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It does matter what you know

August 31st, 2010
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By Manuel Küblböck

I was just about to give someone the well known advice “It’s not what you know but who you know.” But then I hesitated. Is that really true? I think this statement overly simplifies the matter. It doesn’t really give good advice at all. It basically says, don’t worry about improving your knowledge or skills, [ READ MORE ]

Resigning is a bit like breaking up with your girlfriend

December 23rd, 2009
Posted in Job
By Manuel Küblböck

I started a new job last week. This also means that I had to quit my old one. It was the first time I have left a company by resigning from an open-ended contract. The situation reminded me a bit of breaking up with ex-girlfriends. Both are difficult situations. Both are awkward. No-one likes to [ READ MORE ]

What’s your real job?

December 9th, 2009
Posted in Job
By Manuel Küblböck

Yesterday I had a very unsatisfying experience riding the bus home after work. Already on the bus, I was on the phone with my wife and decided to exit somewhere else than I had originally planned. Even though I was aware that I was on an ‘Express’-Bus, which doesn’t stop at every bus stop, I [ READ MORE ]

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Formal structure can produce compliance, but it can never produce value (The 3 Structures of an Organisation, BetaCodex Network)

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