it is correct, doesn’t mean … Continue reading Learning along the way
“The Culture Eats Strategy for Breakfast”. Peter Drucker. Corporate culture is defined as: “the beliefs and behaviors that determine how a company's employees and management interact and handle outside business transactions”. So, in the end, everything comes to people, teams and individuals. Each with its own roadmap, goals, but with a common sharing of beliefs … Continue reading Culture and breakfast
When there is someone who makes a fuss about meaningless stuff, escalates issues when there is no need it can be because many different things. Could be that priorities were not set or understood or because they do not want to bring to the table important topics to be discussed. Make a big deal of … Continue reading This is not the right time
Some years ago in secondary school, I had Latin as a mandatory subject. It was not my favorites, therefore the only driver was to pass the exam (Driver? Need). However, I really enjoyed foreign languages and my driver was completely different (Driver? willingness). As adults we continue to struggle/enjoy with very similar matters although we … Continue reading Learning drivers: need or willingness
“If we were supposed to talk more than to listen, we would have two tongues and one ear” Mark Twain If we learn by observing, by copying someone else’s movements, learning by listening is a great option. In listening we can learn many important things. But that it’s not what usually happens. We tend to … Continue reading T / L Ratio
We are not supposed to have all the answers. We have the ability to find a way out, or the right person. I don’t know, and it’s alright. Too many times we think Or we play as we knew, so we guess, we imagine or we trick ourselves. Admitting unfamiliarity is not a sign of … Continue reading I don’t know