Strategy Talks

Put focus on strategy and board work with seminars that have impact…

The “Strategy in Winning Companies” Talk

Based on the bestseller “Strategy in Winning Companies” we bring you along on a journey through the world of strategy. Meet strategic advisor and professional sparring partner, professional board member and author Mikael Vest – one of Denmark’s most in demand inspirational speakers on the topic of strategy.

Ambitious companies know that they can improve and that no one is perfect. For them, action is the most important aspect of strategy. Strategy is not something winning companies have in a binder on the shelf, but something that management and employees do on a daily basis. Questions answered by the talk include:

• What is strategy?
• When do we have a winning strategy?
• What is a winning company?
• How do we structure our strategy efforts?
• What characterizes good strategy development?
• What do we do about the tendency to become self-satisfied?
• What have other companies done to become winning companies?

And after the journey…

You will better be able to target your strategy efforts and you will have the necessary overview, inspiration and tools to improve them. You will also find that you have become better equipped for engaging in strategy-related discussions and creating value in your company. You will find that that the cases, exercises and challenges we work with to a large extent are based on daily routines and that you can apply the insights and tools you have acquired immediately.

Contact Vinderstrategi A/S if you want to know more about the “Strategy in Winning Companies”.

A survey conducted in November 2011 among the 300 participants at three talks given by Vinderstrategi A/S found that over 2/3 of the participants were “very satisfied” and that the remainder were “satisfied”.

Comments from the participants included:

“Great energy level!”

“Refreshing, energetic and not boring. Was able to communicate the message.”

“Thank you for a good talk at the meeting in Svendborg. It was clear and precise, and to the point. It is one of the very best talks I have heard about this interesting topic”. Read more recommendations here

The Execution of Strategy Talks

A talk can be handled in many ways. The approaches to marketing, invitations, programme and follow-up vary from seminar to seminar. Please see the links below for an example of how Væksthus Syddanmark handled the talk “Become a Winning Company” given by Mikael Vest (Vinderstrategi A/S).

Advertisement in local newspapers (in Danish)

Invitation and programme, distributed both online and physically (in Danish)

Subsequent coverage in the media, for example Jydske Vestkysten og FyensStiftstidende (in Danish)

Photo from the day from the 24th November 2011 newsletter (in Danish)

Audience survey from the 24th November 2011 newsletter (in Danish)

A video introducing the talk – watch it by clicking the image below (in Danish)

The “Road to Winning Boards” Talk

It is not just having a board, but the way in which the board operates that contributes to making a company a Winning Company.

Ambitious companies know that they can improve and that no one is perfect. That goes for boards as well as for companies. For ambitious companies, the most important aspects are therefore development, execution and achievement.

Meet strategic advisor and professional board member Mikael Vest – one of Denmark’s most in demand inspirational speakers on boards, strategy and best management practices.

The talk is based on extensive experience from being an active member on company boards and on the great strengths and opportunities that can arise from taking a new approach to the work of the board.

Mikael Vest is part of Vinderstrategi A/S and, like the company as a whole, he focuses on facilitating the spread and development of professional boards. The term “professional board” is used with increasing frequency in the media as well as among top management and board members. Despite this development, few have a clear idea of what it means for a board to be professional.

At Vinderstrategi A/S, we are proud of taking board professionalism seriously and during the seminar we tell you what it means to us by answering the following questions:

• What is a board – what does it take for it to be “professional”?
• How do we put together the right board?
• What are the most important responsibilities of the board?
• How can the board take responsibility for the strategy of the company?
• Which tools enable to board to create value?
• What are the most important reasons to establish a professional board?

After the seminar…

You will have an overview of, inspiration for and tools for future board work – and hopefully a lot to think about.

In addition, you will be better equipped to participate in boardroom discussions and thereby create value for your company.

Contact Vinderstrategi A/S to learn more about “the Road to Winning Boards” talk.

It is important that the seminars are tailored to the current situation of the company or to other parts of the program, if it is part of a conference. We are therefore happy to meet up with the organizers beforehand and/or be present for the other parts of the program.