On-boarding in Seattle
Visiting our US office in Seattle for a good week and a half. I hired new staff and wanted to be involved in their on-boarding. Specifically considering their roles (Project...
Team building in Brazil – São Paulo
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It takes a 12 hour flight for me to get to Brazil – São Paulo. But actually, the flight was really not that bad, since KLM is flying non-stop to...
New music – Carpenter Brut
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This weekend I discovered Carpenter Brut. They use a lot of synthesiser-dubstep in their songs. No vocals, just power synthesiser retro-wave music. Music you get to listen to sometimes in...
Back to school at Erasmus university
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Today I am participating in a 3-day leadership program at Rotterdam School of Management about “Persuasive Leadership”. In this program, I’m expanding my leadership knowledge. I am learning how to...
Team building in Romania
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Last week I had the pleasure to meet with my Content production team from Romania in Cluj-Napoca. The team consists of 11 Content production members, 4 Artwork producers, and 1 Content...
Getting ready for GDPR
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For Qelp I am responsible for Data Security and Privacy. The new GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) compliance rule is nearing the implementation deadline of May 25, 2018. Lets sum...
Installing RAM-mount and running out of gas
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This morning I finally found some time to install my new phone RAM-mount on my motorcycle. The mount and phone are only needed for navigation purposes. No need for listening...
Won an award!
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What a nice surprise at work! Last week Friday (April 13) our Managing Director presented the Q1 2018 results. We did great. In fact, we overachieved. Its nice to share...
Success! Hiring 3 employees in one week
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Ok, it has been some interesting weeks full of recruitment. Currently, I am managing three departments (Content, Operations and Development). For Ops and Dev, I needed to fill some key...