07 september 2010

Steen Hildebrandt: Øget produktivitet begynder i bestyrelseslokalet

Steen Hildebrandt har skrevet en glimrende lille klumme om forskellen mellem øget produktion og øget produktivitet.
Klumme: Øget produktivitet begynder i bestyrelseslokalet

Som Steen skriver er der ikke nogen garanti for at flere arbejdstimer giver øget produktivitet.

Det vigtigste er, at man laver det rigtige når man arbejder! Der kan gå utroligt meget spild tid med at arbejde med ting der reelt ikke er vigtige.

Jeg er dog ikke helt enig i konklusionerne. Med mere arbejde generelt kan man også nå flere ting i det hele taget, og dermed er der også en bedre chance for at man når de rigtige ting.

Ligeledes er det også rigtigt, at bestyrelsen/ledelsen skal gå forrest, som det gælder med en hel række andre ting, men jeg tror også den enkelte kan gøre utroligt meget for selv, at se på:
- Hvad er det vigtigste jeg kan gøre lige nu?
- Hvor kan jeg bidrage mest?

Det gælder specielt vidensmedarbejdere, der selv har en meget stor indflydelse på ejet arbejde.

01 september 2010

Danish Champ on 100km running - Thomas Skytte

One of my friends just won the Danish Championship in 100 km running.

Damm - that is long distance running!

I am a running as well, so I am very impressed with the fact that he just finished his first 100 km. run. That he not only finished but also won the race and thereby won the Danish Championship on this distance is just more impressive.

Talking to and being around Thomas really inspires me to run more, and set higher goals for running faster and longer.

My point in this blog is that it is very inspiring to be around people that is doing exceptionally things. Thomas gives me higher ambitions. In relation to entrepreneurship that means, that I would like to here more from the people that are achieving great things.

One of the things that really inspires me is when I read Thomas', story about the run and the challenges that he faced during the run. You can read the story here (in Danish).

In the same way I also enjoy very much to read and hear about successes in business and entrepreneurship. I especially enjoy hearing about the whole process from the beginning, the hard times and what made the difference.

Another great thing about Thomas is that he shares his knowledge and experience with everybody. He has made this homepage about running, where he is also giving advice to a lot of people. www.loebesiden.dk Great stuff. 


For entrepreneurs in Denmark you can look at www.amino.dk - that is also a great site.