Category — Opinion

This morning I saw a segment on morning television that got me thinking. And that’s even if it was about something thats essentially not meant to get you thinking: Casual conversation about this and that. Or small talk.

The angle was that Danes suck at small talk. People from the rest of Nordics do too. It’s because we’re so focused on getting to the point that we consider small talk to be essentially a waste of time. [Read more →]

If you have someone you consider a partner in professional life, step back for a moment and think about whether it’s really a partner or not? After all it may just be a channel that feeds you with opportunities for doing great stuff. And if it is so, you need to think of it as such.

A partnership is reciprocal in nature. It means you have to play on even turf. You give something and you get something back. You share ideals, goals and ways of executing against them. If you can put a mark against each of those, you have got yourself a partner.

Lately I have been wondering about the ups and downs of networking. Because it’s no secret that when you’re battling it out on your own, networks can play a very important part in deciding whether you prosper or fail miserable.

Basically networking to me is about being accessible and treat people like you yourself want to be treated. If you have that basis in place, your apple will never fall too far from the tree. [Read more →]