Exploring Leaders by Digoshen

Lidija Drobež,  experienced business leader and executive coach, explores how we can move forward when the future is still unfolding. Drawing on leadership practice, experimentation, and reflection, she examines how action itself can become a way of learning—helping us test assumptions, create feedback, and discover possibilities that cannot always be seen in advance. The key takeaway:  sometimes...

Scott Newton, Managing Partner at Thinking Dimensions, strategy and transformation advisor, and trainer in the Boards Impact Forum’s Boards AI Leadership Program, explores how leaders and organisations can recognise when the approaches that created past success are no longer enough for the world ahead. Drawing on his extensive experience in strategy, innovation and transformation, he examines how...

Jaap Winter, Chair of the Supervisory Board of Royal Schiphol Group, Partner at Phyleon Leadership & Governance, and Visiting Professor of Corporate Governance at INSEAD, explores how boards can move sustainability from an obligation to a source of business renewal and competitive advantage.  Drawing on his experience in corporate governance, leadership and business transformation, he examines...

Lidija Drobež, experienced business leader and executive coach, explores how experience can be both a strength and a limitation when navigating change. Drawing on leadership practice, art, and reflection, she examines how assumptions shape what we see—and how slowing down, questioning familiar perspectives, and looking through different lenses can open up new possibilities. The key takeaway:  navi...

Rolf Pfeiffer, experienced business leader, board chair, executive coach and PhD candidate, explores how leaders can exercise judgement when every available choice has a downside. Drawing on leadership experience, research, and art, he examines why we search for certainty, how to navigate genuine trade-offs, when to stop analysing and start acting, and why awareness and reflection can matter as mu...

Lars Husberg, chairman of three companies and advisor on technology and business transformation, explores whether AI is primarily something boards need to govern—or an opportunity they need to understand and shape. He examines how AI is developing at very different speeds across industries, why boards risk focusing on incremental efficiencies while overlooking larger strategic opportunities, and h...

Fernanda Torre  and  Sylvia Robben , board leaders working with Boards Impact Forum and Chapter Zero Neterlands, explore how European boards can contribute to competitiveness and resilience in a world of accelerating change. They examine how board overload, risk orientation and established governance practices can constrain renewal—and how greater strategic ambition, continuous learning, opportuni...

Lidija Drobež,  executive coach and facilitator, explores why our need for certainty may be limiting our ability to lead in times of change. Drawing on leadership practice, philosophy, and art, she examines how judgment, curiosity, adaptability, and values can help us move forward when prediction and control are no longer enough. The key takeaway: effective leadership may depend less on having the...

Stephanie Woerner, MIT CISR Academic Director, shares how leaders and boards must evolve in the AI era—shifting from control to coaching, embracing experimentation, and building AI maturity. She outlines four stages of enterprise AI adoption, highlights the value of human-AI collaboration, and shows that boards with AI-savvy members significantly outperform others. The key takeaway: to lead with i...

In this episode of  Exploring Leaders , we speak with Charlotta Nilsson — COO at Paradox Interactive and board member across tech, finance, and early-stage ventures. Charlotta brings a rare mix of operational insight and strategic foresight. We explore how AI is shifting from a technical tool to a strategic inflection point — challenging boards to rethink innovation, customer journeys, and risk ap...

In this episode of Exploring Leaders by Digoshen we’re joined by Lars Husberg—an experienced board chair, transformation strategist, and advisor to family businesses. Together, we dive deep into themes that are more important than ever in today’s business landscape: owner-board-management collaboration, foresight and scenario planning, innovation stewardship, sustainability as a strategic driver,...

In this podcast episode, experienced board member, transformation leader, and entrepreneur Katharina Mosheim is interviewed by Liselotte Engstam, and they explore the intersections of digital transformation, leadership, and personal meaning. With a career that spans telecom, consulting, and technology-driven business reinvention, Katharina’s journey is a testament to curiosity, resilience, and the...

Holiday Wisdom Transforming Corporate Leadership Through Tradition. Digoshen Exploring Leaders Podcast Episode 34. Find the related blogpost on Holiday Lessons for Boards: Sustainability, Purpose, Leadership .

Welcome to *Exploring Leaders by Digoshen*, episode 33, where we delve into the spaces that shape our lives, leadership, and the world around us. In this episode, we explore "the space in between"—those intentional pauses that create rhythm in music, bring clarity in leadership, and ignite creativity in innovation. We’ll discuss how these moments of reflection guide personal growth, inform ethical...

In this podcast episode, board directors Fernanda Torre, and Liselotte Engstam, dive into the evolving role of board leadership, highlighting the importance of facilitation both inside and outside the boardroom. They explore the shift from traditional board oversight to a more engaged, ecosystem-based approach, where board members gather insights, explore innovation, and engage in peer exchanges.

This is "Exploring Leaders by Digoshen" episode 31, with Institute of Coachings Founder, Professor Carol Kauffman. Carol will share her story and her experience from coaching many of the worlds top CEOs, leaders & board members, inspiring you to take responsible leadership in the digital age. You can find the related Blogpost at the Digoshen.com/blog

Our guest today is Tina Daniels. Tina is a digital veteran, she is Googles Director of Agency and Brand Measurement Analytics, with a background from digital marketing agencies and from Microsoft. She  also serves as Board Director on both listed companies and educational institutions. Tina is passionate about how to better understand and communincate with customers, continued learning and do...

Non-Executive Board Director, Researcher, Author and Advisor Karen Loon. Karen will share her story, her own experience and her research about Culturally Diverse Leadership. A corresponding Blogpost can be found on Digoshen. Com/blog

Harvard Professor, Board Member and Advisor George Serafeim shares his story and his insights into the area of balancing corporate purpose with profit. George Serafeim shares insight from his work and his book "Purpose and Profit: How Business Can Lift Up the World", where his is  exploring the challenges and opportunities in building and sustaining profitable purpose-driven organizations tha...

Around the world with Erik Nordling. Senior Executive, Advisor & Author Erik Nordling shares his story and his vast international leadership experiences working in many countries and leading businesses all over the world. Learn from Eriks insights on cultural differences and leadership in other cultures. A related blogpost can be found at https://digoshen.com/blog/.  

This is "Exploring Leaders" episode 26, with Professor  Nathan Furr and entrepreneur Susanna Furr.  Nathan and Susanna will share their stories and how they found the upside of uncertainty. Nathan is an Innovation Professor at INSEAD and Susannah an exprienced entrepreneur.  They have researched, invented a framework, identified usable tools and written a book called "The Upside of...

The rise of entrepreneurial chairs - A conversation with Michael Hilb   Board work and the role of chairs are changing. Some intriguing facts are identified and discussed with Professor, Board Member and Entrepreneur Michael Hilb See related blogpost at Digoshen website; https://digoshen.com/blog/

This is "Exploring Leaders" episode 24, with Professor and exprienced board member Martin Skold. Martin will share his story on how modularization can make businesses twice as effective. Welcome to listen and learn about ·   Martin Sköld and how it all started ·   In the Family Business ·   Research and Academia ·   Defining Moment ·   Board work ·   Guiding the Board...

This is "Exploring Leaders" episode 23, with thoughtleader, author and advisor Joe Pine. Joe will share his story on how leaders can better serve customers in the experinece economy, inspiring you to take responsible leadership in the digital age. Welcome to listen and learn about Writing books From Experience to Transformation Learning through travel Changing Customer Insights and Economies New O...

This episode of Exploring leaders features Helen Wiseman. Helen is an independent board director as well as a leadership coach, working on boards in UK, Australia and South Africa, as well as with leaders and board memebers all over the world. Helen is guiding her companies from both board member and chair position, and she is helping leaders and board memebrs to become more effective in their rol...