Nordic Business Forum Audio

In this session, you will learn: How does psychological safety lead to high performance? How does your leadership style affect your team? Why are bad ideas also an essential ingredient of success?

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has caused, above all dreadful loss, grief, anxiety, and fear. It has also drastically changed the geopolitical landscape we operate in as businesses. So, how can you navigate your business strategy now? We’ll try to find that out at our next live webinar as we sit down with the economist and author, Kjell A Nordström. In this session, you will learn: What are the emerging risks you need to be aware of? How can you navigate the current geopolitical landscape? How can you work strategically in a fast-changing environment? How can boards play a vital role in building a culture for cyber security?

In the last two years, everything changed. People changed. Technology changed. The office changed. Priorities changed. And the way we work changed. The future of work is now. Are you prepared for opportunity, choice, and growth in the accelerated future of work? Terence Mauri is on a mission to help leaders harness the upside of disruption, leadership, and growth in the accelerated future of work. He holds Entrepreneur Mentor roles at MIT and IE Business School and is the founder of the management think tank Hack Future Lab. His latest book The 3D Leader: Take your leadership to the next dimension has been described as a ‘game changer’ by Forbes.

Nilofer Merchant is often referred to as the Jane Bond of Innovation. In this keynote, she talks about change, success, and the importance of connections.

During this keynote, Ed explores his learnings at Disney–Pixar on how to remove the barriers that inhibit creativity in the workplace.

Morten Hansen, an author and management theorist, talks about the importance of working smart in the 21st century. He also shares a few pieces of advice on how to do less, work better, and achieve more. The discussion is a recording from Nordic Business Forum Stockholm in 2019. Enjoy!

During this interview, the world-renowned author and speaker Simon Sinek talks about issues such as the infinite game and great leadership. The discussion is a recording from Nordic Business Forum Stockholm in 2019.

In this episode, the co-founder of Coffee Republic, Sahar Hashemi, shares her journey to entrepreneurship. Her keynote also provides 6 pieces of advice on how to be entrepreneurial in a large company. The session was recorded at Nordic Business Forum Stockholm in 2019

"A clear story will win every time." During this keynote, Donald Miller, the CEO of StoryBrand, talks about the power of storytelling. He also shares 7 key characteristics of a story that you can use in marketing.

In this keynote, Seth Godin, a world-renowned marketing and leadership author, talks about the difference between leadership and management, the confusion surrounding them, and why the world needs more leaders.

This time, Anssi Rantanen, the winner of our 2019 speaker contest explains why experimentation is the key to growth. With the help of a very practical example, he also demonstrates how technology allows us all to experiment much faster and easier.

In this episode, Costas Markides, a professor at London Business School speaks about what innovation is and why it is important. He also explains why and how an organization must identify the kind of innovation it needs before implementing.

In this episode, James Hewitt, a performance scientist, and author, shares research insights on what the keys are to sustainable high performance.

In his keynote, "The Infinite Game", Simon Sinek talks about the idea that business is not about beating the competition - it’s about outlasting your competition. Additionally, he shares 5 things you need in order to play the infinite game.

During this discussion, Aswath Damodaran, a Professor of Finance at the Stern School of Business talks about valuation, investing, and teaching.

In this episode, Des Traynor, the co-founder of Intercom talks about the pitfalls, successes, and surprises of establishing and growing a company.

During this discussion, digital marketer and author, Avinash Kaushik, shares some great marketing insights. He, for example, explains how and when to use owned, earned, and paid media in your marketing. This interview is a recording from Nordic Business Forum Oslo in 2019.

Don Tapscott is one of the world's leading authorities on the impact of technology on business and society. In this episode, Don shares his insights on the blockchain, privacy, and transparency, among a couple of other important issues. The interview was recorded at Nordic Business Forum Helsinki in 2018.

This episode features Sahar Hashemi, the co-founder of the coffee chain Coffee Republic and confectionery brand Skinny Candy talking about starting a company, the importance of a startup mindset, and exit strategies.

In business and in life we all need to sometimes have uncomfortable and challenging discussions. But how should we approach them? During this session, Sheila Heen, bestselling author, and Harvard lecturer talks about the art of having difficult conversations.

This episode features Rachel Botsman, a leading expert and author on trust, who explains the challenges, benefits, and interesting aspects of trust in the modern world.

How to avoid busy work and how to include important strategic pauses at work? These are some of the questions, Juliet Funt,  the CEO of WhiteSpace at Work provides insights to during this discussion. The discussion was recorded at Nordic Business Forum Helsinki in 2019.

"You have to have people who have been in power, but are willing to give it away." During this discussion, Gary Hamel, one of the world's most influential business thinkers, talks about innovation. Specifically, Hamel shares his insights on what companies should do in order to truly embrace entrepreneurial mindset and creativity. This interview was recorded at Nordic Business Forum Helsinki in 2018.

During this discussion, Seth Godin, a marketing and leadership mastermind, talks about linchpins, innovation, and making a difference. The interview is a recording from Nordic Business Forum Stockholm in 2018.

In this episode, Costas Markides, The professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship at London Business School, talks about innovation; the different types of innovation, and what should companies do to successfully innovate. This discussion was recorded at Nordic Business Forum Helsinki in 2019.

In this episode, Steven Kotler, author, journalist, and human performance expert, explains how models of performance are shifting. He also shares a couple of practical tips on how to achieve a flow state to optimize performance. The interview is a recording from Nordic Business Forum Helsinki in 2018.

During this interview, Carla Harris, the Managing Director at Morgan Stanley, talks about what are the issues companies should take into account when planning to go public, and what are the traits of a good founder vs. a good CEO. The discussion was recorded at Nordic Business Forum Helsinki in 2019.

How to give innovation power in your organization? And what kind of a person makes a good Chief Entrepreneur? In this episode, you'll hear Alex Osterwalder, the Co-Founder of Strategyzer sharing a few pieces of valuable advice on those questions. The interview is a recording form Nordic Business Forum Helsinki in 2019.

In this discussion, Susan Cain, author, speaker, and chief revolutionary at Quiet Revolution, talks about the false perceptions of introverts and the upsides of being an introvert. She also talks about leadership and working life from the perspective of introverted people. The interview is a recording from Nordic Business Forum Helsinki in 2018.

Donald Miller, author, speaker, and CEO of StoryBrand, explains the power of storytelling, shares a few tricks to clear communications, and talks about what makes a great brand. The interview was recorded at Nordic Business Forum Helsinki in 2019.

"We can build an entire organization on human uniqueness." In this first episode, Marcus Buckingham talks about the need for leaders to understand that the people they lead are unique - and that it's a strength. He also briefly highlights some of the false assumptions we generally have about work and performance. The discussion was recorded at Nordic Business Forum Helsinki in 2018.