Trond Undheim
MIT Sloan Senior Lecturer, Executive, Consultant, Speaker, Entrepreneur, Author, Traveler, Wine Writer, Musician, Blogger … and Parent.
You can scroll the shelf using ← and → keys
You can scroll the shelf using ← and → keys
Authorities, large and small, should listen to good ideas, regardless where they are coming from, even in a stressed situation.
See blog entry
Strategy is nothing more–and nothing less–than a succinct expression of where an organization is already going.
For more, see Searching for Strategy
Cleantech has seen its share of high profile failures over the past year. The bankruptcy of solar cell company Solyndra has been the most public, but there are many others. This has led many to say that the sector is immature, others to say it is doomed or plagued by fickle or unstable state subsidies. It is also true that quite often, Cleantech firms bank on (somebody) introducing changes in infrastructure that need significant momentum (and time) to take hold. But surely Cleantech CEOs are smart people, so the reason they fail must be slightly more complex, perhaps? I am starting a new research project on strategic failure in the cleantech sector. I am looking to identify strategies, companies, people, technologies, structures, and mechanisms that contribute to failed firms. Contact me, see MIT Sloan Experts: Strategy Failure in Cleantech.
Do Indonesians enjoy wine? Typical answer: No. Real answer: More and more. I traveled to Indonesia to check it out and spoke with local sommelier Yohan Handoyo. Yohan recently wrote The Secrets of Wine which won Gourmand International’s award for best educational book and is now the sommelier at Decanter Jakarta in Indonesia.
For the full article, see Wine in Muslim Indonesia (HTML), Ed. 42, Jan/Feb 2012.
Flying used to drain my energy. No more. Applying my own leadership from below principles to air travel I actually gain energy. How did I do it? Let me explain. See blog entry.
Direct referencing of specifications from global standards development organizations (fora/consortia), provided they satisfy transparency and openness criteria, is very positive for the ICT sector and makes the European Standardization System more competitive, flexible, and efficient. See full blog entry (on Trond’s Opening Standard) and see More Standards for Europe and faster (on ec.europa.eu).
The UK’s fresh IT policy oozes of goodness in that the whole document is permeated by a strong commitment to open standards and a balanced, clear view on open source.
See my blogpost on The Openness of the UK
My wife tells me winery visits are not interesting for toddlers. I disagree. Wine trips are not only for connoisseurs, you can bring your spouse, brother, kid, parent or even your pet along. …Every vacation should provide each participant non-wine, peak experiences, so anchor your trip in an independently attractive city that has options for the whole family.
We all have dreams. Try dreaming of Provence. The terrain is stunning: hills, bushes and shrubs in green and ochre. Soft herbal smells of wild lavender, rosemary and thyme fill your nose. Winds surround you. TheMediterranean ocean is in front of you. Then there is wine.
I recently spoke to a group of Product Marketing students at KU Leuven, the famous and ancient university in Belgium. Despite my warnings that they were taller, smarter, and funnier than me and that there was no reason to think that I should give them advice, rather the reverse, they actually listened to me for almost an hour.
