Why is my boss so happy?
In a recent study done by the Danish National Research Centre for the Working Environment among 14,940 Danish employees including 712 in Management positions, they found that Managers are considerable...
View ArticleHow turning 40 made me stop and think
For many people, including me, it was a big deal turning 40. Entering the second half of my life made me stop and think about what motivates me. Boiled down I think my professional motivation can be...
View ArticleIf he works for you, you work for him
The title of this post is an old Japanese proverb. Today we often call this leadership style servant-leadership and in my opinion it still reflects the essence of great leadership. Leadership is not to...
View ArticleWill maximizing stakeholder ROI get you up in the morning?
Recently I listed to a business show on the radio and they had an almost eleven minutes long interview with a CEO of a public listed IT company. What struck me the most was, that by the end of what was...
View ArticleCelebrating 12 1/2 Sprints – small gestures can go a long way
In Denmark we have some funny traditions. Take wedding anniversaries as an example. We celebrate 12 ½, 25 and 50 years, not that most marriages last that long these days. In all three cases, family,...
View ArticleFive Leadership lessons from the best playing team at the FIFA World Cup in...
One of the two teams now qualified for the World Cup final on Sunday in Rio de Janeiro, is not unexpectedly Germany. Since they were embarrassingly knocked out during the group stages at the European...
View ArticleHow to Attract and Retain the Top Millennial Talents with Agile
In 2020, 50% of the global workforce will be millennials (people born approximately between 1982 and 2004). The millennial generation is one of the largest and best educated in history, and employees...
View Article8 Leadership Lessons Coaching 8-Year-Old Soccer Girls
Last year, I had the privilege of co-coaching my youngest daughter’s soccer team. I joined two young coaches and a team manager; together, we were responsible for coaching about 20 girls aged six to...
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