Elements of Agile that improve your EBITDA - an interview with Olli Salo

Sponsor:

• Vincit

Sponsored by Vincit.

Thanks to Nordic Business Forum for making the interview happen. 

And thanks to the sponsor of the season, Vincit.

My guest  is Rutger Bregman from Holland. He’s a historian and an author. His books Humankind and Utopia for Realists were both New York Times Bestsellers. You might also know him from a viral video of a speech he did in Davos or from an unaired, but leaked interview with Fox News that completely pissed off the host Tucker Carlson.

We discuss how how we should move to a more benevolent view of human nature and how that would change the way we run our companies. 

Sponsor link:

• MinnaLearn

Josh Seiden is a designer, strategy consultant, coach, author and speaker. He helps clients launch new products and services, and to create more agile, entrepreneurial organizations. He's the author of Outcomes Over Outputs and co-author of Sense & Respond and Lean UX. We discuss why it's important to focus on the outcomes of the work we do and not on the output. 

You can learn more about Josh on his website.

Sponsor for the episode:

- MinnaLearn - Go here to join the exclusive Boss Level study group and get 25% off the price

My guest today is Kati Levoranta. Kati is currently a Partner and Executive Vice President at P2X Solutions. Previously she was the CEO of Rovio and she has a background in law. She’s also on the board of Finavia, an airport operator company, Juuri Partners, a private equity company and OP, a large banking group.

We talk about what Power-to-X means and how building plants differs from digital services. We talk about contracting, learning and how to keep yourself in good working order.

Sponsor link:

• MinnaLearn

Episode links:

• Article on Boss Level Podcast in HS Visio
• Olli Salo

Sponsor:

• Swanlake Strategy

Some of topics covered in the discussion are:

• What's it like negotiating an exit?
• How does the operating model of a company change as it grows?
• What are the fundamental balancing acts in product development?
• Benefits of asynchronous communication
• Limits of self-organization

Links:

• Swarmia
• Smartly
• Flowdock

Sponsor:

• Swanlake Strategy

An interview with retired US Army general Stanley McChrystal. We talk about how to prepare for risks.

This episode is sponsored by Swanlake Strategy. 

Further listening:

• My previous interview with Stan McChrystal
• Eeva Vilkkumaa on decision making

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