LARS KOLIND was CEO of Oticon and the driving force behind the innovation and knowledge-based turnaround that led to Oticons leadership in the world market for hearing aids. Named Denmarks Man of The Year 1996, his work at Oticon is a classic management case study presented at many leading business schools worldwide.
He currently serves as non-executive board member or chairman of several corporations, including world-leading pump manufacturer Grundfos, Unimerco Group, Scancom International, Zealand Pharma, Kristeligt Dagblad, and BankInvest Ventures.
Kolind is active in venture investment, and writes, speaks, and advises widely on strategy, knowledge, innovation, and corporate turnarounds. He has co-founded and chaired three national initiatives to help prepare Denmark for the knowledge society, including The National Business Network for Corporate Social Responsibility, The Copenhagen Center, and The Danish Competency Council, which in 1999 published Denmarks first national accounts on human capital.
A mathematician and leader, he is a principal of the Q Thought Leader Network, and serves international Scouting as deputy chairman of the board of The World Scout Foundation. He is also adjunct professor of leadership at the Aarhus School of Business.
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ABOUT THE AUTHORXI
PREFACEXIII
ACKNOWLEDGMENTSXVII
CHAPTER 1
THE FIRST CYCLE: WHY SUCCESS BREEDS FAILURE1
CHAPTER 2 THE SECOND CYCLE: A NEW PARADIGM17
CHAPTER 3 MEANING31
CHAPTER 4 PARTNERSHIP43
CHAPTER 5 FROM HIERARCHY TO COLLABORATION61
CHAPTER 6 LEADERSHIP87
CHAPTER 7 THE TOOLBOX97
CHAPTER 8 THREE LIVE CASE STUDIES145
CHAPTER 9 CONCLUSION181
APPENDIX HOW OTICON ENTERED THE SECOND CYCLE185
INDEX221