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Subscribe via RSSWorking for free for an organisation has a name: volunteering.
And volunteering has been part of my life for a very long time. When I was around 18–19 years old playing football and Icehockey, some friends and I started a floorball club. The original idea was actually pretty simple: we didn't want to play football outside during the Swedish winter and this was…
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08Being busy and being productive are not the same thing.
- Products become complicated. - Organizations become complicated. - Processes multiply. - Meetings multiply. But why? Why do we really need all these extra meetings? Why do you get invited to meetings where you barely c…
What an adventure. What a career so far.
Sometimes I look back and wonder how all of this actually happened. It started at ABB Transformers, working with transformer and reactor design. I still remember walking into that huge place in my hometown as a young eng…
The best people I've worked with have one thing in common: they don't ask whose problem it…
Having worked with teams around the globe and many different colleagues, there are always a few people who really stand out as leaders and decision makers. What makes them different? They take ownership. They own their t…
Most companies don't suffer from too few ideas. They suffer from trying to do too many thi…
One of the most difficult things in business is staying focused and really believing in what you already have. Customers want a few extra features - Engineering wants to change a few things - Industrial Design wants to m…
Talking about people...
One of the biggest privileges during the past 25 years has been the opportunity to work with so many talented people around the world. I have been fortunate to travel to many countries and be part of creating products th…
One thing I've learned from working with the team at SkyTech AB is that what truly makes a…
From day one of the company, Skytech has had one simple idea: make life easier for installers by delivering fast, reliable solutions when they need them most. Today, we supply steel solutions, signage, labels and sticker…
Building a product from scratch is kind of troublesome.
At the same time as you believe in your product, other people might not. You think you have the best idea in the world, and it is difficult to imagine that others think differently. I actually think it is important to fe…
One thing I have learned over my years is that, no matter where I have worked, it has alwa…
I've seen it in small companies, mid-sized businesses and large enterprises. In privately owned companies and listed companies. In telecom and across other technology industries. In my own businesses and in companies own…