Book Review
Are you ignoring the impact of sleep?
I am not sure about you, but I must admit that I did not take it seriously when my dad once said that I should also remember to sleep to keep up with creativity, energy and to remain healthy. I ignored the advice of my father as I could not possibly consider wasting my time…
Read MoreThe Business of Platforms for Software Companies
Software and Product Platforms Product platforms or software product platforms have been an interest of mine since my doctoral dissertation from 2004. The topic is not new and there are a few authorities that I have been tracking since I was working on my dissertation “Evaluation of a Product Platform Strategy for Analytical Application Software“.…
Read MoreBook review: Social engineering can expose your company secrets: case Kevin D. Mitnick
I love books and one of the books that I remember reading years ago was the book by Tsutomu Shimomura and John Markoff “Takedown: The Pursuit and Capture of Kevin Mitnick, America’s Most Wanted Computer Outlaw-by the Man Who Did It”. This book came out in mid-90’s and as I was already then in software…
Read More“Stop thinking the world is a just place” says Jeffrey Pfeffer in his brand new book Power: Why Some People Have It and Other’s Don’t
I admit. I am a “bookaholic”. I write books and I love to read and buy books. I get inner strength from them and my mind gets nurtured with new ideas that I can dwell during the days when time permits as well as during my numerous world travels like the long flights across the…
Read MoreWhy are you any different and why do some people inspire others?
Why is it that some people have the talent to inspire you and others just don’t? We have all worked in companies with inspiring leaders, but we probably also have experiences working with people that have a negative impact on our future and well-being. I have experienced both. The first category of people makes you…
Read MoreDescribe happiness question was unexpected to my interviewees
I spent at least 45 hours interviewing and transcribing the results in Microsoft OneNote (which is the best thing that happened to me as a tool, besides Microsoft Word) and I wanted the interviewee to focus on my questions, so I threw a question on them that they did not expect: “Describe what happiness means…
Read MoreHow does an author find interesting topics to write about?
I am sitting in a tram in Helsinki, the sun is shining and I have a bunch of Russian tourists around me on their way to downtown Helsinki (city-center). Observing the environment, wondering how I can transform this environment to my new upcoming book is what I am thinking about. Businesspeople such as me have…
Read MoreExperiences of Harvard Business School by a student: Ahead of the Curve by Philip Delves Broughton
I have always been fascinated about university campuses, whether it is my own school (Helsinki School of Economics) or University of Paris, Sorbonne. These campuses has a magic into it and I find my own internal piece among the mostly beautiful buildings that they have. A British journalist Philip Delves Broughton has documented his experiences…
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