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What Is Your Superpower? Eight Tips for Job Applicants

Leader, or someone looking to be one, do you know how to stand out and describe your skills so that you can find just the right job for you? Executive Search Consultant Jouko Pitkänen provides his tips.

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A DBA Degree Fueled with Passion

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Leaders Are Also Human Beings – Self-Awareness Is Key to Leadership Success

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"Assumption Is Often a Leader's Worst Enemy"

Justice is an extremely personal experience. Professor of Organization and Management Marjo-Riitta Diehl tells journalist Annukka Oksanen how justice removes uncertainty and creates stability at work. "I claim that most issues related to work and leadership are based on injustice: people feel they are being managed poorly."

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In Board Work, Trust Is a Must

21.12.2018, Annamari Typpö

In Board Work, Trust Is a MustTo succeed as a board member, you need operative experience, industry expertise – and intuition. Seasoned board professionals Inka Mero and Sanna Suva...

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Taboos of Leadership - Beautiful Beast

20.12.2018, Charlie Bass

Taboos of Leadership - Beautiful BeastFuture leaders face a plethora of challenges and obstacles, tangible and intangible, on their climb to the top. And once there, the work is just begin...

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Podcast: Activate Your Brain and Become a Better Leader

18.12.2018, Paula Salovaara

Podcast: Activate Your Brain and Become a Better Leader"Should I be irritated, should I be stressed?” These questions can lead you to become a better leader say Jaakko Kopra, medical advisor and former res...

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Design Thinking Puts the Problem in Focus – Selling Solutions Instead of Inventions

11.12.2018, Reetta Räty

Design Thinking Puts the Problem in Focus – Selling Solutions Instead of InventionsTomi Sundberg, CEO of Leinolift, and Antti Kujala, Director at Amer Sports, apply design thinking to their work. “Finding a genuine problem means gett...

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Using Service Design Methods for the Best Prison in the World

11.12.2018, Tiia Lappalainen

Using Service Design Methods for the Best Prison in the WorldThe Criminal Sanctions Agency and Senate Properties are undertaking a globally unique project which tries to create the best women’s prison in the wor...

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Me, Myself and I

04.12.2018, Annukka Oksanen

Me, Myself and IPower and success can be intoxicating. What if your boss is an arrogant bragger – in total and utter hubris? Journalist Annukka Oksanen explores leade...

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A Fine-Tuned Strategy from the EMBA Business Strategy Project

03.12.2018, Joanna Sinclair

A Fine-Tuned Strategy from the EMBA Business Strategy ProjectAlldesign is a new startup bringing positive disruption to the interior architecture market by making professionally designed interiors more accessibl...

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To Make Cities Livable, Architects and City Planners Must Put People First

26.11.2018, Annamari Typpö

To Make Cities Livable, Architects and City Planners Must Put People FirstModernism has ruined our cities, says the world-renowned Danish architect and urban design consultant Jan Gehl.

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EMBA Program Pushes Personal Boundaries

23.11.2018, Reetta Räty

EMBA Program Pushes Personal BoundariesAnton Yakovlev Regional Director Russia, Caspian & Middle East, Tieto, Executive MBA Graduate

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When I Study, I am more than just Another Meeting Machine

21.11.2018, Reetta Räty

When I Study, I am more than just Another Meeting MachineHsin-Chen ”Jo” Wu, Director, PC Securities Financial Group, studying in Aalto Executive MBA

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Aalto EMBA Turns us into Better Thinkers

21.11.2018, Reetta Räty

Aalto EMBA Turns us into Better ThinkersIa Adlercreutz, CEO and Strategist at Co-founders, studying in Aalto Executive MBA program

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Despite a Huge Amount of Work, the Studies Are Rewarding

21.11.2018, Reetta Räty

Despite a Huge Amount of Work, the Studies Are RewardingSusanna Tommila, Cultural Director, City of Espoo, studying in Aalto Executive MBA program

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Featured Insights

What Is Your Superpower? Eight Tips for Job Applicants

A DBA Degree Fueled with Passion

Leaders Are Also Human Beings – Self-Awareness Is Key to Leadership Success

"Assumption Is Often a Leader's Worst Enemy"

All Articles

In Board Work, Trust Is a Must

Taboos of Leadership - Beautiful Beast

Podcast: Activate Your Brain and Become a Better Leader

Design Thinking Puts the Problem in Focus – Selling Solutions Instead of Inventions

Using Service Design Methods for the Best Prison in the World

Me, Myself and I

A Fine-Tuned Strategy from the EMBA Business Strategy Project

To Make Cities Livable, Architects and City Planners Must Put People First

EMBA Program Pushes Personal Boundaries

When I Study, I am more than just Another Meeting Machine

Aalto EMBA Turns us into Better Thinkers

Despite a Huge Amount of Work, the Studies Are Rewarding

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