Digitalization isn’t the problem. Ignoring the human side of it is.
They had had it all figured out; simple tasks would be automated, information would be digitalized, processes would be optimized and the human touch would be minimized. On PowerPoint it looked brilliant, innovative and made perfect sense. In reality; not so much. Two...
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Earning respect “the Norwegian way”
Cross-cultural communication Leader Last week I spoke about cross-cultural communication at a big company event in Berlin, Germany. There were 1700 people in the room, from 20 different nationalities. Leader I talked about how we all come from different upbringings,...
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Why change-pain is the only constant
Change leaders “Change is the only constant” the Greek philosopher Heraclitus said 500 years BC. Change Leaders Having spent the last 20 years developing corporate cultures, teams and organizations in constantly changing markets and business landscapes, I couldn’t...
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Satisfaction, engagement or passion at work?
A few years ago I attended a conference about "engagement at work" (or "arbeidsglede" in Norwegian) and presented my theory about the 3 levels of engagement and how each of them impact performance, innovation and business results. First we have "job-satisfaction",...
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When culture becomes a strategy for growth
"Strategies are nothing but a guessing game for a future reality we impossibly can predict. Culture eats strategy for breakfast. With the right kind of culture, we can handle anything” my new boss told me. A Company with Culture as Strategy. The year was 2002; I had...
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Something extraordinary is happening in the world, and I am noticing it
In a blog titled "Something Extraordinary Is Happening in the World, and Most People Haven't Noticed" Brazilian entrepreneur Gustavo Tanaka listed 8 reasons why he believes that the world as we know it is changing - and that it is a good thing. His blog has been...
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One dance away from Steve Jobs
A few weeks ago I was the Master of Ceremonies on a leadership conference on engagement and change in Oslo. One of the keynote speakers was Daniel Walker, CEO of Human Revolution Studios and Steve Jobs' Chief Talent Officer at Apple between 2000-2005. He rarely speaks...
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Seven elevators for elevating your culture to new heights
When I was a little girl, my parent's friends used to ask me what I wanted to be when I grew up. My dad was a doctor, my mom was a nurse and my brother wanted to study medicine. I remember they looked a bit surprised by my answer: "I want to be happy". Already at that...
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