August is ending and people are returning from vacation so it’s time to put our LUCK to work. Hard Work is clearly part of LUCK I am really counting on LUCK as the path for success! What really needs to be clarified is what does LUCK mean to me? LUCK is apparently a simple word, but for me it means a lot. It represents an FLA (four letter acronym) and it stands for: L = LABOR – if we work hard we deserve the results, and that does not necessarily mean working extra hours ever

A video animation includes the power of images (visualization) and the power of storytelling. It’s like two for the price of one. By knowing this, many people, many marketeers or designers and many companies decide to use video animations of different types (whiteboard videos, motion graphics, mixed techniques) to promote their businesses, their websites, their brands, their services, their projects or products. It’s up to each one to decide the objective of the video animati

“Some people see things as they are and say why. I dream things that never were and say why not?” – George Bernard Shaw Since I listened to this idea I immediately adopted it, as it makes all sense to me! Not that I Dare to dream… frequently remember my overnight dreams, but for sure I am a kind of “day dreaming” type person. There is another related idea, on a sentence by John F. Kennedy: “Those who dare to fail miserably can achieve greatly.”. As I am an Executive Coach, I

How do you see Digital Transformation? Why Digital? and why Transformation? For Digital Transformation organizations need to reinforce their organizational skills Well, it’s Digital because we live in a digital world and the inevitable tendency is that the technology will have more presence in all our daily tasks, in our lives, so companies need to be aware, follow this trend and, if possible, lead the way! And Transformation because that’s the process that companies need to

Thank you for opening this post! I really appreciate that you are a reader, that is so important for me. Feedback is so important! Thank you to all my team members! I really enjoy working with you. Those younger bring color, challenges, new ideas, risk, new relations, adventure, new apps and so much more to the company. Those with more experience (like me) bring calm, ponderation, wisdom, old relations… We simply cannot expect the same from everyone, so, giving individual and

If we talk about people, one of the first thing that come to my mind is the theme of motivation. What motivates us? The most amazing experiences one can have most of the times are based on the high level of challenge we have faced, the incredible results we’ve achieved or the unimaginable or unexpected pleasure that we’ve sensed. And I am talking about “experiences”, not about the overall compensation, as that one may include, or not, all kinds of extrinsic motivation. These

What are Visual Leaders? If a leader has a “vision” to take their organizations to a new level, if they want to create a sense of responsibility in others, if they want to promote their ideas, for sure the best way to show what they mean, in a clear way, is by using visual aids for that purpose. And Visual Organizations? You want to help others see? Talk to me! Those are Visual whenever their leaders and employees are able to communicate using visual supports, visual models,

Can you imagine the power of 15 minutes? No? Check it out! Once I heard someone saying that she didn’t read large books as it will take to long. When she reached the end of her life, the time has passed anyway and books were kept unread – in the end her vision was not so good… If  you do the the calculations you get to the conclusion that one single day has 1.440 minutes or 480 minutes along 8 working hours on a business day. The power of 15 minutes… everyday! Many people kee

If my first question is “why changing?” my second one has to be “why not?!“. George Bernard Shaw once said:”Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.“. So, as we are changing so many things everyday and so many things will change whatever we do, today we decided to change this blog. The seeds are launched, so now just let the blog grow! Until today we were using the WordPress address and now we have a dedicated web

Podemos ficar perplexos ao ouvir falar pela primeira vez de Industry 4.0, pois não é comum ouvir falar da 3.0 ou de qualquer versão anterior. A primeira revolução industrial aconteceu com a utilização de energias auxiliares. Com o aparecimento da electricidade, das linhas de montagem e da produção em série surge a 2.0. Com a automatização de processos e máquinas e a introdução massiva das tecnologias de informação a 3.0. Industry 4.0 – pessoal de engenharia numa unidade fabri

Começo com uma pergunta: “O que é mais importante: o espírito de um acordo ou o que fica escrito, quando eventualmente mal transcrito ou incompletamente explicado no acordo?” Espírito ou verbo? Esta é a questão levantada pela UpSideUp Calculo que seja uma resposta difícil para qualquer um, pois os acordos escritos servem precisamente para ser usados quando há dúvidas em relação ao cumprimento do que foi acordado ou mesmo em relação a factores que levem à alteração das condiçõ