The energy from an otherwise dynamic job interview was fading, and as I was driving home, I was still processing the surprising question: “Can you be a bitch?” I was speechless. I had considered the question for another moment and answered “No, and I wouldn’t…

The Danish government recently formed a panel of talented entrepreneurs and with it, they have chosen to ask those that know the recipe for growth what is needed to successfully increase growth in Denmark. Among other things, increasing growth requires a showdown with traditional management….

During several years of work with leading executives, talent development, and more than 2000 personal assessments, I haven’t yet seen any examples of extreme sports improving the performance of employees. I’ve seen how sports can increase performance level, but not the extreme kind. On the…

“Nothing is so bad that it’s not good for something” is an old Danish expression which my grandmother always used to say. When I’m looking at the desperate need to enhance skilled leadership – not just good but skilled leadership – COVID-19 has provided a…

“My humanity is bound up in yours, for we can only be human together.” This is a quote by Desmond Tutu, the archbishop, human rights activist and 1984 Nobel peace prize winner, and refers to the value of inclusion. To embrace human beings equally, benevolently…

There is a lot of focus nowadays on ‘diversity and inclusion’. While these are very important concepts, we have to take a broader, more holistic, and strategic approach in order to succeed and reach the essence of the concept; to create security and to give…