Remo Knops Personal Blog
In this article I will review the book "Who moved my Cheese?" - An amazing way to deal with change in your work and in your life. It is one of the most succesful business books ever and written by Spencer Johnson co-author of The One Minute Manager ~ (Blanchard & Johnson, 1983) and The One Minute Sales Person ~ (Johnson & Wilson, 1984).Meet the four imaginary characters: Sniff, Scurry, Hem & Haw The Who moved my Cheese story features four imaginary … [Read more...]
I'm a huge fan of the legendary Moleskine notebooks in this highly digital world. I always have a Moleskine in my Timbuk2 Custom Laptop Messenger Bag, because it allows me to write down ideas, create drawings, create visualizations of things I'm working on, or simply take notes. If you are a Moleskine user yourself, you might recognize the problem that it is hard to keep a pen and your Moleskine in one central place. When you want to use it, you need to search your pen, while clipping the … [Read more...]
Professor Henry Chesbrough shook up the business world with his book Open Innovation: The New Imperative for Creating and Profiting from Technology back in 2003. In 2006 professor Chesbrough released another book Open Business Models: How to Thrive in the New Innovation Landscape and in 2011 Open Services Innovation: Rethinking Your Business to Grow and Compete in a New Era. This illustrates that the open innovation field has innovated itself, and therefore I would like to focus a on the … [Read more...]
I have Microsoft Xbox 360 4GB with Microsoft Kinect, a Madcatz Wired Microcon Racing Wheel and a few games like Forza Motorsport 4 or Fabble III. While it is a great bundle to play with, the only problem is the limited amount of storage (for save games, demos or even multimedia).Xbox 360 320GB Media Hard Drive Therefore I decided to buy a Microsoft Xbox 360 320GB Media Hard Drive that provides me with even more storage space than the Microsoft Xbox 360 250GB bundles. :)"Take your … [Read more...]
As the result of looking a Corporate Effectuation from a personal development perspective, I came across the Managing Oneself Harvard Business Review article from Peter F. Drucker. In this article I will provide a quick overview of Drucker's main focus points to manage oneself."Simply put, it's up to you to carve out your place in the work world and know when to change your course. And it's up to you to keep yourself engaged and productive during a work life that may span some 50 years. … [Read more...]
Microsoft announced the Windows 8 Consumer Preview a few weeks ago at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona! The techie in me wants to install it right away to feel the new features and capabilities of Microsoft's new operating system. I've installed the Windows 8 Consumer Preview from an ISO image (both on physical hardware and on a virtual machine).How to install Windows 8 Consumer Preview from an ISO image ?The easiest way to convert an ISO file to a DVD in Windows 7 is to use … [Read more...]
A few weeks ago I was reviewing the contents of the Venturelab workshop Effectuation by professor Saras Sarasvathy, to see if I could apply the effectual principles for personal development. In this process I got connected via Twitter with Thomas Blekman, a part-time lecturer in Corporate Effectuation and Strategy at Rotterdam School of Management Erasmus University Rotterdam, who recently published the book Corporate Effectuation.In the article below I will write down my thoughts and … [Read more...]
If you are connected with me on LinkedIn, you probably know that I'm working at Microsoft Netherlands in the role of Next Generation Consultant (within Microsoft Services). It has been a very exciting rollercoaster ride so far, and keep in mind that Microsoft Netherlands won the Great Place to Work award for the third year in a row. Are you a talented student in the final phase of your study ? Are you creative and passionate about technology and ready to challenge the status quo ? If these … [Read more...]
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