Gung Ho!
Today I’ve read the book “Gung Ho!” by Ken Blanchard. Gung Ho! describes the three principles which (can) lead to motivated people in organizations. The book did not really provide me with new insights, but it is nicely written and short too It will make an excellent gift.
Waiter, a plate of commonsense please
Recently I watched the movie “Ratatouille” by Pixar/Disney. In this movie a renowned critic looks at the menu and asks the waiter for “a good meal of commonsense”. Of course the waiter does not understand and the critic explains to him he wants the best food the chef can manage. Sometimes I feel like this [...]
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- Tips for lowering the agile adoption threshold
- Slides seminar “Lean & Agile IT” published (Dutch)
- Organizing seminar “Lean & Agile IT: beter resultaat, betrokkenheid en IT volwassenheid” (Dutch)
- Whitebook ‘Better IT results with Lean Six Sigma DMAIC’ (Dutch)
- Managing the control/progress balance
- Gantt Chart template for Excel 2007 or 2010
- What’s the connection between the Montessori Method, The Toyota Way and Agile IT?
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Booklist
Planned books:
- Making Sense of Change Management: A Complete Guide to the Models, Tools and Techniques of Organizat by Esther Cameron, Mike Green
- Freedom from Command by John Seddon
- Do the Right Thing: How Dedicated Employees Create Loyal Customers and Large Profits by James F. Parker
- Presentation Zen: Simple Ideas on Presentation Design and Delivery (Voices That Matter) by Garr Reynolds
- Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen
Current books:
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BiSL: A Framework for Business Information Management (Best Practice Introduction Guide) by Van Haren Publishing
Recent books:
- The Lean Six Sigma Pocket Toolbook: A Quick Reference Guide to 70 Tools for Improving Quality and Sp by Michael L. George, John Maxey, David T. Rowlands, Malcolm Upton
- Het Groot Werkvormenboek / druk 1: dé inspiratiebron voor resultaatgerichte prestaties, vergaderinge by S. Dirkse-Hulscher, A. Talen
- Managing successful programmes: Office of Government Commerce by Rod Sowden … [et al.]
- Performance Leadership: The Next Practices to Motivate Your People, Align Stakeholders, and Lead You by Frank Buytendijk
- Hard Facts, Dangerous Half-Truths, and Total Nonsense: Profiting from Evidence-based Management by Jeffrey Pfeffer, Robert I. Sutton
