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Are some just born to be leaders and some are not? Well, if you asked Simon Sinek, a renowned leadership expert and New York Times bestselling author, he would argue that leadership is a practicable skill. Sinek expounded on his views and research on leadership and the characteristics of great leaders during his last visit to Nordic Business Forum 2015 in Helsinki. Watch the interview below to learn more! About Simon Sinek Simon Sinek is a trained ethnographer, renowned leadership expert, and New York Times bestselling author. Described as “a visionary thinker with a rare intellect,” Sinek teaches leaders and organizations how to inspire people. Over the years, he has discovered some remarkable patterns about how they think, act and,

Swedish-born Isabella Löwengrip is the youngest and most influential social media star in the sphere of empowering female entrepreneurs and supporting women’s work life balance. In March 2018, she was named the “Most powerful businesswoman of the year” by Swedish business magazine Veckans Affärer. Löwengrip opened to SAS about her thoughts on the award and her story. Learn why she is going to be the next Estée Lauder and how she aims to empower others. ONE DAY IN HISTORY: ISABELLA LÖWENGRIP. Read the article > About Isabella Löwengrip Swedish-born Isabella Löwengrip is the youngest and most influential social media star in the sphere of empowering female entrepreneurs and supporting women’s work life balance. Veckans Affärer proclaimed Isabella Löwengrip Sweden’s most

In the absence of big budgets, startups have learned how to hack the system to build their companies. The so-called ‘growth hackers’ – hybrids of a marketer and a coder – have disrupted marketing teams. Growth hacking rethinks marketing from the ground up, starting from what Ryan Holiday calls “product-market fit” or PMF. Ryan Holiday, a leading media strategist and the marketing genius behind American Apparel, acknowledges that growth hacking can be a bit of a buzzword, but explains that he actually sees it as marketing in its purest form. Watch the interview below to learn more. READ ALSO: New Breed of Digital Marketers | Nordic Business Report > About Ryan Holiday With bestsellers like The Daily Stoic, Ego Is

Remember the excitement you felt when you started in a new company or a new position? Imagine you could keep up that same energy and excitement every day. Sahar Hashemi, an entrepreneur, best-selling author and a former solicitor, emphasizes the importance of adopting entrepreneurial habits at every level of the organization. Back in 2010, Sahar Hashemi published a book called Switched on: You have it in you, you just need to switch it on, which focuses on adopting 8 habits in your everyday working life. In this following clip Hashemi opens up the philosophy behind her book. About Sahar Hashemi A former solicitor, Sahar Hashemi founded Coffee Republic, the UK’s first US style coffee bar chain with her brother and

Few people have inspired modern-day leaders to change their leadership habits and style like Simon Sinek. Sinek is a trained ethnographer, renowned leadership expert, and New York Times bestselling author. Described as “a visionary thinker with a rare intellect,” Sinek teaches leaders and organizations how to inspire people. His talks and interviews are very popular on the internet – his TED Talks are among the most popular of its kind and, in 2016, his interview on Millennials in the Workplace broke the internet. Here’s a recap of his best lessons on leadership. Millennials in the workplace | Simon Sinek Why good leaders make you feel safe | Simon Sinek How great leaders inspire action | Simon Sinek Why Leaders Eat

Sweaty Palms? Dry Throat? Sleepless Nights? This might sound like an advert for a new pharmaceutical product, but the reality is that these are common reactions to that work-related illness we all catch at one point in our lives: giving a presentation! To ease your anxieties, Isabella Löwengrip will give her own advice for overcoming the fear of public speaking. Swedish-born Isabella Löwengrip is the youngest and most influential social media star in the sphere of empowering female entrepreneurs and supporting women’s work-life balance. She is a sought-after speaker and, at Nordic Business Forum’s Business Summit 2013, she was one of the audience favorites. Here are Löwengrip’s 3 tips for public speaking: 1. Write it down Löwengrip compares presenting to