Europe’s number 1 Management Thinker

Dr. Kjell A. Nordström is the enfant terrible of the new world of business. He talks to audiences all over the world, he writes books and articles and reads –everything from Playboy to Architectural Digest to Pinter. His performances are high touch, dynamic, highly interactive, thought provoking and always in line with time. The 2009 Thinkers 50, the biennial ranking of management thinkers, ranked him at number 23 globally and put him on the top-five list in Europe. His dynamic style makes him a highly appreciated speaker through out the world.

Dr. Kjell A. Nordström has 20 years of experience of working with multinational companies and has served as an advisor/consultant to several large multinationals throughout the world.

Dr. Nordström holds a doctoral degree in International Business from the Stockholm School of Economics. His research and consulting focus is on the areas of corporate strategy, multinational corporations and globalization. Kjell Nordström has published three books and numerous articles on the internationalization process of firms.

Nordström has been responsible for the International Business course at the Stockholm School of Economics and is one of the founders of the schools most prestigious management programs, "The Advanced Management Program - AMP". AMP is a five week top-management program that attracts the elite of Scandinavian executives.

The book Funky Business - Talent makes capital dance (co-authored with Jonas Ridderstråle) is a manifesto of what our time requires from business firms and there leaders. The book has been featured on CNN and CNBC, and appeared in Fortune, Fast Company, Time Magazine, Financial Times, Paris Match, etc. It is an international best seller, so far translated into 32 languages. Funky Business was rated one of the five best business books of the year, by both Amazon.co.uk and Management General, in 2000. The book was also ranked at number 16 in a survey of the best business book of all time.

Nordströms second book Karaoke Capitalism: Management for Mankind (co-authored with Jonas Ridderstråle) is a new manifesto for how to make it in the world of Karaoke Capitalism. Individuals with endless choice dominate the karaoke economy. The trouble for business is that the karaoke club is also home to institutionalized imitation. Copycats abound. Only imagination and innovation place societies, organizations and individuals centre-stage. Karaoke Capitalism is a call to arms. To date Karaoke Capitalism has been contracted for publication in 23 languages.

With his colleague, Jonas Ridderstråle, he recently co-authored, Funky Business Forever, the long awaited update to the international bestseller. Funky Business Forever takes a look back on the later half of the millenniums first decade and provides evolved thinking and commentary in a way that is truly funky and down to business

Nordström and Ridderstråle are rebels with a cause. With their unorthodox combination of academic rigor, forceful logic and funky freethinking they once again re-write the rules for revolutionaries. This is a true work-out for the wits. In March 2004 the authors appeared on CNN's program "Global Office" for a long interview, recorded in Stockholm, on the ideas behind Karaoke Capitalism.

Kjell A. Nordström is an extremely sought after lecturer. He enjoys keynote presentations as well as smaller work shops.

Topics

·      The Ultramodern Multinational: Strategies, Structures and Leadership in an International Firm

·      Creating and Defending Competitive Advantages

·      The Role of the Leader when we are Free to Know, Go, Do, and Be.

·      How to Earn $$: The Principles for Earning Money in a Well Functioning Market Economy

·      Articulate and Tacit Knowledge: The Foundation for the Fourth Generation of competitive advantages.

·      Multinational Corporations, Recipes and Global Tribes

·      Talent Makes Capital Dance: How to Thrive in the New World

·      The Global Village: An Overview of Life Styles and their Business Implications

Areas of expertise

·      Change Management

·      Creativity/ Innovation

·      E-business

·      E-commerce

·      Entrepreneurship

·      Futurist

·      Globalization

·      Human Resources

·      International Business

·      Leadership

·      Strategy

Testimonials

“It was incredibly powerful, immensely forward looking and visionary. We are also full of admiration for your superb and inspirational facilitation techniques.” - Rudolf H. Messinger, Chief, Career Management Section, UNICEF Headquarters

“Kjell, you are one of the best speakers that the leaders team and delegateshave ever seen! Thank you.” - IIR Middle East – Leaders in Dubai

“Our clients and my colleagues were impacted by your performance. We were able to enjoy a very entertaining while at the same time provoking speech outlining a wealth of ideas about the new world.” - Dirk Lohmann, CEO, Zurich Re

“On behalf of all the conference participants and the employees of MGG Conferences, I would like to thank you most sincerely for a fantastic seminar. Your independent thoughts, confident summaries and tone of optimism has given real support and inspiration to the participants to go out and look for new, fresh solutions to their business problems.” - Malgorzata Golinska-Gierych, President, MGG Conferences Sp. z o.o. Poland

“You are possessed of a unique clarity of thought and vision which I for one found extremely compelling. Rarely have I seen a room of often jaded marketing professionals, with the odd HR spy, completely engaged and genuinely interested.” - Conor Ryan, Consumer Service, Guinness UDV

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