Sometimes you read something that for a few seconds you think is interesting. E.g. a studyscrutinizing 360-degree feedback data on over 11,000 leaders to find out what are the ten characteristics of the worst leaders. Then you think about it a little more and you conclude that all ten are very, very obvious and you probably could have invented this yourself in about 7 minutes. And then you conclude that even the famous Harvard Business Review is not anymore what it used to be. See what you think for yourself (ok, number two is mildly entertaining).
About Willem
Willem Boersma was trained as a chemical engineer, works in software development and is interested in new technologies. He believes that the Dow Jones saw three periods of more or less continuous rise in the 20th century. From 1900-1920 because of developments in transportation. From 1945-1965 because of developments in productivity. And from 1985-2000 because of developments in information technology. He is convinced that the next rise will start somewhere around 2015 and will be due to developments in sustainable technology. Until that happens, he is looking for evidence of the opposite.
