Work in progress
14 June 2018 • Ype Wijnia and John de Croon
program management
For those who follow the news a bit, it was a shocking week: the beginning of a trade war with the US, a fight at the G7 summit, a meeting between Trump and Kim, in which South Korea seems to be left to its own devices, the ice on the south pole melts much faster than before[1] and to make matters worse, the shortest bike path in the Netherlands will be lifted[2]. Also striking: after having let himself stand for years on a lack of vision and big words, this week our Dutch prime minister Rutte held a glowing argument for more Europe in the European Parliament[3]. It should not be crazier. That's why we keep it short this week under the motto "no words but deeds". Here a better world is in progress.
To make things a bit easier we have made a checklist, since we are asset managers with a blue reputation[4]. We have divided this checklist into 3 groups in accordance with asset management principles. The first is the category of no-brainers, low-hanging fruit or whatever you want to call it. Things that you can do better today than tomorrow, because they bring a big net improvement, sometimes even on all business values at the same time. The second group contains dilemmas: things that are good, but also require a (large) sacrifice. The third list consists of symbolic measures: they hardly have any effect, or are even counterproductive. The added value is at most the awareness they create, so that more measures are taken from the first two categories.
For you the challenge to check as many items as possible. We are now more than halfway. Which these are? One you already received as a gift. The other we keep for ourselves, we are not yet blue enough to share it..
[1] https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2018/06/13/het-ijs-op-antarctica-smelt-steeds-sneller-a1606509#/handelsblad/2018/06/14/#101
[2] https://www.nu.nl/opmerkelijk/5308214/kortste-fietspad-van-nederland-opgeheven-commotie.html
[3] https://www.nu.nl/politiek/5310869/rutte-benadrukt-belang-europese-waarden-in-pro-eu-toespraak.html?redirect=1
[4] https://managementmodellensite.nl/kleurenmodel-caluwe/#.WyGGMUiFOUk
John de Croon and Ype Wijnia are partner at AssetResolutions BV, a company they co-founded. Periodically they give their vision on an aspect of asset management in a column. The columns are published on the website of AssetResolutions, http://www.assetresolutions.nl/en/column
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