Kalle Slaap · Talks & events
What a watchmaker can teach your team
A watch can run slow for half a dozen reasons. Which one do you test first? Drawing on his professional experience in business and at the watchmaker’s bench, Kalle Slaap shows how the habits of a good watchmaker help teams solve problems, improve handovers and share expertise.
From the workbench to the workplace
As a watchmaker, educator and founder of Chronoglide, Kalle restores mechanical watches, teaches the craft and runs a workshop. His talks start with real decisions at the bench and give audiences questions they can bring back to work.
Diagnose before you adjust
A slow watch tells you something is wrong. Testing it in different positions helps you work out where to look. When the same problem keeps resurfacing at work, what could you measure before changing the process?
Look at where the parts meet
Two gears can look fine on their own and still mesh poorly. When a project stalls between departments, look at what one team hands over and what the next team needs to get started.
Teach people what to look for
An apprentice learns faster when an experienced watchmaker points out the tiny signs of wear that guide a decision. What do your most experienced colleagues notice that a new starter would miss?
A talk shaped around your audience
For company events and conferences, Kalle can build the talk around a challenge your audience recognises, such as recurring errors, difficult handovers or passing on specialist knowledge. For museums and watch clubs, he can focus on how mechanical watches work, how they are restored and what they reveal about the people who made and wore them.
Depending on the setting, we can discuss a presentation, a conversation with Q&A or a live demonstration. Meet Kalle and explore the Chronoglide workshop.
Tell us about your event
Who’s coming, and what would you like them to take away? If you know the date and location, include those too. We’ll get in touch to discuss the topic and format.
