Lars Kolind (b. 1947) studied Mathematics and Business Administration. Kolind has been a management consultant, Vice President at Risø National Laboratory and CFO at Radiometer. Lars Kolind became world-renowned for his transformation of Oticon, where he was CEO from 1988 to 1998. He is, or has been, chairman of the World Scout Foundation, Grundfos, Wemind and Unimerco. Kolind wrote the bestseller The Second Cycle and is an adjunct professor at Aarhus University.
Jacob Bøtter (b. 1986) is a self-taught management consultant. While in high school Bøtter started a virtual design agency, which grew to include more than 300 designers in over 50 countries. In 2005 he founded the consultancy Wemind through which he has advised more than 100 companies and two prime ministers, on how to radically improve their organizations based on what happened on the internet during the last 15 years. He wrote the bestseller NQ and is today a sought-after speaker in Denmark and abroad.
Contributors
Jacob and Lars are not the only authors of UNBOSS. The book was written by a large number of people around the globe, some of whom are:
Adrian Simpson
British management consultant, spotting innovative companies through Wavelength.
Aidan Jones
British leader.
Andreas Kolind
Head of Sales for Grundfos in Brazil.
Bjarne Tveskov
Bjarne came up with the term “UNBOSS”.
Carla Casilli
American blogger on media psychology.
Christian Bjerring
Former head of marketing for Tryg and DSB.
Christoffer Malling
Consultant at Wemind.
Darin Phanthusak
Thai leader.
David Heinemeier Hansson
Danish-American entrepreneur and author.
Doina Postica
Scout.
Ekkehard Kuppel
German leader.
Frank Calberg
Swiss consultant.
Frank Levinson
American incubator.
Heidi Anttila
Researcher in health and welfare in Finland.
Helena Roth
Swedish consultant.
Helle Egdal
Danish consultant in HR.
Humphrey Lau
Director for Grundfos in China.
Jakob Boman
Consultant at Wemind.
Jan Christensen
PR and social media at LEGO.
Jens Kolind
Lars’ son. Consultant at BCG.
João Armando
Scout.
Johan Holst Nielsen
Consultant at Wemind.
Johan Strid
Scout.
Johnnie Moore
British blogger and consultant.
Karen Broholm
Coach.
Kristian Kolind
Lars’ son. Consultant at Quartz+Co.
Lærke Ullerup
Consultant at Wemind.
Lars Duvander Højholt
Journalist. Member of the editorial team.
Lasse Lundberg Andreasen
Journalist. Member of the editorial team.
Lisbet Thyge Frandsen
SVP, People & Strategy at Grundfos.
Madeleine Sundell
Scout.
Marie Tielbo
Jacob’s girlfriend. Community manager at Jobzonen.
Mark Knippenberg
Scout.
Martin Ferro-Thomsen
Danish entrepreneur. Co-founder of Issuu.
Martin Gaard Christiansen
Director of AP-Møller Maersk Terminals, Asia Region.
Mette Olsen
Leader for sustainability at Maersk.
Mike Bosman
Entrepreneur from South Africa.
Mike Deri Smith
Journalist. Member of the editorial team.
Morten Just
Blogger and designer, works for Google.
Morten Langkjær
Creative director. Member of the editorial team.
Niels Ulrich Pedersen
Danish CEO.
Ole Kassow
Consultant at Wemind.
Pernille Rype
Journalist. Member of the editorial team.
Peter Munch-Madsen
Journalist. Member of the editorial team.
Peter Owen
Journalist. Member of the editorial team.
Rasmus Schjødt Pedersen
Consultant at Wemind.
Renato Eugenio de Lima
Brazilian professor
Rolf Høegh
Danish real-estate agent.
Ronni Tino Pedersen
Consultant at Wemind.
Sanne Maja Funch Christensen
Journalist. Member of the editorial team.
Sarah Rita Kattan
Scout from Lebanon.
Soulaima Gourani
Danish author and speaker.
Steen Lykke Rasmussen
Danish consultant.
Sune Aagaard
Journalist and editor of the book in its early phases. Member of the editorial team.
Thomas Maarup
Leader from the Danish Ministry of Finance.
Thor Dekov Buur
Leader.
Thor Martin Jensen
Also known as “Copenhipster”. Blogger.
Tim Ørting Jørgensen
Executive Vice President at Arla.
Torsten Kolind
Lars’ son, CEO of YouNoodle in Silicon Valley.
Uffe Elbæk
Party Leader of The Alternative
Valentina A. Nekhorochko
Russian accountant.
Vemund Ovesen
Scout.
Vibeke Riemer
Lars’ wife. President of Olave Baden-Powell Society
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