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Lead­er­shift: in­spir­ing a fresh dir­ec­tion in lead­er­ship

Already an accomplished pharmaceutical leader, Catherine Dorfman’s EMBA experience at Copenhagen Business School nevertheless crystallised a new career path –…

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Fri­sæt­tel­se i den of­fent­li­ge sek­tor: Fri­hed el­ler an­svars­for­skyd­ning?

Frisættelse bliver fremhævet som svaret på ældreområdets udfordringer. Men er det i virkeligheden en ansvarsforskydning, hvor kompleksiteten ikke minimeres og…

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Ca­reer – Un­filtered: My am­bi­tions are not about job titles, but about grow­ing the busi­ness

Working life is full of doubt, detours, and dreams. In the article series Career – Unfiltered, participants from CBS Executive Education share an honest look…

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Flex­ible work­ing is chan­ging the work­place – and we’re pay­ing for it with hot desks

Today, 41% of Danes take advantage of the opportunity to work from home. Concurrently, many companies are calling employees back to the office. How are these…

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Hør alle af­snit af po­dcast­se­ri­en 'Fyrtårn, Vel­færd i be­væ­gel­se'

I podcastserien 'Fyrtårn, Velfærd i Bevægelse' stilles der skarpt på hvad det er for en velfærd vi kommer fra, og hvordan vi fornyer velfærden. Lyt til alle afsnit her.

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Di­versity is noth­ing without in­clu­sion

Deputy Police Inspector Daniel Benner believes that diversity is a management treasure, and inclusion is the key to the treasure chest. "We can strive for…

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A shift in per­spect­ive: Turn­ing ex­pert­ise into stra­tegic lead­er­ship

As Head of 160 engineers at COWI, Louise Vang Edwards relies on sharp industry insight, a clear market outlook and a strong strategic mindset.The CBS Executive…

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If Know­ledge Is a Mat­ter of Trust, Who De­cides What Is True?

Do you get your news from traditional media, social media, or research publications? As information sources multiply, shared understandings of reality are…

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After AI: Are Char­ac­ter and Ad­apt­ab­il­ity the New Su­per­powers of the Job Mar­ket?

Artificial intelligence is transforming our education system—from exams and essay writing to the skills students are expected to master. But the challenge is…

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Lead­er­ship Can Be Pain­ful – But Are We Al­lowed to Talk About It?

At times, leadership is difficult, painful, and even sorrowful. So how do leaders cope when the task is challenging? And how honest should they be when…

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No com­pany is an is­land

A new geopolitical analysis from CBS shows that Danish companies have significantly strengthened their internal resilience. The next challenge lies in the…

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Ca­reer - Un­filtered: Doubt is a nat­ur­al part of work­ing life and lead­er­ship

Working life is full of doubt, detours and dreams. In the series Career – without filters, participants from CBS Executive Education offer an honest insight…

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It takes a vil­lage: Im­ple­ment­ing a new food strategy for a sus­tain­able food sys­tem

Denmark has high ambitions for sustainable diets, while the path is clear, no one is taking the lead (yet).

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Build­ing stra­tegic con­fid­ence in an un­cer­tain world with an EMBA from CBS

In a world marked by complexity and constant change, strategy is about more than grand plans. According to Professor Marie Louise Mors, it requires analytical…

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Ca­reer – Un­filtered: I am good enough

Beyond the polished CV and career milestones, working life is full of doubt, detours and dreams. The article series 'Career – Unfiltered' offers a…

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Ca­reer – Un­filtered: “Stand­ing at the fore­front re­quires more than de­cisions”

Behind the polished CV and career milestones, working life is filled with doubt, detours, and dreams. In "Career – Unfiltered", CBS Executive…

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Com­pan­ies claim they need work­ers but opt out of hir­ing the un­em­ployed

Many companies prefer candidates who are already employed, but according to a new CBS study, this is only part of the problem: Qualifications, search time and…

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FIFA World Cup: Who will be the fin­an­cial win­ners and losers?

Two financial winners. Three losers. A new sporting structure and a new mixing of sport and politics. A sports economist at CBS takes stock ahead of the World Cup kick-off.

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When com­pan­ies ad­opt ro­bots, they of­ten grow and hire more people

Many people associate robots with layoffs, but a new study from CBS shows that Danish companies that automate often hire more people

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The most ex­pens­ive mis­take is not the er­ror, but con­tinu­ing it

Organisations ignore warnings and persist with failing projects for far too long. This can cost billions, and, in the worst cases, human lives. New research…

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Ca­reer – Un­filtered: The hard­est de­cisions are those where there is no right an­swer

Beyond the polished CV and career milestones, working life is full of doubt, detours and dreams. The article series 'Career – Unfiltered' offers an…

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Re­lo­cat­ing for growth: from Mex­ico to Copen­ha­gen Busi­ness School

Tamara Prado expanded her business outlook, strengthened her leadership skills, and unlocked new opportunities in Europe – thanks to her CBS Full Time MBA.

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Le­del­se hand­ler om re­la­tio­ner

Oplev 7 minutters sammendrag af forelæsning v/ professor emeritus Jan Molin på MMD’s ledelseskonference på Nationalmuseet i 2014. I lyset af den store…

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På MMD læ­rer du ikke 'om' le­del­se

Hør professor emeritus Jan Molin, underviser på MMD, introducerer til MMD's grundprincipper om ledelse og læring i relationer.

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Der­for valg­te jeg MMD

Hør dimittend Eske Vinther-Jensen fortælle om sit udbytte på Master of Management Development (MMD) på CBS.

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Ca­reer – Un­filtered: Driv­en by mak­ing a dif­fer­ence

Beyond the polished CV and career milestones, working life is full of doubt, detours and dreams. The article series 'Career – Unfiltered' offers an…

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When lead­er­ship qual­ity de­clines, em­ploy­ees’ de­press­ive symp­toms in­crease

A new Danish study shows that employees’ depressive symptoms rise when the quality of leadership falls – and vice versa

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You may have the title – but have you stepped into lead­er­ship?

There is a difference between having a leadership role and leading. Ida Strand, Head of Department at the Danish Cancer Society, reflects on her start as a new…

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"Lead­er­ship de­vel­op­ment doesn't al­ways have to feel good"

At a time when leadership development is often reduced to tools and quick fixes, a different perspective is emerging. CBS Associate Professor Eric Guthey and…

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AI is lag­ging be­hind at work: New CBS stud­ies point to a lack of strategy, train­ing and shared dir­ec­tion

Two new CBS studies show that Danish companies not only lack skills and clear frameworks for AI, they also often overlook that AI tools come with their own strategic logics.

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Erle Kristin Wagle's Blue MBA Jour­ney: Driv­ing $50M in Sav­ings and Cut­ting CO2 Emis­sions

Erle Kristin Wagle, Director of Maritime Strategy and Business Development at Mintra, shares her journey through the CBS Executive MBA in Shipping and…

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Aes­thet­ics and Busi­ness In­nov­a­tion: Re­think­ing Lead­er­ship and Cre­ativ­ity

Innovation demands creativity. Business leaders might achieve greater success in fostering innovation and creativity by drawing inspiration from the world of…

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A new ca­reer cli­mate: en­abling a pivot into sustain­ability

Drawn to the Copenhagen FT MBA for its sustainability credentials, Jayraj Pandya made the leap from India to Denmark – and into a growing sector. The result? A…

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Dan­ish Firms Trail in Read­i­ness for New European ESG Stand­ards

Simon Taylor, Senior Director at Position Green, highlights the growing gap in ESG preparedness as Danish companies, especially smaller ones, struggle to meet…

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Skat er fun­da­men­talt for langt de fle­ste ad­vo­ka­ter

Advokater er typisk ikke blevet undervist i regnskaber eller i en beregningsteknisk tilgang til skat. Det er vigtigt at lære, og det kan du lære på Master i…

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Kri­ge og kri­ser har hi­sto­risk og ak­tu­elt truk­ket på skat­tepo­li­tik­ken

Skattelovgivningen er ofte blevet kritiseret for at være for uoverskuelig. Men det er prisen, man må betale, hvis man vil bruge skatteretten til at fremme…

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The fight against fake news: know the dif­fer­ence between in­form­a­tion and in­ten­tion

It is no longer enough to assess information when navigating the internet. We also need to evaluate intentions. Otherwise, we fail to identify the…

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Fired and freed

Fired. For many of us, just the word is filled with shame, worry and taboo. Because in a time when we often equate our job title with our identity, a…

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Den men­ne­ske­li­ge, nær­væ­ren­de le­del­se er den lang­sig­te­de for­mel til suc­ces

Han har været konsulent for McKinsey, CEO for Triumph og B&O og er i dag investor og professionelt bestyrelsesmedlem. Men mere end noget andet er Tue…

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Hvis du vil for­stå dig selv, må du give plads til det, du ikke for­står

For mange er kedsomhed forbundet med noget ubrugeligt. Men faktisk kan der komme noget meningsfuldt ud af at beskæftige sig med det meningsløse. Kedsomheden…

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Skat er øverst på den in­ter­na­tio­na­le po­li­ti­ske dags­or­den – hvad be­ty­der det for dig?

Den internationale skattescene har været i en rivende udvikling det seneste årti. Lektor Jeroen Lammers, som underviser på kurset “International Corporate…

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Se­ni­or Tax Ma­na­ger Mar­tin Chri­sten­sen: Der­for valg­te jeg Ma­ster i Skat

"Min masteruddannelse har betydet, at jeg er gået fra at arbejde som revisor til at arbejde som skatterådgiver med svære skattemæssige problemstillinger…

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For Head of Tax i Nykre­dit stop­per læ­rin­gen al­drig

Midt i den komplekse labyrint af love, fradrag, politik og indberetningskrav står Frank Larsen. Som Head of Tax i Nykredit navigerer han gennem skatterettens…

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Au­to­ma­ti­se­ring og bor­ger­ret­tig­he­der: Hvor­dan di­gi­ta­li­se­res skat­te­o­m­rå­det bedst?

Vi skal tilpasse systemer til lovgivningen, hvor andre siger, at vi skal tilpasse lovgivningen til systemerne. Lovgivningen er et folketingsanliggende, og så…

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How can ser­vice be­come a dif­fer­en­ti­at­or in a highly com­pet­it­ive mar­ket?

Putting the customers in the focus sounds obvious and there is no shortage in companies claiming to do so. While it is a huge effort to setup efficient…

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"Vi bli­ver in­vi­te­ret ind, når der skal ske en for­an­dring"

For Betina Doktor er forretningsudvikling blevet centralt i hendes arbejde som konsulent hos Deloitte. I dag er hun i fuld gang med en Master of Business…

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Uniqlo has cracked the code to suc­cess

Change, evolution and sustainable design isn't just about looking rigidly at the future of innovation, quite the opposite. For one of the world's…

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Show me your note­book

Good ideas arise in many ways – we think and spot opportunities differently. In this series, three profiles share what they do when an idea strikes and how…

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Not everything has to be a suc­cess to ul­ti­mately be de­cis­ive for the strategy

The "Museum of Strategic Projects" collects examples of projects which were not all successful from the beginning, but which ended up becoming…

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How to share lead­er­ship in prac­tice - Les­sons from an or­gan­isa­tion in trans­ition

The perception of leadership has changed from being an innate ability of the individual to something we are responsible for together. Where does this leave…

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Curi­os­ity is even more im­port­ant than ex­pert­ise

Why rethink education amid rapid change in work, climate, and worldview? Why not stick to “business as usual”? And why value curiosity over knowledge? Rane…

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Spæn­din­gen lig­ger gemt i det tvær­fag­li­ge

Det er et kæmpe plus at have flere redskaber i værktøjskassen til skatteopgaver, fordi skattecompliance er i konstant bevægelse, og det kræver, at man altid er…

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Po­m­frit­ter og pla­ne­tær for­an­dring: Hvor­dan EU’s nye em­bal­lage­for­ord­ning ska­ber reel mil­jø­ef­fekt

En ny emballageforordning fra EU kan lyde som Quick Service Restaurant-sektorens værste mareridt. Men i sit prisvindende masterprojekt viser MBD-dimittend Anne…

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“I man­aged to put hu­man mo­tiv­a­tion into a for­mula”

How do people perform their best? This question fascinates Director for Tech & Venture Lending at EIFO, Kim Lundberg, who helps start-ups and scale-ups…

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Le­del­se må ikke gå tabt i over­sæt­tel­sen

Ledelse handler ikke kun om at føre, men også om at forklare. Det understreger skoleleder og Master of Public Governance-dimittend Sille Sine Bruun Madsen i…

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The hid­den drivers of the gender ca­reer gap

Researchers and business leaders point to parenthood, workplace structures and policy frameworks as drivers of the gender career gap. In Denmark, two-thirds of…

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The hier­archy is too slow: Why com­pan­ies are dis­trib­ut­ing power

With traditional hierarchies showing their limits, researchers from CBS and RUC call for bolder organisational models. They urge Danish companies to…

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“We were the first”: re­flec­tions from the CBS EMBA’s pi­on­eer­ing co­hort

As CBS celebrates 30 years of its Executive MBA, first-cohort participant Jørgen Leif Stilling looks back on the programme’s early days and the community it created.

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What it costs be­ing dis­missed as CEO

For the first time, a mapping of CEO turnovers in publicly listed companies shows that being dismissed can have serious long-term personal consequences for the CEO

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The Chan­ging Land­scape of Brand Lead­er­ship: Nav­ig­at­ing Au­then­ti­city, AI, and Com­munit­ies

In today’s fast-moving and highly competitive marketplace, brands are under more pressure than ever to stay relevant and impactful. Tilde Heding, Teaching…

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Trans­formation in or­gan­isa­tions

How can organisations successfully transform? Digitisation and disruption force companies to undergo transformations. Yet, accepting that development is…

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From Power to Power­less­ness: What Politi­cians Can Teach Us About Lead­er­ship

High workloads, fierce competition and limited influence over legislation take their toll on politicians at Christiansborg, turning the centre of power into a…

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How Say­ing No Can Help Re­build the Wel­fare State

When a citizen says no to a public-sector proposal, it is not a sign of negativity but a prerequisite for productive disagreement and value creation. That is…

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When eco­nom­ic think­ing be­comes too nar­row to ex­plain the real world

When economics is reduced to a single dominant way of thinking, we lose sight of the reality the discipline is meant to explain. A broader, historically…

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