I often ask people to describe the behaviour of great leaders. And I don’t mean famous leaders; I mean leaders that people have been close to in their life – at work or in any similar situation. I’ve asked people about leadership behaviours for years and the answers I’ve received have been the same in

I love art, especially crazy and colourful art. I have painted with oil and acrylic paint since I was about twenty years old. My paintings were never planned at all; the inspiration was just there.  In my research for what creativity is, I went along to a workshop about creative painting in 2010. In this

Looks very true to me. With new technology comes new challenges. And people must be involved, engaged and collaborate. You can find an interesting article and where I found the image here.

The more I learn about leadership and creativity, the more I realise that we must learn about ourselves and what drives us in order to be effective leaders. Leaders that create great change do so because they believe in something and care deeply. They are able to drive change and to train the people around

Press release Sofie Sandell was one of the speakers at Junior Chamber International UK’s national convention 22 November in Leeds. Her talk about digital leadership covered how organisations can better nurture new and innovative ideas. Often people say no to new ideas without realizing that they might just have killed something that could help them to

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I’ve been asked this question many times when I’ve given talks. It seems to be common for organisations to feel as though they have to turn down lots of ideas because they don’t have the resources to deal with them. My first tip is to give people space to express their ideas. Maybe you can

According to McKinsey’s survey it shows that executives on a C-suit level are more involved in and are driving digital strategies compared to last year. The survey focused on five key trends: Digital engagement of customers Big data and advanced analytics Digital engagement of employees and external partners Automation Digital innovation Sofie says: To get

This is a transcribed version of the questions and answers MC Annik Rau did with me Sofie Sandell at my book launch. If the language sounds a bit funny it’s because it’s transcribed 🙂 Just ignore and read on. After the introduction and networking game in which Annik Rau asked everyone to share a quirky

Q: Will my potential customers judge me by what I write on Twitter?  A: The answer is short and neat: Yes, they will judge you by what you say on Twitter, and online in general. Before anyone does business with you they check out your credibility online and they will Google your name and your