{"id":3650,"date":"2023-09-29T15:22:55","date_gmt":"2023-09-29T13:22:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fireandshield.com\/?p=3650"},"modified":"2026-09-08T10:39:25","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T08:39:25","slug":"the-team-is-everything","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fireandshield.com\/da\/the-team-is-everything\/","title":{"rendered":"The TEAM is everything"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Dear you – K\u00e6re dig!<\/h3>\n\n

Thank you so much for\u00a0tuning into our\u00a0newsletter, the last of 2022. This edition will share some leadership tips on how to build strong teams\u00a0and\u00a0why it matters. Plus a few updates from our side, including the fact that the website now is available in Danish. Read on.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n

Book launch: Nomadic Leadership\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n

This November our 4th book hit the shelves (virtual as well as physical shelves). It is titled: Nomadic Leadership – Fantastic Changes in Turbulent Times” (Da: “Nomadeledelse – fantastiske forandringer i turbulente tider).\u00a0

Thanks a lot to all of you who came to our pre-launch reception or to one of the other launch events.
There is one last event taking place

Wednesday\u00a0Dec. 14th at 16:30-18:30. in Gallery\u00a0Sapere Aude<\/strong>

At this event you will also have\u00a0the unique opportunity of\u00a0hearing\u00a0Kristian Scharling (Somera)\u00a0and\u00a0Gitte Winkel Missel & Chalotte Kusk Enni (Coloplast) share their stories about Nomadic leadership. So grab a friend\u00a0and\u00a0join us for a couple of hours of inspiration, bubbles\u00a0and\u00a0great company.<\/p>\n\n

Leadership\u00a0tip #1:\u00a0The TEAM is everything<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n

In a world where changes happen faster\u00a0and\u00a0faster, where the amount of knowledge is growing exponentially\u00a0and\u00a0with increased uncertainty, the TEAM is the only way to beat the odds.

Maybe one or two decades ago you could succeed by having great individual players\u00a0and\u00a0then just making sure they did not get in each others’ way. But those days are long gone.\u00a0

A central key to successful leadership is\u00a0building a strong team around you. Not setting a team, but creating a team of those seemingly incompatible\u00a0and\u00a0complex individuals that you have been dealt. Let’s be honest: It’s tempting to just replace the people you ‘inherit’ with your own backing group, but it is very rarely the path to successful changes.\u00a0

Advice: You need to think of each of them as star players,\u00a0and\u00a0they will surprise you. You need to focus on having them play to each others strengths, making their differences a gift.\u00a0And\u00a0you need to lead them as a team – not as individuals.\u00a0

Want to know more? Reach out\u00a0and\u00a0we’ll be happy to share more.<\/p>\n\n

It’s finally here:<\/h3>\n\n

Our website,\u00a0fireandshield.com<\/a>, is now also available in Danish.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n

As many of you know, it’s been a constant source of arguing back-and-forth for us: English or Danish? Most of our customers at this point are Danish, yet many of them work in international companies where not everyone is a native Dane,\u00a0and\u00a0so we decided to keep things simple\u00a0and\u00a0start with an English Website.<\/p>\n\n

But now we have both. So check it out\u00a0and\u00a0let us know how you like it.<\/p>\n\n

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Website in Danish<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

Leadership tip #2:\u00a0An ‘I’ in TEAM – or not<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n


A famous saying goes something like: “There is no ‘I’ in team”.\u00a0And\u00a0while this, both literally\u00a0and\u00a0metaphorically is a fact, some of the resent research adds some more nuances to\u00a0this.\u00a0

In our experience, the balancing of team\u00a0and\u00a0individual needs is one of the greatest challenges in leadership. When to take in special concerns to help one person over the team,\u00a0and\u00a0when to sacrifice the needs of one person to ensure the team succeeds?

Interestingly enough, the best performing teams know, that sometimes you treat everyone alike by treating them differently. The difference between creating a succesful team or not comes from whether or not you always take special concerns for the same people, or if it’s equally\u00a0and\u00a0fairly distributed over the entire team.\u00a0

A question to ask yourself: Am I allowing arrogance\u00a0and\u00a0the ‘story’ that some people on my team are more important\u00a0and\u00a0therefore need\u00a0more special adaptations of the rules than others? If you do, this is a great place to start.

Pst: More theory on how to cultivate teams in the new book.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n

Case: MAN Energy Solutions\u00a0and\u00a0the story of\u00a0building a strong team.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n

In the new book, a full chapter is dedicated to why\u00a0and\u00a0how you build strong teams. The majority of the chapter is a case from MAN Energy Solution Denmark,\u00a0and\u00a0their ongoing\u00a0transformation from a diesel-oriented industrial supertanker to becoming a frontrunner in de-carbonization of the shipping industry. At the core of this transformation is\u00a0building a tight-knit Danish Management Team,\u00a0and\u00a0a strong leadership community across the Danish sites.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n

We share the insightful\u00a0and\u00a0highly personal\u00a0story from CEO Bjarne Foldager\u00a0and\u00a0Vice-president HR Katrine Brusgaard Haldne on how this transformation came about, their learnings\u00a0and\u00a0aha’s,\u00a0and\u00a0all their best advice if you want to start this journey yourself. If you are expecting a glorified tale of flawless heroism you will be disappointed. What we share is an honest\u00a0and\u00a0very open look behind the scene of a change process that is still ongoing.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n

One of their learnings\u00a0which may surprice you is, that it takes time to get a\u00a0real commitment to the team,\u00a0and\u00a0you if you have to time, it is well\u00a0invested in getting that commitment\u00a0at\u00a0the beginning of the proces. Truly check in with eachother\u00a0and\u00a0examine if\u00a0and\u00a0why it makes sense to build a strong team. It may challenge your patience, but if you do you’ll end up getting there faster in the end.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n

Read more about it in the book.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n

The\u00a0Christmas present that keeps giving<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n

Updated knowledge never goes out of fashion.<\/p>\n\n

What do you give your boss to say “Thank you for your effort”? What do you give your friend who has it all? What can you give your customers\u00a0and\u00a0suppliers that will give inspiration for the road ahead?\u00a0And\u00a0what can you give yourself as an inspirationboost for 2023?\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n

May we humbly suggest our new book on Nomadic Leadership?\u00a0<\/p>\n\n

Thank you for 2022\u00a0and\u00a0Happy New Year. We look forward to seeing you in 2023!<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n

Thank you for your continued support to\u00a0Fire\u00a0&\u00a0Shield\u00a0and\u00a0our mission to make organizations great\u00a0and\u00a0great to work for. We couldn’t have done it with out you\u00a0and\u00a0we are extremely grateful for each\u00a0and\u00a0everyone of you. We wish you a wonderful holiday\u00a0and\u00a0a very happy New Year.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n

Best regards,
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