Simple Habits for Complex Times

Sun Tzu’s The Art of War Or: Victory is Built on Knowledge In the ever-evolving landscape of business, where competition is fierce and strategies are key, Sun Tzu’s timeless wisdom encapsulated in The Art of War continues to resonate with profound relevance. Written over two millennia ago, Sun Tzu’s strategic principles extend far beyond the […]

In the face of unsettling technological change, ease the panic and show a way forward – with these eight action steps. Will I be out of work soon? Is my company going to survive? How can I upskill so I remain relevant in five years? These are probably just some worries preoccupying people’s minds as […]

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Herman Melville’s Moby Dick Or: The Fatal Consequences of a Single-Minded Obsession Like any good novel, Herman Melville’s Moby Dick can be read on many levels. Using the story of a whaling expedition as a guiding thread, the novel touches on themes of vengeance, of man against nature, and the fatal consequences of a man’s […]

Let’s take a deep dive into an overused buzzword. You can’t go wrong throwing the buzzword “agile” into any discussion on futureproofing your career or company. But what does agile mean exactly, and what are its applications in everyday life? Let’s start with a metaphor: climbing Mount Everest. Faced with an inhospitable environment of extremely […]

Without being a ****. Personal progress is a matter of moving forward, sure, and upward, at best. But where forward and up are, you should define before you start running! A few simple questions that everyone should answer for themselves can help: Where do you want to go? What is your goal? What motivates you? […]

What has been the most useful summary this year, and why? What has been the most useful summary this year, and why? We asked our customer success managers, sales representatives and company executives this very question. As a small “thank you” to our getAbstract Journal readers, we are making the top five recommendations available to […]

The best way to succeed in a complex world. “Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication,” Leonardo da Vinci once said. For business leaders, the aphorism is particularly pertinent in a world that is growing more complex by the minute. Simplicity does not mean simple or simplistic. It means whittling things down to its essential elements. Winston […]

Or: How To Deal with Volatility The last few decades – characterized by accelerating globalization and digitization – have seen supposedly unambiguous or stable concepts of political, economical and social world order become obsolete or at least fundamentally changed in ever shorter periods of time. The popular term “VUCA-World” is an attempt to sum up […]