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Short pieces on the barriers that stop good work — and how to remove them. Written by the people of NIMII.

  1. 3 NOV 2026 · ARJEN ULRICHWrong size fits allOne size fits all is quite a claim. At work, I think the way most organisations are structured fits none.
  2. 2 NOV 2026 · ARJEN ULRICHThe NebuchadnezzarThe Matrix was never meant as a blueprint for organisations. The Nebuchadnezzar might be one anyway.
  3. 14 MAR 2025 · ARJEN ULRICHWhat’s option number 3?How often do we limit ourselves to just two options—this or that, left or right—without questioning if that’s all there is?
  4. 6 JUL 2021 · ARJEN ULRICHWhat if…Try this: don’t think about a pink elephant.
  5. 5 JUL 2021 · ARJEN ULRICHShipping is asking for helpThe internet is a weird bunch.
  6. 29 JUN 2021 · ARJEN ULRICHStress resistantIt’s one of those special skills that almost every job opening contains: stress resistant.
  7. 15 JUN 2021 · ARJEN ULRICHHuman rightsMy lifetime goal has always been about freedom and self-expression.
  8. 28 MAY 2021 · ARJEN ULRICHThere’s more than oneThe refugee crisis in Greece.
  9. 25 MAY 2021 · ARJEN ULRICH#1: impactWhat is the impact you’re making?
  10. 18 APR 2021 · ARJEN ULRICHTask or advancement?When you look at your job or at any job opening, what we mostly see is a selection of skills and knowledge needed to perform tasks.
  11. 10 APR 2021 · ARJEN ULRICHWhat exactly is work?The day started sunny.
  12. 9 APR 2021 · ARJEN ULRICHFork and knifeWe can either do what other people want us to do, or we can decide to take matters into our own hands.
  13. 6 APR 2021 · ARJEN ULRICHThat’s me in the futureThe following letter was written on February 8 as a first prompt for the altMBA.
  14. 26 FEB 2021 · ARJEN ULRICHNot urgent, to me.Whenever I take a walk—to the supermarket, to get coffee, to the office, basically every day—I listen to podcasts.
  15. 19 FEB 2021 · ARJEN ULRICHDear diary…An altMBA exercise: one day in the diary of a leader who opposes everything I believe in.
  16. 18 FEB 2021 · ARJEN ULRICHNobody dies at a deadlineOne way managers and the like—mostly those who don’t do the work—are trying to keep control on a project is by posing deadlines.
  17. 8 FEB 2021 · ARJEN ULRICHFailure by designHave you ever been frustrated with people who walk/cycle/drive where they shouldn’t?
  18. 5 FEB 2021 · ARJEN ULRICHThat’s fascinating!In preparation for the altMBA I have been reading the books that were sent me.
  19. 4 FEB 2021 · ARJEN ULRICHWhy?I wake up every day to show people alternative paths so that they themselves can find their own path to freedom and self-expression.
  20. 10 JUL 2020 · ARJEN ULRICHSeeking discomfortNobody likes putting on their socks after a shower.

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