I have met many people in leading positions – in both the private and the public sector as well as on a national and international basis – most of them have had a desire to develop their ability to manage and lead.

What is good management and how can you develop as a manager or leader?

I have gradually become more and more convinced that developing as a manager is the same as developing as a human being. The basis for being able to develop as a human being is to strengthen one’s self-esteem – a positive view of oneself provides a sense of confidence and assurance that is communicated to those around.

How can you develop your self-esteem?

Our personality and earlier life experiences are of course important contributors but the more I meet people the more I have become convinced that it is possible to develop and strengthen one’s self-esteem – the key to doing this is self-awareness and self-knowledge. I now put a greater emphasis on this in the development programmes that I run.

“What lies behind us and what lies before us are just minor details in comparison to what there is inside us.”

If I feel confident in myself and have a positive self-esteem then I dare to show courage – another important aspect of developing and being a good manager and leader.

“To dare is to lose one’s footing for a while – not to dare is to lose oneself”
Sören Kirkegaard

”Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the meetings, moments and places that take our breath away.”
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