She Decided to Prove Them Wrong
by Jukka Niemelä Mrs. Soulaima Gourani is one of the two female business thinkers who made it in Nordic Thinkers 20 list. It is hard to believe her math teacher told her she will not get very far in her life. Tough words for a Moroccan-origin 13-year old girl. After only two years from hearing […]
The Great Communicator: Teaching People How to Succeed
By Gina-Marie Cheeseman We live in a time when information is readily at our fingertips. We can easily find out about any subject that interests us. That makes it tricky for a writer to grab the attention of readers. It certainly is not an easy task, and lesser writers will not succeed. Enter bestselling author […]
Love to Speak, Dare to Fail!
By Juhana Torkki A guest at Nordic Business Forum 2012 told me why he came to Jyväskylä for two days. “There are so many top speakers. I also give a lot of speeches – I hope to get new ideas I can use!” I am sure he did. I am also glad that NBF strongly […]
The Internet’s Virtual Tour De Force
By Gina-Marie Cheeseman Wikipedia is a virtual tour de force on the internet. Jimmy Donal Wales, the man who created it in 2001, definitely created magic. On June 10th, 2013 we had a chance to have a discussion with this rainmaker. At the very top of Wikipedia’s home page, it is proudly proclaimed that it […]
Nordic Business Report Will Be Published on August 16th
Nordic Business Report’s 2013 issue will be published on August 16th with brilliant content. The cover stories are Nordic Thinkers 20 list and a special interview with Jack Welch on leadership. Nordic Thinkers 20 list sums up twenty greatest Nordic business minds. The list was formed by a Nordic jury, which consists of for example Microsoft, PwC, Nordic Chambers of Commerce and TBWA Nordic. […]
MTV MEDIA Will Be the Official Media Partner of Nordic Business Forum 2013
We are happy to announce that MTV MEDIA will be the official media partner of Nordic Business Forum 2013. MTV MEDIA operates ten TV channels, MTV3 being the biggest channel. Also part of MTV MEDIA is mtv3.fi, one of Finland’s most popular online media, and Finland’s most-listened commercial radio station, Radio Nova. Lexus, Sefe, Lataamo […]
Doing Good Is Good Business Sense
When I started as an entrepreneur in 2003, all I saw was an interesting opportunity and a means to make money. I had never thought of business as a way of doing good or changing the world into a better place. Actually I didn’t know anything about business. I had never thought of becoming an […]
470 Seats Sold During the First Month for Brian Tracy’s Training in Tallinn
During the first month, 470 seats were sold for Nordic Business Forum’s Sales Mastery Day 2013 in Tallinn. Half of the registrations so far are from Finland and half of them are from Estonia. We have received some registrations also from Latvia, Sweden, United Kingdom and Belgium. Due to the demand the event needed to be re-located to […]
Tailored Flight Connections to Nordic Business Forum 2013
The flight schedule between Helsinki and Jyväskylä has been re-arranged due to the Nordic Business Forum event. There are now flights available, which perfectly fit the timetable of the seminar both on September 25th for the VIPs, and for the biggest group of guests on 26th. Seats are limited on these flights, so we encourage […]
Successful Goal-Setting: Realism in Short Term, Dare in Long Term!
Executive coach Jarmo Manner wrote a blog post: Goal Excitement Destroys Success. The text was interesting, and it had a point. Yet I want to clarify a few things, which I think were misleading. In his article, Jarmo points out the claim that goals bring results is a fairy tale. Jarmo is wrong. There are, of course, different kinds […]
Onnistuneet tavoitteet: Realismi lyhyellä aikavälillä, rohkeus pitkällä aikavälillä!
Johtoryhmäkehittäjä Jarmo Manner kirjoitti hiljattain suositun blogitekstin: Tavoitekiima tuhoaa onnistumiset. Kirjoitus oli mielenkiintoinen ja siinä oli hyviä ajatuksia. Haluan kuitenkin pureutua pariin ajatukseen, jotka mielestäni olivat vaarallisia. Blogissa Jarmo toteaa, että väite tavoitteiden merkityksen suuresta voimasta lepää täysin ilmassa. Jarmo on väärässä. On tietysti olemassa monenlaisia tutkimustuloksia (ja jopa olemattomia legendoja), mutta tässä muutama fakta: Marylandin yliopiston professori Edwin A. Locke on […]
The Finnish Soccer Player Jari Litmanen Teaches Us Time Management
I watched a documentary movie about the most successful Finnish soccer player of all times, ‘The King Jari Litmanen’. His passion in soccer really inspired me. I have always been a great fan of Jari. Now I’m even more of that. There is a point in the movie where another great soccer player Danny Blind says with a great amount of […]