Camilla Hessellund Lastein’s 4 Ways to Minimize the Negative Effects of Multitasking
We all multitask to some extent. From being on the phone with a client while writing a report, to scrolling through Facebook while being in a meeting. But, guess what? Multitasking simply doesn’t work. According to a recent study, we are hardwired to be mono-taskers, citing that only 2.5% of people are able to multitask […]
New Members Joining NBForum’s Board of Directors
Kirsi Piha, Kim Väisänen, and Risto Lähdesmäki are joining Nordic Business Forum’s board of directors. With the recruitment of these three new board members, Nordic Business Forum acquires more experience in communications, mergers and acquisitions, and internationalization. Nordic Business Forum’s annual stakeholder’s meeting met on Wednesday last week to discuss a number of exciting updates […]
Camilla Hessellund Lastein’s 6 Steps to End Procrastination
Everyone procrastinates. Everyone jokes about it. Yet, everyone feels guilty about it. How can we stop procrastinating and get to work? Lix co-founder and CEO Camilla Hessellund Lastein has some ideas that can help everyone from students to seasoned professionals. Here are her 6 steps to stop procrastinating. 1. Activate a blocker Get yourself a […]
Morten Hansen’s 3 Tips on How to Work Smarter, Not Harder
Morten Hansen is on a mission to help companies and people become great at work with actually working less. Morten, a leadership expert, bestselling author, and one of the keynote speakers at Nordic Business Forum Norway in May 2019, has conducted extensive research on work performance, exploring the factors that improve the ways of working and optimize […]
Avinash Kaushik on Hiring for Digital Careers
Avinash Kaushik is an Indian entrepreneur and author, and he’s also has a successful blog that is packed full of business insights, marketing tips, and an active conversation with his readers. One of his readers asked an interesting question that will resonate with many leaders: Is it better to hire and train a really bright, […]
Avinash Kaushik’s 11 Digital Marketing “Crimes Against Humanity”
Avinash Kaushik is no stranger to giving presentations – every single one he does is customized for the audience in the room. That means he gets to spend a lot of time looking at different industry verticals, campaigns, and foreign websites and meeting a wide range of professionals to talk about their digital marketing strategies, […]
Sahar Hashemi on Unblocking Entrepreneurial Creativity
Don’t ask ‘am i creative’, ask ‘how can I unblock my creativity?’ According to Sahar Hashemi, founder of Coffee Republic and bestselling author, the greatest source of value in the future lies in unlocking the creative potential within organizations. The structure and machinery of large organizations stifle creativity. Instead, when people want to be creative, they […]
Product First Companies And Strategies To Make Them Work Even Better With Des Traynor
In this episode of Business as Unusual, Pep talks with Des Traynor. Des is is the co-founder and chief strategy officer of the billion-dollar company Intercom. The two discuss Des’s entrepreneurial journey, focus on solutions for customers, customer acquisition in today’s era of subscription-based businesses.
8 Habits of Entrepreneurial Mindset by Sahar Hashemi
Although bigger companies need disciplines and structure, there is no reason to lose entrepreneurial habits – the very behaviours and habits that got it there in the first place. Sahar Hashemi has never been one for complacency. From thought leadership to sweeping company reform, Sahar believes that entrepreneurial behavior is not a personality trait but a […]
Transform Your Culture with Simon Sinek
“While inspiration gets people to take the first step and follow in the calm, trust gets people to climb the hill and brave the storm.” According to Simon Sinek, a renowned leadership expert and New York Times bestselling author, trust is one of the most significant catalysts for working together as a team towards a […]
Learn to Lead with Simon Sinek
“Leadership is an education. And the best leaders think of themselves as students, not the teachers.” Simon Sinek, renowned leadership expert, author of the best-sellers “Start With Why” and “Leaders Eat Last, explores the concept of leadership as a learnable, practicable skill instead of a status or an achievement. See what Simon thinks are the […]
Inside Growth with George Clooney
George Clooney is an American award-winning actor who is recognized as much for his global humanitarian efforts as he is for his accomplishments in the entertainment industry. Clooney’s achievements as a performer and filmmaker have earned him two Academy Awards, five Golden Globes including the Cecil B. DeMille Award, four SAG awards, one BAFTA award, […]