The transition from leadership to leaderspace — Traditional leadership is challenged. Getting people onboard, setting the sails, and steering the ship safely to a determined destination has been a successful metaphor for many years. On one side managing resources, on the other directing people. Clear roles and responsibilities, captain and crew, leader and follower. All in good…

The experimental framework of incredible value creation — Have you ever wondered about ideas? What are they? Where do they come from and where do they go? Why do we love some ideas and hate others? Why is it so hard to realize new and revolutionary ideas? How can we have better ideas and get more out of…

A large Danish company once hired me to help develop and deliver a five-day program for senior commercial managers. The theme was “Making Strategies Happen”. On the first day, a professor at a business school taught about strategy. The next two days were dedicated to effective project management. …

They come suddenly. At random or after a period of intensive attention. Aha! A spark in the dark. Eureka, now I see! We all have those moments of insight, realization, inspiration, recognition, or understanding. …

“This is cool!” “Amazing!” “Unbelievable!” “I’ve never seen anything like this!” We know when we’ve been wowed. Hit by a spectacular, impressive, marvelous, sensational, out-of-category, world-class experience. Absorbed in a compelling event or defining moment. When awe fills the mind, we understand that life is experience more than anything else…

You have a task to do. Not your favorite task, but it’s okay. The problem is that you don’t have time to do it, and it cannot be delegated. It all depends on you. The usual stress symptoms appear in your body. …

Early up and late in bed. Sometimes work seems like an endless string of tasks and projects. When we close on this side of the Earth, they open on the other. Things change constantly. If you are not in front, you risk being left behind. Nobody wants that, so we…

The complexity and uncertainty we live in, the need for new sustainable solutions, the agenda of diversity and inclusion, the digital technology that accelerates everything. It is easy to get caught up in the data tsunami and dragged away from what is important in life. We all risk becoming narrow-sighted…

You face a challenge and look for solutions. You get a hunch of something trying to attract your attention. But the mental wall to the unknown is too high and too thick for you to access the new information. You take a break. Aha! Suddenly, the eureka moment arrives. In…