Why is personal change so difficult?

We make numerous personal improvement goals and change commitments in our lives, but we are able to succeed in only one out of seven. Why is this so hard? Why do we fail in something so important although we know the benefits and how much good things a change would [...]

The Barcelona Way

  Last Autumn at Heathrow bookstore I was skimming through interesting books. I picked up a book to my hand which stated in golden letters The Barcelona Way – How to create a high-performance culture. Reading the back-cover of the book, you could understand that Barcelona at the title referred [...]

Michael Porter’s message to a HR Director -The importance of differentiation

Union of Professional Engineers in Finland published recently a survey according to which 75 percent of employers struggle to find suitable, skilled people to their vacancies. Even if the survey was conducted at a time when economic activity was stronger, competition for skilled and competent employees is ongoing. Too often [...]