Andy's Mind

When I was doing my first project management course I was a bit surprised how simple and ordinary all the presented techniques and methods seemed. I promptly shared my observation with our trainer, saying that this whole project management thing appears to me to be just common sense. She replied “Yes, this is mostly common sense, but it’s not common practice”. Even though I don’t even remember her name this sentence stuck in my head… and finally I reached the stage when I can appreciate it fully. (more…)

I’m here on a business trip, but even so I spend every minute I can on the beach. It’s not what you can think – I had to walk around in a sweatshirt today as it was quite cold, especially for this time of the year. But it is warm enough to sit on the sand and look the waves on the Gdansk Bay. (more…)

I arrived to Gdansk today, I’ve just got to my hotel room from the airport an hour ago. I have a view on the sea from my room and through the open window I can hear the waves. This sound is like no other on Earth – soothing and calm. It will rock me to sleep tonight.

And it reminded me that I should listen to my heart and follow its call, not be pushed elsewhere by the everyday rush.

I was to Bern again. Last time it was December, freezing etc. – now it was much better, warm and sunny. I’ve spent most of those two days on a meeting in our shareholder HQ. It is a sterile, impersonal building which reminds me of an airport and a library at the same time. It is as aseptic and modern as airports, yet as quiet as a library. Few office plants, well groomed and monitored by electronic sensors, seem just a part of it. (more…)