Renato Haechler
Inspired by a vision of sustainability, both in developing personally and as a society
It's the little Differences
A Lesson in Sales
Over the past weeks I was involved in evaluating ERP systems for a small start-up in an emerging economy. After the initial analysis, I finally came to the point of reaching out to vendors for quotations. What I found is a lesson in how to win the deal.
In short: Be there when your potential customer asks - and show how much . . .
Fixing inequality
Fill the pot first before distributing its content
Again and again inequality has been cited in the past months to explain shifts in the political landscape. Be it in the US, where Trump is the new synonym for revolution; the UK, which hopes for a better future on its own; or France, where the Front National has grown to be a significant political force nowadays.
It's easy to see why the . . .
Transparency and Sustainability
Where markets and politics lead to long term damage
Recently I reflected on "When a system is sustainable" and argued that balancing inputs and outputs is key to achieve anything close to a sustainable ecosystem. I want to explore that thought a bit more today because if it was that simple we'd be much closer to a solution already. So what's the rub?
When thinking about what . . .
Happiness from achievement or experience?
A lesson from psychology
Earlier this year I had the pleasure to meet Bertrand Piccard, the founder of Solar Impulse. Having had a chance to observe him at a few occasions, I was always wondering where he'd get his passion and energy from (if you ever see/saw him live, you'll know what I mean). When I asked him, he replied: "I want to have a life that is exciting and . . .
I try to be my best self every day - today I failed
It's 11pm on a Thursday night. We're sitting in an uber, sharing the ride home, chatting casually about why we left so early while our friends still enjoy the night at a nearby bar. Our driver turns onto a wide road. There's no traffic, which is a miracle in this city.
Looking out the front I can see three people on the street, standing . . .
Planning vs. Acting
Why ANY solution is sometimes more important than the THE solution
Recently I wrote about resource constraints at start-ups and how important it is to invest resources wisely, and with scale in mind. Well, last week life took over. We're in the weeds of our system landscape, where some of us are working hard to satisfy investor demands for a reconciled balance sheet and income statement, while others . . .
When is a system sustainable?
... and why it all comes down to balancing it
I come across many different uses and meanings of the word sustainability these days, which makes me wonder whether I actually understand what it means to me. I guess I'd better make sure it does if that's supposed to be a key part of my mission for the next couple decades.
In general terms, sustainability is for a system to . . .
