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    Full-day meeting at Blue Hotel

    03.09.2010 / Send to a friend
    The weekend is approaching and there is not much on the agenda at the moment. Two workout sessions at the gym as well as a dinner at Brasserie Le Rouge, that’s it.

    At work, it has once again been an intense week with a lot to deliver. Something that I really enjoy about my current assignment is that there are few processes and routines setup so far. This means that I often work in a reactive way, trying to solve problems that arise. One of the main goals of the next few months is therefore to setup clear processes of how to handle these types of issues in a more effective way.

    An exciting event this week was a full-day meeting at Blue Hotel on Lidingö. The agenda focused on strategic organizational topics and the day ended with a nice dinner. After getting home in the evening, I felt very inspired and positive about the future at bwin!
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    Another hectic week at work

    27.08.2010 / Send to a friend
    It’s been another hectic week for me at bwin Games, filled with new processes and tools that I have not been in contact with before. I have participated in around 20 meetings with the steering committee and project leaders, preparations for a big event as well as a workshop focusing on our products and systems. Even though the number of meetings has given me less time to focus on other things, I still feel that I’ve managed to complete several tasks and I have continued to learn more about the Italian situation.

    The weekend will allow me to relax a bit and sports as well as two nice dinners are on the weekend agenda. I’m also going to continue look for a new sofa to buy.
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    Transition period

    20.08.2010 / Send to a friend
    The focus of the past week has mainly been to end my work at PPS/PMO as well as define and understand my new role for the upcoming few months. In other words, it’s been a very exciting and intense week!

    My new role will mainly deal with improving the communication as well as implementing clearly defined processes between Stockholm and Italy. I will be working mainly from the Stockholm office, but also spend some time in Italy as well. The project will definitely be a challenge but it will be very exciting to see what can be achieved within the next few months!

    Besides work, I’ve also bought a Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF1 recently as well as decided to start working out at Friskis & Svettis instead of Sats.
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    Back in the office again

    13.08.2010 / Send to a friend
    After almost three weeks of vacation in Vietnam, I was back in the office on Monday. Although the last 6-8 weeks have included a lot of travelling to some exciting destinations, it feels quite nice to be back in the everyday life in Stockholm again.

    Vietnam was a great last trip of the summer 2010. The trip started off with almost a week in Ho Chi Minh City, where the Cu Chi tunnels was one of the tourist attractions that had to be experienced. Apart from a day on the Mekong delta, the trip was spent at a beach villa on the island of Phu Quoc. Except for a few short motorbike adventures, most of the time was spent near and on the beach. The evening was often spent on the terrace, watching the sunset and enjoying a bottle of wine.

    I will spend another week at PPS/PMO, and then I will continue on to the third and final part of the trainee program. This will take place two floors down, within the B2B department. Read more about that in next week's blog post.
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    WSOP

    16.07.2010 / Send to a friend

    After one week of vacation in Europe, as well as two intensive work days in Milan, it was time for me to fly to Las Vegas and the WSOP. I’m now back in the Stockholm office and it really feels like I’ve gotten the perfect start for the summer!

    The first impression of Las Vegas and the WSOP is, like the ex-trainee Kjell mentioned a year ago, difficult to describe in words. During almost two weeks I got the opportunity to experience the city, WSOP and together with a few other bwin employees take care of the players that qualified through bwin. Even though I was not one of the 7319 entrants to this year’s Main Event , the feeling of being there and waiting for the first cards of the tournament to be dealt was close to magical!

    This year, bwin had sent around 50-60 players to the WSOP and the majority of these played in the Main Event. In total, four bwin players managed to get “in the money”, which meant price money ranging from $57 102 to $21 327.

    On Monday, my second part of the vacation starts and it’s two weeks in Vietnam that is on the schedule. When I get back, the third and last part of the trainee program will only be a few weeks away. As usual, there is a lot of excitement to look forward to!

    The picture below shows the magnificent Wynn that I stayed at during my time in Las Vegas.

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    The importance of positive feedback

    11.06.2010 / Send to a friend

    There are only a handful situations in life where you feel as satisfied and appreciated as when you, after a tough week at work, receive an e-mail or text message on your way home in line with the following:

    “Thanks for a great work effort during the week. It’s much appreciated!”

    It doesn’t take a lot of time or effort to give this positive feedback, but the consequences for the receiver can be huge. To give positive feedback is in my mind well-invested time and definitely an important component of the leadership portfolio. Something to keep in mind.

    During the week, I had another personal development talk with my manager and this time we discussed psychology and communication. To understand how we can affect other people as well as how we are affected by the sociopsychological mechanics is for me a very interesting topic.

    Tomorrow I’ll be on the plane on my way to Berlin and a few days later I will continue my trip going east to Szczecin in Poland!

    Have a great weekend,

    Robert

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    Organizational development

    04.06.2010 / Send to a friend

    Last weekend was spent celebrating my birthday together with friends. The evening started off with dinner at my place followed by a few hours enjoying Stockholm’s nightlife. This, in combination with Sunday’s fantastic weather, resulted in fully charged batteries when arriving at work on Monday morning!

    The past week has, unlike other weeks, meant few meetings and instead I have had time to work on various tasks in front of the computer. Possible improvements regarding the reporting of projects as well as similar organizational development topics have been discussed.

    On Monday I enjoyed two hours of soccer, something which has become a weekly activity. Working out at the gym, playing poker, planning this summer’s trips and buying a new camera are other things that have been done this week. Discussions regarding where the last part of the trainee program should be spent are also underway!

    Have a great weekend,

    Robert

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    Personal development talks, wedding and summer evenings

    28.05.2010 / Send to a friend

    A lot has happened lately, both at and outside of work. During this week the reoccurring meeting between the steering committee in Stockholm and Vienna was held, which means extensive preparations from both me and the rest of my department. In the beginning of the week, my manager and I also had a few personal development talks, addressing such topics as situational leadership, eliminating sub-optimization as well as different types of reward systems. We also discussed parts of Good to Great, a book that I’ve spent some time reading lately.

    Besides work, I’ve also attended a friend’s wedding, met up with friends in Gothenburg as well as enjoyed several summer evenings. A few hours have also been spent on my new home theater system, which I’m very satisfied with! I now have another two weeks of work ahead of me and after that my vacation starts with a week in Germany and Poland!

    Have a good weekend,

    Robert

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    Short week at bwin Games

    12.05.2010 / Send to a friend

    The end of last week was spent in Gothenburg. Most of the weekend was spent together with a very good friend of mine, whom I've studied together with at Chalmers and travelled together with in Africa as well as Asia. Nice dinners, city walks and several hours of discussing memories where only some of the activities that took place.

    This week at bwin Games has been very short and work has mostly focused on project management models, follow-up work from last week as well as my continued role as stand-in. Among other tasks, I've worked on improving the communication and transparency in different phases of the project management process at bwin.

    Looking ahead, it's going to be very nice with a long weekend. Apart from enjoying Stockholm, I've planned to buy a new speaker system as well as furniture for the balcony. Hopefully, I'll also have time to play some football as well as enjoy other forms of training.

    Robert

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    Football, stand-in & summer planning

    07.05.2010 / Send to a friend

    Football is once again in focus! Last Sunday, I enjoyed watching a very exciting game at Råsunda and the next day I was playing football together with friends. I’m also considering playing in a team again, but unfortunately I don’t have as much free time as I once had. As with many other things, it’s all about prioritization!

    At bwin, my week has been somewhat unusual! As my manager is currently away from work, I’ve been his stand-in during the week. This has temporarily increased my responsibilities as well as given me an excellent opportunity to get an insight into what it means to be a section head.

    Another hot topic is summer planning. I’ve spent quite some time thinking about my summer plans lately and the plan is now close to complete. Except for some time in Stockholm and Gothenburg, I’ll also visit Berlin, Szczecin, Las Vegas and Ho Chi Minh. Hopefully this will mean lots of exciting adventures!

    Robert

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