After earning an executive MBA from the Nordic School of Management in 97/98 Stefan began working with leadership training in the business community. During these years, Stefan has developed programs in various sectors in a variety of businesses and organizations.
He has also worked as a teacher at the International School of Sales and lectures at colleges and universities. He was also one of the most appreciated speakers at the International Conference on Thinking in Norrkoping in 2007, and again at the follow-up conference in Kuala Lumpur in 2009.
As well as working on assignments in individual and business developments over the past ten years, Stefan lectured on entrepreneurship. More recently his lectures focus on communication skills, presentation methods and negotiation techniques.
In 2005 he attended Boston University’s School of Management to study entrepreneurial management. He has pursued courses in psychology, leadership and other programs that supplement his lifelong learning policy. These included a stint at Harvard University in 2006.
As a business owner Lindstrom has honed his commitment to the customer and good management practices.
He is committed to the creation of world-class education through improvements in teaching and learning, communication, creativity and leadership.
Recent engagements include keynote speeches at major international conferences, whole-day seminars for groups ranging from 10 - 500, and thought-provoking workshops across the world.
In 2009, James was listed among the Future 500 - a ‘definitive list of the UK's most forward-thinking and brightest innovators. He was also one of the most appreciated speakers at the The International Conference on Thinking in Malaysia 2009.
Along the way, James has qualified as a senior trainer in P4C, as well as a teacher of English as an additional language (EAL), has trained with Edward de Bono at the University of Malta and has written a number of articles for Nursery Education, Junior Education, and Teaching Thinking and Creativity. Now he travels the world supporting nurseries, schools, and universities and learning networks in the pursuit of excellence, is the European coordinator for the international Community Designed Education network, and co-founder of p4c.com, an international resource and collaboration website for philosophy for children and the community of inquiry.
James is also author of: Challenging Learning, a book that includes the most up-to-date and impressive research on teaching and learning, as well as lesson plans and practical strategies to make your work with pupils more enjoyable and effective.
Beth is the author of the: The Ultimate Small Business Marketing Toolkit (McGraw-Hill), currently being used nationwide to teach business owners critical sales and marketing strategies. The book is available at all major bookstores.
In addition to consulting, Beth served as the Lead Instructor for the InnerCity Entrepreneurs’ 15-state, nationwide program supported by the Small Business Administration. The program is designed to help urban entrepreneurs strengthen and grow their existing businesses. She was instrumental in developing the 9-month curriculum and continues to teach the business accelerator program in Massachusetts, USA.
Beth is a regular contributor to Business Week’s Small Business Tips and has written articles and been quoted by a wide variety of business and news media including: Reuter's Small Business Blog, Boston Globe, CNNMoney.com, Chicago Tribune, Entrepreneur Magazine, Fortune Small Business, NewsDay, The San Francisco Chronicle, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Magazine,
Beth has many years of direct industry experience and holds an MBA from Boston University and a degree in Economics and Sociology from Brandeis University.s
Kari is involved in supporting change processes in large organizations in Sweden and internationally. She teaches an executive program in Strategic Project management at the Bergh School of Communication in Stockholm. Kari holds an MBA from the University of Uppsala, Sweden and a degree in dynamic pedagogy from Stockholm University. She has also studied Project Management at Harvard University.
Kari is author of a book in facilitation and has written several papers on the subject. She has been working with researchers developing new methods for facilitation in order to bridge the gap between theory and practice. Kari is a member of an international project for developing tools and methods for facilitation.
Facilitation adds important dimensions in all change projects – research shows that it´s not only what you do that matters but also how you do it/how you manage the people process, how you create involvement and commitment.
Effective facilitation can truly release the potential in people and enable groups to “think together”.
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