Stories from the people who move upstream
From considerate to constructive: Louise Hahn’s journey to conscious leadership
Louise Hahn is CEO of Mind Energy. Her achievements as a leader came from learning to balance her naturally empathetic and considerate leadership style with the ability to offer clear and crisp communication and action when needed. This is the story of her journey.
When self-awareness becomes a transformative force: a personal account
Hrönn Ingólfsdóttir has been on a leadership journey for the past four years. Hrönn is the Director of Corporate Strategy and Sustainability at Isavia ohf., which is responsible for the development and operation of Keflavik International Airport in Iceland. Hrönn shares her personal thoughts on her journey.
A CEO’s instinct for change
Even from the early years of his career, Flemming Horn Nielsen has been motivated by driving change, within the organisation and within himself. He is now CEO of Resource Denmark, one of Denmark’s largest sorting facilities for plastic waste, and was previously CEO of the Danish utility Lyngby-Taarbaek Forsyning. We talked with him about his personal motivation for change and why he believes that corporate culture is key to a high-performance organisation.
Finding authenticity through transformation: Gudmundur’s leadership journey
Gummi is a former department manager at Isavia ANS and now a State Liaison Officer at Eurocontrol in Brussels. As he shares his story of the cultural transformation at Isavia ANS, it reveals how it has reshaped not just his approach to leadership but his perspective on life itself.
The importance of authentic dialogue
At the core of culture lies the dialogue: how we talk with each other, whether we lift one another up or tear each other down. The way we engage in conversation is a direct reflection of the health of our company culture. It’s essential for leaders to understand how their own dialogue shapes and sustains this culture.
A CEO’s story of a cultural transformation
Kjartan Briem is CEO of the Icelandic air navigation service provider Isavia ANS, and this is his story of the cultural transformation he launched after starting in the company in 2021. It is a story of learning about the company culture and the importance of knowing yourself as a leader and as a human being.
Leadership in contact from a distance
Absence of the physical meeting between you and your employees can be the least of your problems if there is also an absence of quality and contact in your relationship.
THE POWER AND PURPOSE OF EFFECTIVE RELATIONAL LEADERSHIP
Relational leadership is a strategic, purposeful approach that directly impacts performance, innovation and organisational resilience.
Transforming Isavia — a cultural shift towards trust and collective achievement
The company culture at Isavia used to be characterised by focus on individual silos, holding on to power and searching for scapegoats. The shift from micro-management to…
How Isavia is building a culture of trust and achievement
Imagine if you worked in a place where you really felt connected to your colleagues and your leaders. A place where the people you worked with knew the real you…
How to increase engagement with positive feedback
A colleague once asked me to give a training session on positive feedback. Although I was very clear about the benefits of positive feedback, I still found myself explaining how to give “negative” feedback…