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Juan Pablo Ortiz

Test: Sustainable performance culture

Take our quick self-assessment and see how well you are doing in organisational health.

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performance culture
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Cecilia Alwin

Why is it so difficult to create sustainable performance in organisations?

Discover 5 keys that create the conditions for high and long-term performance.

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esP offers strategic advice to help companies make informed decisions, navigate change and create sustainable growth.
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Fredrik Wahlberg

YesP builds a sales culture that delivers

Many companies invest in more courses, more tools and more campaigns. The effect is often short-lived. YesP is instead building a...

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YesP works with sales culture
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Cecilia Alwin

Why do so many organisations get stuck in old patterns?

Unclear ownership, lack of transparency or "selling is not my job" are just some of the common pitfalls.

Read more
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Lisa Arnborg

Test: Sales culture

Take our quick test and see how you and your team stack up in the Sales Index!

Read more
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Corporate social responsibility is a key strategic issue

In recent times, we have observed how active and genuine social responsibility is becoming an increasingly important part of today's...

Read more
markus spiske IiEFmIXZWSw unsplash
18 Aug 2023 178 scaled e1696965152210

Fredrik Wahlberg

Three steps to a successful corporate culture

For a business to survive and thrive, it needs to be able to deal with unexpected changes. To flourish and...

Read more
18 Aug 2023 207
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Lisa Arnborg

Leading from a distance - leadership with "extra everything"!

Leading at a distance is about how you as a leader meet each person and your group. How can you as a...

Read more
Get help developing your management team with YesP.
Lisa profile picture scaled e1696964479133

Lisa Arnborg

Healthy workplace - balance between relationship and performance

When companies are described as 'prosperous', people often think that the company is performing well, making money and generating returns. When the workplace...

Read more
18 Aug 2023 112
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Lisa Arnborg

The digital workplace - where everyone leads

The most important leadership in our workplaces is everyone's leadership, everyone's ability to create job satisfaction and performance, both for themselves and...

Read more
riccardo annandale 7e2pe9wjL9M unsplash

Managing for performance

As a leader, you often have high expectations and demands. You must be able to deliver fantastic results in your...

Read more
nick fewings GoXNygZlftg unsplash

Hybrid co-leadership

In the post-corona era, there is a lot of talk about the hybrid workplace. How to deal with new expectations from employees to...

Read more
18 Aug 2023 178 scaled e1696965152210

Fredrik Wahlberg

Corporate culture - today's key competitive advantage in the battle for talent

We are in the midst of a paradigm shift where the corporate cultures of the past are no longer applicable to today's problems. As...

Read more
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Juan Pablo Ortiz

The value of yes and the price of no

"Ultimately saying "yes" is the foundation of all relationships. What is flirting but a way of saying, "Yes, I see...

Read more
videogame1
JP profile picture scaled e1696964852869

Juan Pablo Ortiz

Two valuable lessons from 11-year old online gamers

Today my 11-year old son gave me a good reason (again!) to reflect on what lies at the core of...

Read more
IMG 8645
18 Aug 2023 178 scaled e1696965152210

Fredrik Wahlberg

New times and new leadership

"We need to rethink leadership. Instead of isolating leadership to the manager, to the individual, we need to let go of...

Read more
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How appreciation changes the world

Did you know that 80% of the total amount of appreciation a person receives in their lifetime is received before four...

Read more
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Lisa profile picture scaled e1696964479133

Lisa Arnborg

Summary from the ISPI Conference part 1

What happens when people from different countries, industries and business' meet in a conversation on future and performance?

Read more
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Lisa profile picture scaled e1696964479133

Lisa Arnborg

4 people x 4 totally different Industries = WOW

Last week, the blog was mainly about ISPI (International Society for Performance Improvement) conference and the keynote speaker Lisa Lindström,...

Read more
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18 Aug 2023 178 scaled e1696965152210

Fredrik Wahlberg

Why Sweden's municipalities need a cultural strategy

There is currently an extensive reorganisation of governance and management in Swedish municipalities. Roughly speaking, it is a counter-movement...

Read more
IMG 8649
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Juan Pablo Ortiz

The magic (or curse) of ongoing conversations

A few years ago while reading one of Ken Blanchard's blogs I came across a simple sentence that became a...

Read more
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On the power of good relations

It's an ordinary Tuesday morning and I'm on my way to interview two people who I'm curious about...

Read more
mother Teresa's focus
Lisa profile picture scaled e1696964479133

Lisa Arnborg

Rome in the rain, happy eyes and feeding the amygdala with security.

We were in Rome a few weeks ago. The rain was pouring down and in the middle of the crowds waiting for the guided...

Read more
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Cecilia Alwin

The importance of co-leadership

In my work as a consultant in various organisations - private and public - I often come into contact with the problem of...

Read more
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Lisa profile picture scaled e1696964479133

Lisa Arnborg

Walk like a leader

So, you're shut away in your office, in conference calls, in meetings, racing around with an urgent look on your...

Read more
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Lisa profile picture scaled e1696964479133

Lisa Arnborg

What is organisational culture?

The concept of organisational culture is derived from anthropology, which studies the conditions and determining factors for structure, order and hierarchies in...

Read more
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Lisa profile picture scaled e1696964479133

Lisa Arnborg

Study; Only 1% of leaders are both performance and relationship focused

A study by the Management Research Group (MRG) of 60,000 leaders over a 10-year period shows that the ability to...

Read more
YesP Moments 3
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Cecilia Alwin

Leading 'above the line'

The future of leadership is not about building "horizontal" skills - i.e., the abilities, skills and behaviours needed to lead....

Read more
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Stop blaming culture, take responsibility for your strategic cultural development.

"Culture eats strategy for breakfast". I (and probably many others) have often heard this expression in management rooms, sometimes as a...

Read more
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Let people perform

That Sweden's municipalities are facing a major challenge when it comes to delivering the welfare of the future is...

Read more
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18 Aug 2023 178 scaled e1696965152210

Fredrik Wahlberg

Organisational culture and leadership. The ability to recognise the importance of small nuances.

There are many ways to destroy a good organisational culture. It can be corrupted by arrogance and hubris. It can be torn down...

Read more
Bee flower 1000x300 1
Lisa profile picture scaled e1696964479133

Lisa Arnborg

Organisational culture makes a promise of organisational performance

"Culture is not in support of strategy, culture is the strategy in great organisations."

Read more
IMG 8642
Cissi profile picture scaled e1696964655217

Cecilia Alwin

Co-leadership and leadership: Forget about leadership and focus on management!

"Firstly, we need to look at the role of managers and employees and partly redefine them and agree on their responsibilities,"...

Read more
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Lisa profile picture scaled e1696964479133

Lisa Arnborg

What do you practise at work? In life?

They say that if you want to be good at something, it takes 10,000 hours of practice. If that's true...

Read more
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FG profile picture scaled e1696964782491

Fredrik Grafström

Cultural trip at Göteborg Energi

With the help of YesP, Göteborg Energi has developed its organisational culture with great results. HR Director Arto Pikäniemi describes the journey here....

Read more
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Lisa profile picture scaled e1696964479133

Lisa Arnborg

How ego gets in the way of strong leadership?

That the body and mind are programmed for primarily vertical movement and thinking, what does that mean? Well, that we...

Read more
performance culture
Cissi profile picture scaled e1696964655217

Cecilia Alwin

Why is it so difficult to create sustainable performance in organisations?

Discover 5 keys that create the conditions for high and long-term performance.

Read more
esP offers strategic advice to help companies make informed decisions, navigate change and create sustainable growth.
18 Aug 2023 178 scaled e1696965152210

Fredrik Wahlberg

YesP builds a sales culture that delivers

Many companies invest in more courses, more tools and more campaigns. The effect is often short-lived. YesP is instead building a...

Read more
YesP works with sales culture
Cissi profile picture scaled e1696964655217

Cecilia Alwin

Why do so many organisations get stuck in old patterns?

Unclear ownership, lack of transparency or "selling is not my job" are just some of the common pitfalls.

Read more
tim marshall cAtzHUz7Z8g unsplash

Corporate social responsibility is a key strategic issue

In recent times, we have observed how active and genuine social responsibility is becoming an increasingly important part of today's...

Read more
markus spiske IiEFmIXZWSw unsplash
18 Aug 2023 178 scaled e1696965152210

Fredrik Wahlberg

Three steps to a successful corporate culture

For a business to survive and thrive, it needs to be able to deal with unexpected changes. To flourish and...

Read more
Get help developing your management team with YesP.
Lisa profile picture scaled e1696964479133

Lisa Arnborg

Healthy workplace - balance between relationship and performance

When companies are described as 'prosperous', people often think that the company is performing well, making money and generating returns. When the workplace...

Read more
tim marshall cAtzHUz7Z8g unsplash

Corporate social responsibility is a key strategic issue

In recent times, we have observed how active and genuine social responsibility is becoming an increasingly important part of today's...

Read more
18 Aug 2023 207
Lisa profile picture scaled e1696964479133

Lisa Arnborg

Leading from a distance - leadership with "extra everything"!

Leading at a distance is about how you as a leader meet each person and your group. How can you as a...

Read more
18 Aug 2023 112
Lisa profile picture scaled e1696964479133

Lisa Arnborg

The digital workplace - where everyone leads

The most important leadership in our workplaces is everyone's leadership, everyone's ability to create job satisfaction and performance, both for themselves and...

Read more
riccardo annandale 7e2pe9wjL9M unsplash

Managing for performance

As a leader, you often have high expectations and demands. You must be able to deliver fantastic results in your...

Read more
nick fewings GoXNygZlftg unsplash

Hybrid co-leadership

In the post-corona era, there is a lot of talk about the hybrid workplace. How to deal with new expectations from employees to...

Read more
IMG 8645
18 Aug 2023 178 scaled e1696965152210

Fredrik Wahlberg

New times and new leadership

"We need to rethink leadership. Instead of isolating leadership to the manager, to the individual, we need to let go of...

Read more
IMG 8600
Cissi profile picture scaled e1696964655217

Cecilia Alwin

The importance of co-leadership

In my work as a consultant in various organisations - private and public - I often come into contact with the problem of...

Read more
IMG 8647
Lisa profile picture scaled e1696964479133

Lisa Arnborg

Walk like a leader

So, you're shut away in your office, in conference calls, in meetings, racing around with an urgent look on your...

Read more
one per cent yesp man illustration 1000x300 1
Lisa profile picture scaled e1696964479133

Lisa Arnborg

Study; Only 1% of leaders are both performance and relationship focused

A study by the Management Research Group (MRG) of 60,000 leaders over a 10-year period shows that the ability to...

Read more
YesP Moments 3
Cissi profile picture scaled e1696964655217

Cecilia Alwin

Leading 'above the line'

The future of leadership is not about building "horizontal" skills - i.e., the abilities, skills and behaviours needed to lead....

Read more
PGnqT0rXWLs unsplash 1000x300 1

Let people perform

That Sweden's municipalities are facing a major challenge when it comes to delivering the welfare of the future is...

Read more
IMG 8642
Cissi profile picture scaled e1696964655217

Cecilia Alwin

Co-leadership and leadership: Forget about leadership and focus on management!

"Firstly, we need to look at the role of managers and employees and partly redefine them and agree on their responsibilities,"...

Read more
pexels pixabay 260024
Lisa profile picture scaled e1696964479133

Lisa Arnborg

How ego gets in the way of strong leadership?

That the body and mind are programmed for primarily vertical movement and thinking, what does that mean? Well, that we...

Read more
tim marshall cAtzHUz7Z8g unsplash

Corporate social responsibility is a key strategic issue

In recent times, we have observed how active and genuine social responsibility is becoming an increasingly important part of today's...

Read more
riccardo annandale 7e2pe9wjL9M unsplash

Managing for performance

As a leader, you often have high expectations and demands. You must be able to deliver fantastic results in your...

Read more
18 Aug 2023 178 scaled e1696965152210

Fredrik Wahlberg

Corporate culture - today's key competitive advantage in the battle for talent

We are in the midst of a paradigm shift where the corporate cultures of the past are no longer applicable to today's problems. As...

Read more
onolennon e1535542798465
JP profile picture scaled e1696964852869

Juan Pablo Ortiz

The value of yes and the price of no

"Ultimately saying "yes" is the foundation of all relationships. What is flirting but a way of saying, "Yes, I see...

Read more
tree nature branch plant sunlight leaf 769882 pxhere.com 1000x300 1

How appreciation changes the world

Did you know that 80% of the total amount of appreciation a person receives in their lifetime is received before four...

Read more
IMG 8640
18 Aug 2023 178 scaled e1696965152210

Fredrik Wahlberg

Why Sweden's municipalities need a cultural strategy

There is currently an extensive reorganisation of governance and management in Swedish municipalities. Roughly speaking, it is a counter-movement...

Read more
IMG 8649
JP profile picture scaled e1696964852869

Juan Pablo Ortiz

The magic (or curse) of ongoing conversations

A few years ago while reading one of Ken Blanchard's blogs I came across a simple sentence that became a...

Read more
p4t77s5Q 1000x300 1
Lisa profile picture scaled e1696964479133

Lisa Arnborg

What is organisational culture?

The concept of organisational culture is derived from anthropology, which studies the conditions and determining factors for structure, order and hierarchies in...

Read more
grass lawn wall pattern line green 718488 pxhere.com 1000x300 1

Stop blaming culture, take responsibility for your strategic cultural development.

"Culture eats strategy for breakfast". I (and probably many others) have often heard this expression in management rooms, sometimes as a...

Read more
PGnqT0rXWLs unsplash 1000x300 1

Let people perform

That Sweden's municipalities are facing a major challenge when it comes to delivering the welfare of the future is...

Read more
PIXNIO 1642239 1200x800 1000x300 1
18 Aug 2023 178 scaled e1696965152210

Fredrik Wahlberg

Organisational culture and leadership. The ability to recognise the importance of small nuances.

There are many ways to destroy a good organisational culture. It can be corrupted by arrogance and hubris. It can be torn down...

Read more
Bee flower 1000x300 1
Lisa profile picture scaled e1696964479133

Lisa Arnborg

Organisational culture makes a promise of organisational performance

"Culture is not in support of strategy, culture is the strategy in great organisations."

Read more
IMG 8642
Cissi profile picture scaled e1696964655217

Cecilia Alwin

Co-leadership and leadership: Forget about leadership and focus on management!

"Firstly, we need to look at the role of managers and employees and partly redefine them and agree on their responsibilities,"...

Read more
Get help developing your management team with YesP.
Lisa profile picture scaled e1696964479133

Lisa Arnborg

Healthy workplace - balance between relationship and performance

When companies are described as 'prosperous', people often think that the company is performing well, making money and generating returns. When the workplace...

Read more
riccardo annandale 7e2pe9wjL9M unsplash

Managing for performance

As a leader, you often have high expectations and demands. You must be able to deliver fantastic results in your...

Read more
videogame1
JP profile picture scaled e1696964852869

Juan Pablo Ortiz

Two valuable lessons from 11-year old online gamers

Today my 11-year old son gave me a good reason (again!) to reflect on what lies at the core of...

Read more
IMG 1125 1000x300 1
Lisa profile picture scaled e1696964479133

Lisa Arnborg

Summary from the ISPI Conference part 1

What happens when people from different countries, industries and business' meet in a conversation on future and performance?

Read more
Executive panel 2 e1538729396183 1000x300 1
Lisa profile picture scaled e1696964479133

Lisa Arnborg

4 people x 4 totally different Industries = WOW

Last week, the blog was mainly about ISPI (International Society for Performance Improvement) conference and the keynote speaker Lisa Lindström,...

Read more
mother Teresa's focus
Lisa profile picture scaled e1696964479133

Lisa Arnborg

Rome in the rain, happy eyes and feeding the amygdala with security.

We were in Rome a few weeks ago. The rain was pouring down and in the middle of the crowds waiting for the guided...

Read more
PGnqT0rXWLs unsplash 1000x300 1

Let people perform

That Sweden's municipalities are facing a major challenge when it comes to delivering the welfare of the future is...

Read more
training e1535544032250
Lisa profile picture scaled e1696964479133

Lisa Arnborg

What do you practise at work? In life?

They say that if you want to be good at something, it takes 10,000 hours of practice. If that's true...

Read more
pexels belle co 1000445
FG profile picture scaled e1696964782491

Fredrik Grafström

Cultural trip at Göteborg Energi

With the help of YesP, Göteborg Energi has developed its organisational culture with great results. HR Director Arto Pikäniemi describes the journey here....

Read more
18 Aug 2023 112
Lisa profile picture scaled e1696964479133

Lisa Arnborg

The digital workplace - where everyone leads

The most important leadership in our workplaces is everyone's leadership, everyone's ability to create job satisfaction and performance, both for themselves and...

Read more
videogame1
JP profile picture scaled e1696964852869

Juan Pablo Ortiz

Two valuable lessons from 11-year old online gamers

Today my 11-year old son gave me a good reason (again!) to reflect on what lies at the core of...

Read more
tree nature branch plant sunlight leaf 769882 pxhere.com 1000x300 1

How appreciation changes the world

Did you know that 80% of the total amount of appreciation a person receives in their lifetime is received before four...

Read more
life wheel screenshot copy

On the power of good relations

It's an ordinary Tuesday morning and I'm on my way to interview two people who I'm curious about...

Read more
performance culture
JP profile picture scaled e1696964852869

Juan Pablo Ortiz

Test: Sustainable performance culture

Take our quick self-assessment and see how well you are doing in organisational health.

Read more
saljkulturindx e1757450372145
Lisa profile picture scaled e1696964479133

Lisa Arnborg

Test: Sales culture

Take our quick test and see how you and your team stack up in the Sales Index!

Read more
markus spiske IiEFmIXZWSw unsplash
18 Aug 2023 178 scaled e1696965152210

Fredrik Wahlberg

Three steps to a successful corporate culture

For a business to survive and thrive, it needs to be able to deal with unexpected changes. To flourish and...

Read more