Behind the Keynotes
An Exclusive Interview Series with the Most Prominent Business Thinkers
Powerful Insights From the World's Top Experts
The world is no longer moving in a straight line. Between the rise of generative AI and the shift toward a “never normal” economy, the rules for high performance and organizational growth are being rewritten in real-time.
Welcome to Season 4 of our exclusive interview series, recorded backstage at Nordic Business Forum 2025. This season, we’ve gathered the world’s top leadership thinkers, innovation strategists, and global CEOs to pull back the curtain on what it truly takes to succeed.
From “zombie-hunting” your bureaucracy to mastering the chemistry of change, these conversations go beyond the stage to provide actionable insights for leaders who refuse to settle for just surviving.
Featuring
Episodes List
Episode 1 - Thriving in the Future
How do some companies survive for decades while others vanish in months? In this episode, we dive deep into the mechanics of business reinvention and the "Phoenix" mindset.
Episode 2 - Performance that Spreads
Why do high-potential projects stall? Why does technology often fail to deliver the productivity boost we expect? In this episode, we explore the hidden killers of performance and the science of making ideas "contagious."
Episode 3 - Leading Top Talent
The old rules of HR are dead. In this episode, we challenge the most common myths about talent and explore how to build a workplace that doesn't just "keep" people, but sets them free to do their best work.
Episode 4 - The Collaboration Edge
In an era of technological abundance, the human element is no longer a "soft skill"—it is your greatest competitive advantage. This episode explores the shift from linear career ladders to "career portfolios" and why trust is the invisible glue that holds distributed teams together.
Episode 5 - Decide Like a Leader
Leadership isn't about making 100% correct decisions; it’s about having a system to recover from the 46% that don't work out. This episode dives into the "inputs vs. outputs" of decision-making and why the best leaders "ignore" their C-suite to find where the magic really happens.
Episode 6 - Teaming up with AI
AI won’t take your job, but a human using AI might. This episode moves past the hype to discuss the redistribution of work, the ethical "red lines" for leaders, and why your proprietary data is the only thing you can't afford to rent.
Episode 7 - The Future-Ready Mindset
How do you deliver today's results while building tomorrow's innovations? This episode introduces the "Perform and Transform" habit and the concept of "Paranoid Optimism"—using data to face the dark side so you have a real reason to be positive.