Aalto Leaders' Insight

Aalto Leaders’ Insight shares fresh stories, articles and views on different aspects of leadership, business and self-development.

Enjoy insightful stories from top-experts like Professors of Aalto University. You can also dive into the world of long from articles written by top Finnish journalists: Annukka Oksanen, Reetta Räty, Ville Blåfield, Paula Salovaara, and Anu Partanen to name a few. As a special treat,  you can subscribe Aalto Leaders’ Insight Highlights to your email with the form in the end of this page.

Long forms

Don't Buy too Much

09.01.2019, Leeni Peltonen

Don't Buy too MuchLeena Laitinen is the managing director of Finland’s national alcoholic beverage retail monopoly Alko, heading an organization of 2,400 employees and ...

Articles

In Board Work, Trust Is a Must

21.12.2018, Annamari Typpö

In Board Work, Trust Is a MustTo succeed as a board member, you need operative experience, industry expertise – and intuition. Seasoned board professionals Inka Mero and Sanna Suva...

Articles

Taboos of Leadership - Beautiful Beast

20.12.2018, Charlie Bass

Taboos of Leadership - Beautiful BeastFuture leaders face a plethora of challenges and obstacles, tangible and intangible, on their climb to the top. And once there, the work is just begin...

Podcasts

Podcast: Activate Your Brain and Become a Better Leader

18.12.2018, Paula Salovaara

Podcast: Activate Your Brain and Become a Better Leader"Should I be irritated, should I be stressed?” These questions can lead you to become a better leader say Jaakko Kopra, medical advisor and former res...

Articles

Design Thinking Puts the Problem in Focus – Selling Solutions Instead of Inventions

11.12.2018, Reetta Räty

Design Thinking Puts the Problem in Focus – Selling Solutions Instead of InventionsTomi Sundberg, CEO of Leinolift, and Antti Kujala, Director at Amer Sports, apply design thinking to their work. “Finding a genuine problem means gett...

Articles

Using Service Design Methods for the Best Prison in the World

11.12.2018, Tiia Lappalainen

Using Service Design Methods for the Best Prison in the WorldThe Criminal Sanctions Agency and Senate Properties are undertaking a globally unique project which tries to create the best women’s prison in the wor...

Long forms

Me, Myself and I

04.12.2018, Annukka Oksanen

Me, Myself and IPower and success can be intoxicating. What if your boss is an arrogant bragger – in total and utter hubris? Journalist Annukka Oksanen explores leade...

Articles

A Fine-Tuned Strategy from the EMBA Business Strategy Project

03.12.2018, Joanna Sinclair

A Fine-Tuned Strategy from the EMBA Business Strategy ProjectAlldesign is a new startup bringing positive disruption to the interior architecture market by making professionally designed interiors more accessibl...

Articles

To Make Cities Livable, Architects and City Planners Must Put People First

26.11.2018, Annamari Typpö

To Make Cities Livable, Architects and City Planners Must Put People FirstModernism has ruined our cities, says the world-renowned Danish architect and urban design consultant Jan Gehl.

Articles

EMBA Program Pushes Personal Boundaries

23.11.2018, Reetta Räty

EMBA Program Pushes Personal BoundariesAnton Yakovlev Regional Director Russia, Caspian & Middle East, Tieto, Executive MBA Graduate

Articles

When I Study, I am more than just Another Meeting Machine

21.11.2018, Reetta Räty

When I Study, I am more than just Another Meeting MachineHsin-Chen ”Jo” Wu, Director, PC Securities Financial Group, studying in Aalto Executive MBA

Articles

Aalto EMBA Turns us into Better Thinkers

21.11.2018, Reetta Räty

Aalto EMBA Turns us into Better ThinkersIa Adlercreutz, CEO and Strategist at Co-founders, studying in Aalto Executive MBA program