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What competencies does future leadership need? 🧑💼💡 The world is in turmoil. A quarter of the world’s population lives in areas with unrest. The climate crisis is becoming more evident. Technological leaps are happening at an unprecedented speed, and for the first time ever, five generations are in the workforce simultaneously. This is how Louise Mors, Silviya Svejenova, and Eva Fog Bruun describe it in a column in Børsen Ledelse today. But what does leadership look like in this new reality? This question triggered CBS Leadership Centre when they invited around 50 acknowledged leaders and researchers into a think tank titled “Leadership for the Future” in 2023. Here, they identified four sets of leadership competencies that are central to robust and adaptable organizations, but also for leaders on a personal level, to navigate and thrive in the new dynamics: 🥁 Orchestrating Speed and Rhythm The rapid and frequent changes in the environment create a need for continuous transformation. This requires action here and now. But the ability to react quickly must be balanced with the patience to take a long-term perspective and the need to step back to give oneself (and the organization) time for reflection and recovery. Additionally, leaders must balance the desire to exploit existing activities while exploring new opportunities. This is a difficult balancing act because exploiting the existing and exploring the new require different skills, resources, and processes. 🧭 Sustaining Moral Compass Leaders today are increasingly expected to be role models for employees and other stakeholders. They are expected to take a stand on issues that have a real impact on society, and there is generally an increased focus on purpose and ethics – often based on the leader themselves. This requires leaders to be visible in communicating their personal values. They must be able to navigate with a moral compass, staying true to both themselves and the organization they represent. You can read more suggestions on important leadership competencies in the column below (in Danish). And get access to the FULL REPORT in English by following the link in the comments.   #Leadership #NewThinking #Future #ThinkTank #Impact

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Join us for an inspiring afternoon dedicated entirely to insights on leadership of startups. We are happy to co-host the Startup Leadership Summit 2024 together with Copenhagen School of Entrepreneurship and Founder to Leader with a strong lineup of practitioners and researchers from Copenhagen Business School. EVENT DETAILS: Date: Tuesday, November 5th Time: 15:00 - 19:30 (Program runs from 15:30 – 18:30) Location: Ovnhallen, Porcelænshaven 20, Frederiksberg 2000 Tickets are free, but seating is limited. Secure your spot here 👉 : https://lnkd.in/dqz7JFzF Read about the exiting program here below: PROGRAM🎤 15:00: Arrival 15:30: Welcome to the Startup Leadership Summit by Mia Jung Elmertoft, Head of Leadership Development, Founder to Leader and Copenhagen School of Entrepreneurship, and Eva Fog Bruun, Centre Director, CBS Leadership Centre 15:45: Keynote by Vera Rocha, Associate Professor in Economics and Management of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Copenhagen Business School, Dept. of Strategy and Innovation 16:00: Keynote by Pernille Steen Pedersen, Assistant Professor, PhD, Entrepreneurship, Ethics, and Leadership at Copenhagen Business School, Dept. of Business Humanities and Law 16:15: Panel discussion on leading in founder mode vs. manager mode when scaling organizations, with Frederik Hedelund, CEO and Co-founder, Temply; Nadia Jun, CEO and Co-Founder, DUFFBEAUTY; Vera Rocha, Associate Professor, CBS; and Pernille Steen Pedersen, moderated by Marianna Lubanski 16:55: Break 17:10: Discussion on how and when to pass on leadership and the role of CEO, featuring from Apoteka - Powering Apopro: Martin Glesner, Founder and Ex-CEO and Brian Brorsbøl, CEO; and from Flyhjælp: Gustav Frederik Thybo, Co-founder and Ex-CEO. Moderated by Eva Fog Bruun, CBS Leadership Centre 17:40: Presentation and fireside chat with Frederikke Antonie Schmidt, Founder and CEO, roccamore, moderated by Yohanna Gustafsson, Program Manager, Founder to Leader 18:10: Wrap up and closing remarks by Mia Jung Elmertoft and Eva Fog Bruun 18:15: Food, drinks, and networking 19:30: End of program #Leadership #Startup #Scaleup #Inspiration #Event #Joinus

The Leadership in Startup Summit at Copenhagen Business School is back and this year’s theme is 🌟LEADING IN FOUNDER MODE🌟 We will bring in researchers and practitioners to uncover dynamics, dilemmas and learnings from leadership in startups. 💡 We will dive into the role of leadership when a Founder builds an organization 🌱. And we will discuss what happens when the business grows from startup to scale-up, and the founder pass on leadership responsibility to a CEO to take the organization to the next level 🚀 . What risks being lost when the founder no longer is the CEO, and how does a successful and an appropriate transition look like? We're thrilled to unveil the program with an amazing lineup of speakers so don't wait to sign up as seats are limited here: https://lnkd.in/dqz7JFzF 📅 Event: Tuesday, November 5, 2024, 15:00-19:30 🎯 Theme: “Leading in Founder Mode” 🧭 Location: Ovnhallen, Porcelænshaven 20, Frederiksberg DK-2000 🎟 Price: Free, but seating is limited PROGRAM: 15:00: Arrival 15:30: Welcome to the Startup Leadership Summit by Mia Jung Elmertoft, Head of Leadership Development, Founder to Leader and Copenhagen School of Entrepreneurship, and Eva Fog Bruun, Centre Director, CBS Leadership Centre 15:45: Keynote by Vera Rocha, Associate Professor in Economics and Management of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Copenhagen Business School, Dept. of Strategy and Innovation 16:00: Keynote by Pernille Steen Pedersen, Assistant Professor, PhD, Entrepreneurship, Ethics, and Leadership at Copenhagen Business School, Dept. of Business Humanities and Law 16:15: Panel discussion on leading in founder mode vs. manager mode when scaling organizations, with Frederik Hedelund, CEO and Co-founder, Temply; Nadia Jun, CEO and Co-Founder, DUFFBEAUTY; Vera Rocha, Associate Professor, CBS; and Pernille Steen Pedersen, Assistant Professor, PhD, CBS. Moderated by Marianna Lubanski 16:55: Break 17:10: Discussion on how and when to pass on leadership and the role as CEO to another person, featuring Martin Glesner, Founder and Ex-CEO, Apoteka.dk, Brian Brorsbøl, CEO at Apoteka.dk, and Gustav Frederik Thybo, Co-founder and Ex-CEO, Flyhjælp.dk, Moderated by Eva Fog Bruun 17:40: Presentation and fireside chat with Frederikke Antonie Schmidt, Founder and CEO, roccamore. Moderated by Yohanna Gustafsson, Program Manager, Founder to Leader 18:10: Wrap up and closing remarks by Mia Jung Elmertoft and Eva Fog Bruun 18:15: Food, drinks, and networking 19:30: End of program SIGN UP RIGHT HERE 👉: https://lnkd.in/dqz7JFzF Copenhagen Business School, CBS Leadership Centre, Industriens Fond, Founder to Leader, Mia Jung Elmertoft, Eva Fog Bruun, Fie Foged Victor, Yohanna Gustafsson, Ash Wallington, Frederik Nygaard, Amy Wilson, Sandra B., Kenneth Salomonsen, Sofie Bladt, Mirabay Romero Martinez, Marianna Lubanski, Casper Bruun

🌟 Leading in Founder Mode?🌟  Are you missing a quality event focusing on leadership in startups? Then look no further and join us for an inspiring afternoon and evening dedicated entirely to this topic! The Leadership in Startup Summit at CBS is back and this year’s event theme is "Leading in Founder Mode."  We're thrilled to unveil the program.  We have an amazing lineup of speakers so don't wait to sign up as seats are limited here: https://lnkd.in/dqz7JFzF   📅 Event: Tuesday, November 5, 2024, 15:00-19:30   🎯 Theme: “Leading in Founder Mode”  🧭 Location: Ovnhallen, Porcelænshaven 20, Frederiksberg DK-2000  🎟 Price: Free, but seating is limited    Program  15:00: Arrival 15:30: Welcome to the Startup Leadership Summit by Mia Jung Elmertoft, Head of Leadership Development, Founder to Leader and Copenhagen School of Entrepreneurship, and Eva Fog Bruun, Centre Director, CBS Leadership Centre 15:45: Keynote by Vera Rocha, Associate Professor in Economics and Management of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Copenhagen Business School, Strategy and Innovation 16:00: Keynote by Pernille Steen Pedersen, Assistant Professor, PhD, Entrepreneurship, Ethics, and Leadership at Copenhagen Business School, Business Humanities and Law 16:15: Panel discussion on leading in founder mode vs. manager mode when scaling organizations, with Frederik Hedelund, CEO and Co-founder, Temply; Nadia Jun, CEO and Co-Founder, DUFFBEAUTY; Vera Rocha, Associate Professor, CBS; and Pernille Steen Pedersen, Assistant Professor, PhD, CBS. Moderated by Marianna Lubanski 16:55: Break 17:10: Discussion on how and when to pass on leadership and the role of CEO to another person, featuring Martin Glesner, Founder and Ex-CEO, Apoteka - Powering Apopro; Brian Brorsbøl, CEO at Apoteka - Powering Apopro; and Gustav Frederik Thybo, Co-founder and Ex-CEO, Flyhjælp., Moderated by Eva Fog Bruun 17:40: Presentation and fireside chat with Frederikke Antonie Schmidt, Founder and CEO, roccamore. Moderated by Yohanna Gustafsson, Program Manager, Founder to Leader 18:10: Wrap up and closing remarks by Mia Jung Elmertoft and Eva Fog Bruun 18:15: Food, drinks, and networking 19:30: End of program     Copenhagen Business School, CBS Leadership Centre, Industriens Fond, Founder to Leader, Mia Jung Elmertoft, Eva Fog Bruun, Fie Foged Victor, Yohanna Gustafsson, Ash Wallington, Frederik Nygaard, Amy Wilson, Sandra B., Kenneth Salomonsen, Sofie Bladt, Mirabay Romero Martinez, Marianna Lubanski 

Looking for new perspectives on Leadership? Listen to this leadership podcast which features leadership researchers from Copenhagen Business School and leadership practitioners who engage in discussions on real-life leadership dilemmas. This episode deals with topics like: 🎙️ How to deal with the use of cell phones during meetings 🎙️ How leaders can be better at handling their own feeling of being uncomfortable and nervous at meetings 🎙️What is the best timing of layoffs? 🎙️ and a number of other sensitive leaderhip issues…   In the panel for this episode, Frans Bévort, Associate Professor at Copenhagen Business School, is joined by Gitte Pugholm Aabo, former CEO of GN Hearing and Leo Pharma, and Sophus Garfiel, Deputy Head of Digitaliseringsministeriet (Ministry of Digital Affairs). Editor in chief, Nikolaj Sommer, is facilitating the discussions.   The podcast is created with support from CBS Leadership Centre.   Listen through your favourite channel: Podbean: https://lnkd.in/dHjfjXTa Spotify: https://lnkd.in/dzyxdeQy Apple: https://lnkd.in/dazpK7EN The Børsen podcast universe: https://lnkd.in/dKEvUcGh Do you have a dilemma that should be addressed? Write to dilemma@borsen.dk #Leadership #Inspiration #NewPerspectives

SAVE THE DATE! Startup leadership 🌱 & 🚀 Leadership from Startup to Scaleup.

A thought provoking discussion on responsible leadership took place today, when H.E. the President of Iceland, Halla Tomasdottir, joined a fireside chat with Peter Møllgaard at Copenhagen Business School. The theme was RESPONSIBLE LEADERSHIP in the light of the long list of wicked problems that the world is facing. Problems that are Interconnected and resistant to simple solutions. Problems that need leadership to find the way for “a world that is desperate to see what is possible in a world that seems impossible”, as President Tomasdottir put it. During an extraordinarily inspirational talk, the president projected a number of important aspects of the leadership role, building on her experience and visions as President of Iceland, but also as former CEO of the The B Team, a global collective of business and civil society leaders driving a better way of doing business for people and planet. Point of departure was MORAL COMPASS which according to President Tomasdottir should be the basis for responsible leadership. Two essential elements were highlighted in this respect: Purpose and Principles – in both cases with a focus on values at the core. The discussion also touched upon the need for a shift in norms and in the leadership agenda. Humility and responsibility must go hand in hand. You should not be thinking less OF yourself but less ABOUT yourself and use this assertiveness to push for change. Another key point was the importance of ART and CREATIVITY as ingredients in change-making. “We have taken JOY and LOVE out of changing the world and that are some of the strongest drivers that exist”. Finally, the need for COURAGE was addressed. Among others, political courage to leave the predominant focus on 'short-termism' and courage to ask for governance with a new definition of success that values ‘competition with care’ and partnerships. We need COLLABORATIVE LEADERSHIP, because leadership is a collective and shared act. Indeed, it was a fireside chat that touched upon important elements in responsible leadership. At the CBS Leadership Centre we were pleased to see that many of the key takeaways tapped into the insights in the CBS Leadership Think Tank report on Future Leadership that has just been published (If you are curious to know more, follow this link👉: https://lnkd.in/dgkTXN4Q). It was one of these mornings that will stay with us for a while. Thank you, President Tomasdottir and CBS President Peter Møllgaard 💡🎯. #Leadership #Presidentialvisit #Responsibleleadership #Leadershipforthefuture #Thoughtprovoking

What are the three questions that you have to answer before going into war? 🛡️ 1. What is this war? What kind of conflict are we entering? 2. Why this war? Why do we choose to take up the fight? 3. How this war? How are we going to fight this war? These are questions that were highlighted last Friday, when we explored the essence of leadership in modern military command 🌟. We had the privilege of welcoming General Bartels Knud, former Chief of the Defence Staff, Denmark, and former Chair of the NATO Military Committee who shared his profound insights from a long life in the military. Among others, Knud Bartels shared his perspectives on the evolving demands of military leadership, emphasizing the critical balance between strategic acumen and political-military challenges. His discussion highlighted the importance of adaptability, resilience, and visionary thinking in navigating the complexities of modern military command. No doubt, many of the learnings could serve as inspiration for leadership in organizations outside the military. E.g. when the General reflected on the importance of a constructive approach to failure: "When you ask your subordinates 'How did it go?' people would say 'Oh it went well…' Then I wonder: Were you ahead of all the decisions? Did nothing fail? You have to learn from mistakes! Let people do mistakes because this is where you learn." A big Thank You to Organize! by Department of Organization (IOA) for co-organizing this event. And a special thanks to Professor Paul du Gay and Associate Professor Anne Roelsgaard Obling for perspectives and facilitation of the numerous questions - and to our very own Silviya Svejenova, Professor and Academic Co-Director at CBS Leadership Centre who introduced the day by setting the scene with reflections on our geopolitical context and its relevance to leadership ✨

HIGH COMMAND, LEADERSHIP, AND THE ROLE OF THE PROFESSIONAL SOLDIER TODAY💡 🎖 We are proud to announce that General Knud Bartels, former Chief of the Defence Staff, Denmark and former Chair of the NATO Military Committee will speak at our seminar on military leadership! He will be joined by Paul du Gay, professor at Copenhagen Business School, Anne Roelsgaard Obling, Associate professor at Royal Danish Defence College (FAK), and Silviya Svejenova, professor at CBS and Academic Co-Director at CBS Leadership Centre. Sign up here below 👇 and read more about this unique event, organized in cooperation with great colleagues at Department of Organization at Copenhagen Business School https://lnkd.in/d_RwWFyS When: 4 October 2024 12:30 - 15:00 Where: Kilen, 2000 Frederiksberg, Copenhagen Business School #militaryleadership #leadership #insights #newhorizons #joinus! Organize! by Department of Organization