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Master the Art of Leading Results, Strategy, People and Execution

This leadership program empowers you to excel in leading results, strategy, people, and execution.

It is designed for the top 3–4 management levels within organizations. The program establishes a common leadership language to drive alignment and enhance organizational speed.

OBF Leadership combines four cutting-edge modules, world-class faculty with diverse backgrounds, and immersive experiences.

This equips you to better influence and communicate your company's economic results, strategic decisions, execution speed, and cultural competitive advantage through more engaged employees.

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1. Leading Results

Through practical tools and frameworks, we will help managers assess the financial starting point of their company or business unit and discover how to drive results by understanding their organization's challenges and opportunities in Economic Profit (EP) value creation. This will better equip them to build a strategic platform and make the right strategic decisions at a later stage.

This module will therefore focus on the following areas;

1. We will focus entirely on how to create value through Economic Profit (EP)
We will develop the "Economic Profit Tree" and dive deep into its core components to understand how they relate to each other, create a common language, and understand how they drive EP value creation.

2. Return On Capital Employed (ROCE) is one of the key drivers within Economic Profit and also very actionable to most leaders
This element will be broken down to a granular business level to help top managers lead results improvement by gaining valuable insights, and effectively identifying the best actions for their organisations.

3. Economic decisions are only meaningful if they are communicated well and acted on by the organisation and other stakeholders
Through casework, we will identify key stakeholders and train on how to effectively simplify and communicate complex financial concepts, challenges, and decisions.

This module will be delivered in cooperation with McKinsey & Company.
The morning-to-late-evening program will, among other things, include an introduction to the entire program, learning and training with the Economic Profit Tree, best practices from external business executives, an introduction to and work on a roll-out business case, and practical results communication training in a "people lab studio."

2. Leading Strategy

Every company needs a strategy that points out a direction and has a plan on how to get there. The strategy needs to be distinct from competitors and easy to understand for all employees and partners. When the strategy communication creates engagement internally and externally, you have a very good starting point for the later execution phase.

This module will therefore focus on the following areas:

1. Defining Strategy
Unpack the meaning of strategy and explore what makes it effective. Learn to distinguish what strategy is—and isn’t—while building a clear strategic platform to guide organizational success.

2. Problem Solving for Impact
Master the seven steps of problem-solving, including hypothesis-driven methods, prioritization, and synthesis. Develop practical approaches to tackle challenges and deliver actionable insights.

3. Communicating Strategy
Refine your communication skills to adapt messaging, overcome biases, and inspire alignment. Build trust and ensure your strategy resonates across teams and stakeholders.

4. From Strategy to Execution
Bridge the gap between strategy and execution with tools like the strategic agenda wheel. Learn to transition seamlessly from strategic planning to impactful execution directly in your management meetings.

This module will be delivered in cooperation with McKinsey & Company.
The lunch-to-lunch program will, among other things, consist of learning and training with new strategic tools and frameworks, problem-solving training, best practices from an external business executive, continued work on the roll-out business case, and practical strategy communication training toward internal and external stakeholders.

3. Leading Execution

In this module we will learn how to turn strategy into execution by making the right things happen to improve speed and deal with complexity.

The module will focus on the following;

1. The operating model is a logical view of the business that helps everyone understand the importance of their own role

The operating model puts everything you do towards the customer in a specific order. It is a logically constructed view of what the business does. When every employee understands the importance of their own input and positions, engagement and speed ensue.

2. Setting OKRs (Objectives, key results) and holding employees accountable

An effective goal management process will build speed in the organisation. This means developing compelling OKRs, measuring actual performance through effective KPIs (key performance indicators), and then holding employees accountable for achieving results.

3. Creating effective collaboration (and especially in a matrix organization)

Good collaboration is essential for effective and speedy execution. It involves collaborating on the right things (and saying no to other activities), cultivating team players, and developing clear decision and governance procedures for who decides what (and especially for a matrixed organization).

4. "Fight and unite" in teams to improve decision making

To improve the quality of processes in the company, it is important to have rigorous discussions and yet achieve speedy decisions. The leadership challenge is to make sure you have the right “fights" with enough depth to make good decisions and then to quickly unite the team towards the implementation task ahead.

This module will be lead by Professor Morten Hansen
He is one of the world's leading experts on leadership. He has conducted extensive research highlighting how organizations and individuals can achieve better results by focusing on effective execution and smart collaboration.

The morning to late evening program will, among other things, include highlights from Morten Hansen's research, best practice business examples, continued work on the business roll-out case, and practical execution communication training. It will also contain one of Mr Hansen's renowned keynote speeches in a special dinner event setting.

4. Leading People

We believe effective leadership is built on a foundation of authentic leadership and creating a strong performance culture coupled with a humble learning culture. By integrating self-awareness, openness, and honesty, leaders can inspire trust, set high standards, and align teams with strong values. When combined with fostering cooperation and striving for continuous improvement, these elements establish a culture capable of achieving extraordinary results.

This module will therefore focus on the following areas;

1. Understanding «the team» as the most powerful organizational unit

A high performing team is empowered by trust and responsibility. Teams must clearly understand their role and objectives within the broader picture of the company. When they understand this the team find the best way to achieve their goals. Therefore they need autonomy to take operational decisions and execute independent tasks - everyone is dependant on everyone!
The leadership challenge is to take that trust and transform it into responsibility.

2. How the value of good planning and training make you more flexible and able to adapt quicker
When you secure quality and high performance in all roles & processes it is easier to be open for unpredictability and adapt quick.
Unpredicted external (and sometimes internal) factors will always appear during the execution phase. Great leaders are able to adapt quickly to these factors. This is much easier when you as a leader can consider changes against a solid and thoughtful plan.

3. Practise how to give and receive feedback and translate it into learning
Good feedback strengthens the teamwork through engaged employees that continuously develop themselves. The leader must recognize individuals strengths and continue to build them through adapting tasks and responsibilities. This gives a deep feeling of satisfaction and purpose that again creates a positive spiral effect. The employees self-realization is then driven by inner motivation that is stronger and more durable.
For this to happen feedback need to be done regularly and be specific, constructive, balanced, emphatic and not least honest!

This module will be delivered in cooperation with ex Norwegian Special Operations Command personell (Forsvarets Spesial Kommando).
The module will last 48 hours and it includes a series of practical leadership training exercises, primarily conducted outdoors. These group assignments are tailored to each team’s difficulty level and stress tolerance, offering a broad spectrum of experiences to develop leadership skills.

Each team will be assigned a dedicated supervisor to guide the process, ensuring personal learning and fostering self-reflection throughout the training.

Spring 2025 (sold out)

12 February - 28 May 2025

- Module 1: 12 February 2025
- Module 2: 19-20 March 2025
- Module 3: 30 April 2025
- Module 4: 26-28 May 2025

Autumn 2025

19 August - 10 December 2025

- Module 1: 19 August 2025
- Module 2: 2-3 September 2025
- Module 3: 20-22 October 2025
- Module 4: 10 December 2025

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Morten T. Hansen

Management professor at the University of California, Berkeley; coauthor of the New York Times bestseller 'Great by Choice'; and author of the acclaimed books 'Collaboration' and 'Great at Work'.

Hanne Lindbæk

Professional actor with 30 years of experience in film, TV, theater, and radio; founder and CEO of Ergo;ego; keynote speaker for 25 years; and author of 'The Communication Code'.

Jacob Schram

Business leader with 35 years of experience, including 20 years as CEO of Norwegian Air Shuttle and Circle K Europe & Norway; and author of 'The Essence of Business'.

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Learn more about OBF Leadership: A top management program featuring some of the worlds top business experts. Discover how to accelerate results by focusing on driving alignment and speed within your organization

For whom is OBF Leadership?

The program is tailored for the top 3-4 management levels within organizations, including C-suite executives, directors, and other senior leaders.

It is ideal for leaders with people responsibility that has a direct impact on the company's economic results, strategic decision making, execution speed, and building the cultural competitive advantage.

Who is part of OBF Leadership?

1. Top executives from Norwegian and international companies

- Gry Rohde Nordhus
- Hanne Lindbæk
- Jacob Schram

2. World-renowned academia

- Prof. Morten T. Hansen

3. World-class management consultancies

- Erik Salvador (Egon Zehnder)
- Eivind Ahsan Johansen (McKinsey & Company)

4. World-renowned ex Norwegian Special Command personell (Forsvarets Spesial Kommando)

- Hans Christian Wilson
- Øyvind Fries
- Øystein Jack Næss

Why are we doing OBF Leadership?

OBF Leadership is designed to address the growing need for a unified leadership approach within organizations. By establishing a common leadership language, the program aims to enhance decision-making speed and drive alignment across top management. We believe this will simplify your leadership communication, make your company more resilient, and improve engagement among your employees.

What is the cost of OBF Leadership?

The OBF Leadership program costs 250,000 NOK per person. The price varies based on the program type: 200,000 NOK for a company-branded program (30 seats for one company) and 250,000 NOK for an open program with mixed participants.

How many participants will there be per program?

Every program will have 30 participants.

Hanne Lindbæk
Creative Director, OBF Leadership

hanne@obforum.no
+47 480 33 322

The Essence of Leadership

Master the Art of Leading Results, Strategy, People and Execution

A Leadership Program with World Class Experts

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Autumn 2025

Morten T. Hansen

Hanne Lindbæk

Jacob Schram

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The Essence of Leadership

Master the Art of Leading Results, Strategy, People and Execution

A Leadership Program with World Class Experts

A Leadership Program for Top Management

1. Leading Results

2. Leading Strategy

3. Leading Execution

4. Leading People

1. Leading Results

2. Leading Strategy

3. Leading Execution

4. Leading People

Format

Length

Program

Location

Program Details

Spring 2025 (sold out)

Autumn 2025

Morten T. Hansen

Hanne Lindbæk

Jacob Schram

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FAQ

For whom is OBF Leadership?

Who is part of OBF Leadership?

Why are we doing OBF Leadership?

What is the cost of OBF Leadership?

How many participants will there be per program?

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