Bøger af Claus Sehested

Expanding into foreign markets is a dream for many businessowners andexecutives. However, the journey from idea to success is a long and complexone, with many critical considerations and tough decisions to be madealong the way.INTERNATIONALISATION – FROM DREAM TO SUCCESS reveals the secretsof turning your international aspirations into reality. It offers insights intowhat to expect when you take your business abroad, the key steps you musttake and the challenges that can arise – not only during the early days ofinternationalisation, but also in the years ahead.It answers a wealth of questions about the internationalisation process,including:• Why go abroad?• Which country should you choose?• What do customers in new markets want?• Who should you partner with?• How do you navigate cultural and legal differences?• How can you create an effective collaboration between theheadquarters and the subsidiary?• And what is your role in all of this?Through compelling examples, supported by research and their ownexperiences, Claus Sehested and Max von Zedtwitz offer a clear path foranyone seeking success abroad. With over 20 years of experience as advisorsto companies seeking to enter foreign markets, and having personally builtbusinesses abroad as expatriate managers, the authors share everythingthey wish they had known before venturing out for the first time.This book is ideal for businessowners, top executives, expatriate managers,leaders, and employees who are facing an internationalisation process.

This book applies the principles of lean management to innovation management. It addresses the key challenges facing leaders of knowledge organizations and presents a number of principles which they can use to bring more leadership into innovation work.

Forfatterne viser, hvordan en styret og bevidst vekselvirkning mellem kreativitet og effektivitet, mellem det forudsigelige og det intuitive kan sikre at topledelsens visioner bliver til virkelighed gennem innovationsarbejdet. Lean kan løfte innovation til et nyt niveau, og gøre innovationsprocesserne til dét, der virkelig distancerer virksomheden fra konkurrenterne.Claus Sehested og Henrik Sonnenberg behandler i 'Lean innovation' de nøgleudfordringer, som ambitiøse ledere i vidensorganisationer står overfor. De præsenterer en række principper, som ledelsen kan anvende til at bygge mere lederskab ind i deres daglige interaktion med vidensarbejdere. Samtidigt diskuterer bogen metoder, som kan skabe øget resultatfokus og læring i den innovative organisations kerneprocesser. Hvordan det gøres i praksis vises gennem eksempler fra Ecco, Linak, Rambøll Oil & Gas, Exhausto og Coloplast, samt nogle af de udenlandske virksomheder, der er allermest innovative.