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08/03/2019

Want to set up an Obeya? Take your time!
In Europe we’ve got the clock, but in Africa they’ve got the time. Well, that’s what they say anyway. That may well be true, but...
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14/02/2019

Gamification: learning and changing while you just get on with your work
Calling prospects isn’t my favourite activity. I always used to put it off for as long as possible. Well, I did until I could found...
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14/02/2019

Gamification: I’m going for gold; Bob’s just here for the beer
Tuesday evenings are when our group of friends always goes off to play squash. We enjoy each other’s company, but I was in a bit...
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14/02/2019

How you can help your clients move forward through Gamification
Just imagine that your mission was to help bakers with their business all over the world. In all bakeries, on all fronts. However unachievable such...
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11/01/2019

Do stuff that matters
The Uganda hub of Restless Development helps young people in Uganda to take their role in the development of their country. This comes from a strong...
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31/05/2018

To navigate your way through change, use a compass.
It’s thursday afternoon in the auditorium. The new divisional director who had been appointed 100 days previously was presenting his plans for...
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27/03/2018

House of Performance winner of Best Work Places 2018
House of Performance is a winner of the Best Workplaces 2018 awards, coming top within the category Small & Young Workplaces! This was announced d...
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01/03/2018

Customer journey: the ultimate eye-opener
Customers. Every organisation has them, but many members of staff never actually meet them. So how can your staff be sure that they’re doing their...
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01/03/2018

Three things you must NOT do If you want to become more customer-focused
We make our cars in any colour the customer wants. As long as it’s black. This memorable saying by car manufacturer Henry Ford is unthinkable...
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04/10/2017

Performance Cup: how apples and pears grow during the competition
04/09/2017 “Oh no, there we go again!” It’s a hard job motivating the average employee to take part in yet another improvement programme. Sounds...
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12/09/2017

What would Harvey do?
Watch out – there goes the legal eagle! I hadn’t even started my first day at House of Performance when I heard the first remark:...
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01/06/2017

How Gamification can teach you a different way to sell
The sales world needs to radically change. Let’s face it: since the emissions-cheating software scandal hit the headlines, it’s no longer all abou...
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04/05/2017

Do your colleagues learn from their mistakes?
In order to say a heartfelt ‘yes’ to this question, you need to share your mistakes. And that doesn’t come naturally to us as human...
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14/03/2017

We’re surely not going to play games at work?
Playing games for an hour is a normal way to pass the time. Well, it is when you’re at home. But at work? As far...
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09/02/2017

I was unaware of my own dilemma
Does it ever happen to you that someone else realises something before you do yourself? It happened to me recently. I had a dilemma that...
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27/10/2016

Innovation through shock therapy for organisations
Is your organisation’s right to exist on the line? What’s the expiry date for your core services or products? Which developments do you lose sleep...
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22/09/2016

Gamification: the game-changer in cultural change
“As from today, we’re going to do things completely differently!” Sounds good, but how can you get your staff to believe it too? How can...
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23/06/2016

Would you like to think up a brilliant idea too?
When you see the word ‘improve’, maybe your first thought is to get rid of things that are a waste of time or money. That’s...
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23/06/2016

Recognise the 8 signals of waste through the lean spectacles
The waste-watching spectacles from House of Performance will give you a fresh view of everyday things. For example, there are the Lean spectacles, whi...
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17/06/2016

A learning organisation and für elise: the similarities
What do a learning organisation and Für Elise have in common? If somebody wants to take piano lessons from me, I always ask, “What would...
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22/03/2016

How honest do we dare to be?
“Heiko, I know that Pieter (we’ll call him that for now) wants to join my team. But I don’t want him. It’s just that I...
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15/02/2016

Performance Ethics
Last week, I was in Amsterdam. I went by car. A bit of an awkward journey, but it was the only option at the time....
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01/05/2015

Be the first to carry out the new arrangement
You’ve agreed a new way of working and everyone’s enthusiastic about it, yet you can’t see it working in practice. It looks rather as if...
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28/04/2015

Do you trust your staff?
In every group of people, someone is bound to cross the line once in a while. For instance, by disregarding agreements or by taking far...
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28/04/2015

Be aware that not everyone wants a dog for a present
Promotion. For ambitious employees, it’s a magical word. And once the first promotion is in the bag, the next one comes temptingly into sight. That...
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