WHAT IS IT WITH DATA ANALYSIS? – Or, more specifically, why does it nearby always seem to trigger the same response from clients: ‘The data you’ve used is unreliable.’

On the one hand you could easily argue that if this is a stock-standard response you shouldn’t be surprised by it. When it comes to crunching numbers, Pavlov seems to marry Newton: Actions seem to cause (same) reactions. And for me, yesterday was déjà vu all over again.

Five weeks ago I started yet another ...

I've seen this presentation by Dan Pink a number of times now and it continues to throw me.

For one, what a great way to present content that would otherwise been a sleep-inducing affair. Second, the message, dealing with motivating people to achieve higher levels of performance, introduces some valuable lessons for anyone who's interested in organizational change and business transformation.

It's one of those rare ten minute presentations that keeps you spellbound: ...