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Episode Synopsis
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!
Support the show...
FLT LinkedIn: (1) Finnish Leadership Team – FLT podcast: Overview | LinkedIn (1) Finnish
FLT Website: https://the-flt.com/
FLT Support the show: https://the-flt.com/support-the-show/
Mark’s LinkedIn: (1) Mark Hayton | LinkedIn
Anneli’s LinkedIn: (2) Anneli Karlstedt (she/her) | LinkedIn
Alexei’s LinkedIn: (2) Alexei Koveshnikov | LinkedIn
Bella’s LinkedIn: (1) Bella Kayumova | LinkedIn
Kelly’s LinkedIn: (2) Kelly Keodara | LinkedIn
A big thanks to...
Bloom Finland: Bloom ry (bloomtogether.fi)
Digital Fireworks: www.digitalfireworks.fi
Populum: Your People & Culture Experience platform – Populum
Helsinki Think Company: https://www.thinkcompany.fi/
Our channels
FLT YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@The-FLT
FLT Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2Sj5YAyZ8AJGooVYLC8RA6
FLT Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/fi/podcast/the-flt-podcast/id1727605372
Podcast 24: https://podcast24.fi/podcastit/the-flt-podcast
PodBean channel: https://the-flt.podbean.com/
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!
Support the show...
FLT LinkedIn: (1) Finnish Leadership Team – FLT podcast: Overview | LinkedIn (1) Finnish
FLT Website: https://the-flt.com/
FLT Support the show: https://the-flt.com/support-the-show/
Mark’s LinkedIn: (1) Mark Hayton | LinkedIn
Anneli’s LinkedIn: (2) Anneli Karlstedt (she/her) | LinkedIn
Alexei’s LinkedIn: (2) Alexei Koveshnikov | LinkedIn
Bella’s LinkedIn: (1) Bella Kayumova | LinkedIn
Kelly’s LinkedIn: (2) Kelly Keodara | LinkedIn
A big thanks to...
Bloom Finland: Bloom ry (bloomtogether.fi)
Digital Fireworks: www.digitalfireworks.fi
Populum: Your People & Culture Experience platform – Populum
Helsinki Think Company: https://www.thinkcompany.fi/
Our channels
FLT YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@The-FLT
FLT Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2Sj5YAyZ8AJGooVYLC8RA6
FLT Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/fi/podcast/the-flt-podcast/id1727605372
Podcast 24: https://podcast24.fi/podcastit/the-flt-podcast
PodBean channel: https://the-flt.podbean.com/
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