Digital Strategy | Alexis van Dam http://www.alexisvandam.nl/ Digital Strategy & Live Mapping Tue, 01 Aug 2023 13:53:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.4 43896561 How to look more professional on Zoom https://www.alexisvandam.nl/productivity/how-to-look-more-professional-on-zoom/ https://www.alexisvandam.nl/productivity/how-to-look-more-professional-on-zoom/#respond Mon, 20 Apr 2020 06:20:04 +0000 http://www.alexisvandam.nl/?p=5046 Working from home has become a new reality for all of us. It looks like we are in this situation for a longer time than most of us were initially thinking. Video conferencing, Zoom Calls, Skype, Google Meet and Facetime seems to be the new norm. Can you still remember when we used Skype video […]

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Do you still share on Facebook or do you share on niche networks? https://www.alexisvandam.nl/uncategorized/do-you-still-share-on-facebook-or-do-you-share-on-niche-networks/ https://www.alexisvandam.nl/uncategorized/do-you-still-share-on-facebook-or-do-you-share-on-niche-networks/#respond Thu, 02 Aug 2018 05:30:02 +0000 http://www.alexisvandam.nl/?p=4922 We can all agree that social media, and Facebook in particular, changed how most of us communicate and share information nowadays. Facebook started in the United States in 2004, and I was able to sign up with my personal profile in 2006 since I was attending university in the Netherlands. That means I have already been sharing […]

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Why Do We Always Ask Google For Answers? https://www.alexisvandam.nl/productivity/why-do-we-always-ask-google-for-answers/ https://www.alexisvandam.nl/productivity/why-do-we-always-ask-google-for-answers/#respond Thu, 12 Jul 2018 04:51:55 +0000 http://www.alexisvandam.nl/?p=4917 Living in a time and age with a plethora of available information at any moment and any time is something great. Today we rely on Google to help us find information. Google’s mission: “to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful”. More frequently, we use voice search to help us; think […]

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Why A Healthy Body And Healthy Mind Is More Important Than Work! https://www.alexisvandam.nl/productivity/why-a-healthy-body-and-healthy-mind-is-more-important-than-work/ https://www.alexisvandam.nl/productivity/why-a-healthy-body-and-healthy-mind-is-more-important-than-work/#respond Wed, 02 May 2018 04:42:30 +0000 http://www.alexisvandam.nl/?p=4914 We all know our time on earth is limited to a certain amount of days. Work gives us money so we can live a (comfortable) life. Next to that, work also challenges us, gives us experience, allows us to help people, grow intellectually and a lot more. Face it, work takes up an important part […]

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Master Projects The Zen Way https://www.alexisvandam.nl/productivity/master-projects-the-zen-way/ https://www.alexisvandam.nl/productivity/master-projects-the-zen-way/#respond Sun, 08 Apr 2018 04:06:15 +0000 http://www.alexisvandam.nl/?p=4885 Nowadays most of us work on projects or manage them. It doesn’t matter if it is at work or at home. We all have projects such as planning for a new release, press launch, website update, (charity) event, wedding or holiday. Most likely you have multiple projects running concurrently at work and at home. Next, […]

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Start your year and make a map https://www.alexisvandam.nl/mindmapping/start-your-year-and-make-a-map/ https://www.alexisvandam.nl/mindmapping/start-your-year-and-make-a-map/#respond Wed, 10 Jan 2018 00:08:31 +0000 http://www.alexisvandam.nl/?p=4758 Set your mind up for success Doesn’t it feel like time passes faster with every year that goes by? At this stage, we find ourselves in a good position: you can still reflect on the previous year and learn from experience, but it is also the right time to look ahead and plan for the current […]

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Kick-start your day in overdrive https://www.alexisvandam.nl/productivity/kick-start-your-day-in-overdrive/ https://www.alexisvandam.nl/productivity/kick-start-your-day-in-overdrive/#respond Wed, 22 Nov 2017 12:30:08 +0000 http://www.alexisvandam.nl/?p=4829 How to be more productive About a year ago I wrote an article on how to implement a daily morning routine. I have received a lot of positive and challenging feedback on this. Based on that I have shared more insights and experience on improving productivity and change of behaviour. Time to revisit my own […]

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Tune your brain https://www.alexisvandam.nl/productivity/tune-your-brain/ https://www.alexisvandam.nl/productivity/tune-your-brain/#comments Fri, 28 Jul 2017 05:39:46 +0000 http://www.alexisvandam.nl/?p=4798 Research and experience show that music has a huge impact on your mood, behaviour, mind-set and productivity. Have you ever experienced your mind wandering off when you need to get stuff done? Or, when you are watching TV and you try to be in a relaxed state of mind but you keep reading and answering […]

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Music as a productivity booster https://www.alexisvandam.nl/productivity/music-as-a-productivity-booster/ https://www.alexisvandam.nl/productivity/music-as-a-productivity-booster/#comments Tue, 20 Jun 2017 05:35:54 +0000 http://www.alexisvandam.nl/?p=4793 Improving your own productivity is a hot topic lately. Many people are waking up to the notion that there is a lot to gain by being more productive — such as time and money. Did you know music and sounds influence the modus of your mind? Maybe you still remember those school days studying while listening […]

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Is communication in the office taking too much of your time? https://www.alexisvandam.nl/productivity/communication-office-taking-much-time/ https://www.alexisvandam.nl/productivity/communication-office-taking-much-time/#respond Sat, 20 May 2017 05:13:05 +0000 http://www.alexisvandam.nl/?p=4774 Do you like working in Outlook for 2–4 hours on a daily basis? Somehow email is still widespread and common in the workplace. Email is an old system, it was invented in the seventies and became popular for the masses since 1995 when commercial world wide web was born. Recently I started as CMO with […]

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