What incredible energy! We recently hosted a fantastic debate at a Slush side event that truly filled the room with entrepreneurial spirit. Thank you to everyone who attended live!!!

The debate covered:

• ⏱️ What entrepreneurs really need.
• 🫂 What incubators really provide
• ⛏️ Nuanced learning from those who have actually walked the path

This was so much fun and massive thanks to Risto, Minna and Rashad for their thoughtful and insightful discussion, in what was a very Finnish debate.

What incredible energy! We recently hosted a fantastic debate at a Slush side event that truly filled the room with entrepreneurial spirit. Thank you to everyone who attended live!!!

The debate covered:

• ⏱️ What entrepreneurs really need.
• 🫂 What incubators really provide
• ⛏️ Nuanced learning from those who have actually walked the path

This was so much fun and massive thanks to Risto, Minna and Rashad for their thoughtful and insightful discussion, in what was a very Finnish debate.

This week Finnish leadership is… Learning from its own mistakes. 🤭

This week we sit down with investor, board member and former CEO of F-Secure and FingerPrint Cards Christian Fredrikson to discuss the lessons of leading global companies and learning from mistakes. Christian is delves into his journey from football and engineering to billion-dollar deals and karaoke. Through the conversation we discuss working cultures, support networks, the hunger for growth, how promises become metrics, how everyone loves Turku and we even touch on the complexities of the Nokia saga and what we can learn from it all.

Enjoy!

This week Finnish leadership is… playing the d**k card. 🃏

🚨Trigger warning: parental advisory, explicit content🚨

This week we sit down with the Chairperson at Ferroplan, experienced Board Member, coach and keynote speaker Minna Patosalmi to discuss one of the most important aspects of leadership, cutting through the bulls**t, having difficult conversations and empowering those in your team to do the same. Minna talks about her journey from a trainee to becoming the CEO, her challenges and successes in male dominated industry and how she became a “lovable d**k” to her staff and the leaders around her. Minna brings into focus how many businesses have infantilised their staff through ambiguous language and disconnected processes and what we can do to return to help focus and get things done.

Find out more about Minna and her work here: https://www.minnapatosalmi.fi/

This month Finnish Leadership is asking what it really wants

This episode we sit down with international leader, author and communication expert Joppe Quaedvlieg to cover what organizations get wrong during hiring, how leaders struggle to articulate what they want and who they want to be, building saunas in the desert, LinkedIn becoming tinder, connecting to your purpose and much, much more.

You can find out more about Joppe's great work here at https://www.artiqula.com/

Cover art for the episode comes from Hannu Rytky, the sauna in the desert was constructed by JKMM Architects: https://jkmm.fi/

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