Podcast
Dialogue

Podcast Ep. 5: Growth and leadership

Author:
Elina Ali-Melkkilä
May 11, 2023
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Read Time:
36
minutes

Guests: Mikko Leskelä, CEO of Noren, author, financial scientist and theologian, and Toni Keskinen, founder of 180OPS, author, passionate pioneer of customer-centric business

The global world and the blurring of industry boundaries put pressure on leadership and growth to understand phenomena and people more deeply. How are we able to look at our own operations from the outside and identify strategic growth paths? How can we solve challenges and pain points in a way that brings out the best potential of teams?

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Elina Ali-Melkkilä is the founder and CEO of Direo, a Finnish consultancy helping organisations build renewal capability through dialogue, reflection, and learning. Learn more about Direo's approach to sustainable transformation.

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