Efficiency and productivity in business has always been about getting the most bang for the buck from the resources we pay for directly. The environmental crisis has made us aware that we also have to include resources we don’t pay for directly in our efficiency and productivity models.Read More
Leadership is not something one is born with. Leadership is a skill set that more than anything is learned. Some very few of us may have been born with a natural talent that makes it easier for us to develop as leaders. Just like some very few are born with good musical talent. These few...Read More
A few weeks ago the weather was bad so I went to the gym and was running on the treadmill. In order to pass the time I was watching a debate program on a Swedish television station. The program dealt with two issues. One was a debate about the fact that apparently Swedes eat more...Read More
Have you noticed how more and more often job ads specify personality traits together with competencies required for the job. In fact it wouldn’t be to harsh to say that it looks like many companies are trying to recruit the very same person or at least people with very similar personality traits. The truth is...Read More
I recently made a joint presentation with Elisabeth Kamél at the annual conference for The Swedish Project Management Association (Svenskt Projektforum). Elisabeth is one of Sweden’s leading educators for project leaders and I work with Change Management and Leadership. Together we were going to give insight into how to successfully manage change management projects. During...Read More
Truth is often not black or white, but shades of gray. Not because there aren’t real truths but because life, politics, love and business can be very complicated. It is so easy, and so dangerous, to decide what to do on an issue or a problem and then look for facts to substantiate our points...Read More
Getting to the Heart of Change Early in life I spent four years at college studying theology and religion because I thought I wanted to enter the ministry. I changed my mind and didn’t attend seminary and have never worked in the ministry. When I moved to Sweden I did an MBA at the Stockholm...Read More
Today I held a workshop with a group from Microsoft Sweden on the topic Cross Group Collaboration. It was a very good group of people and I was impressed with their involvement and inight into issues of cross group collaboration as well as diversity. In preparation for this workshop I created Ten Commandments for Cross...Read More
