Productivity

Als zzp’er een auto leasen in tijden van corona: is dat slim?

18 January 2021Editor BloeiseNo Comments

De coronacrisis laat diepe sporen na in ieder denkbaar segment van de economie. Dat het aantal faillissementen in 2020 historisch laag was, is dan ook slechts de stilte voor een onvermijdelijke storm. Als alle Nederlanders eenmaal gevaccineerd zijn, de IC’s langzaam leeg lopen en de ziekenhuizen weer op normale capaciteit kunnen draaien, dan pas begint de echte storm in onze economie. Vrijwel iedere ondernemer probeert momenteel dan ook vooruit te kijken: hoe ziet de wereld eruit ‘ná corona’? Dat is een fundamentele vraag waarvan het antwoord impact heeft op veel bedrijfsmatige besluiten, niet alleen voor grote ondernemingen, maar ook voor…

Unfeasible deadlines biggest stumbling block for project managers in 2020

November 27, 2020Editor BloeiseNo Comments

Unattainable deadlines are the most common reason that Dutch project managers do not get their projects completed on time and flawlessly in 2020. This is evident from a recent survey by Capterra, an Amsterdam intermediary that connects software suppliers and customers. Through the research, Capterra wanted to gain insight into the common stumbling blocks in contemporary project management.

Masters in creative notation skills: Luhmann and Da Vinci

19 August 2020Tjago ForteNo Comments

Note-taking is an ancient activity that has been practiced for thousands of years in different cultures, languages and writing systems. It's different from just writing things down. For our purposes, jotting down is: Personal, informal, fast and messy: notes are not optimized for public consumption, but for personal use, like a leather notebook that you keep in your backpack. Open-ended and never finished: “Taking notes” is a continuous and generative process, where you can come up with ideas without having an explicit goal in mind. Low Friction: Notes impose low quality and polishing standards, which means they are easy ...

Apple or Android: what is the best thing to take as an entrepreneur?

July 31, 2020Editor BloeiseNo Comments

It is the eternal discussion at birthdays and parties in the 21st century: are you team Android or are you team Apple? Apple iOS users are soon referred to as fanboys or fanatics, while Google Android users are dismissed as people who want to sit in the front row for a dime. However, a lot of prejudices about both operating systems have become obsolete over the years or simply simply not true. This does not make it easier for (starting) entrepreneurs to make an informed choice when business mobile telephony must be arranged. Switch from iOS to… at a later stage

Do you need to invest in a VCA diploma?

July 30, 2020Editor BloeiseNo Comments

Having a VCA diploma is becoming increasingly self-evident for people who work in construction or otherwise work with their hands. A VCA diploma stands for safety and limiting the risks of industrial accidents. However, it is not easy for everyone to obtain such a diploma - for example, for foreign workers who have a poor command of the Dutch language - and the costs are not too expensive either. Many entrepreneurs in construction or similar sectors regularly wonder: is such a VCA diploma really necessary? That question naturally arises from a number of underlying questions, ambiguities or objections. In…

Ten tips for healthy and effective working from home

April 30, 2020Editor BloeiseNo Comments

Millions of working Dutch people are currently confined to their homes and most of them will not be worried. We discover en masse the advantages, but certainly also the disadvantages of frequent working from home, with or without children around us. Many Dutch people who do not want everything to go smoothly, are therefore desperately looking for methods or tools to make working from home a bit healthier and more effective. We have listed the best tips for you.