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Björn Vikard shares insights on leadership and organizational culture from his extensive experience across various countries.

Send us Fan Mail What happens when a team, company, or culture depends too much on one leader? In Episode #102 of Pre-Zero Sports Talk, Sid Bensalah sits down with Björn Vikard, leadership advisor and former COO, for a deep conversation on succession, trust, systems thinking, founder dependency, and high-performance culture. Drawing on more than 20 years of experience across Sweden, Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia, and Thailand, Björn shares practical lessons on cross-cultural leadership, rebui...

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Host: Sid Bensalah

Guest: Björn Vikard

Topics covered

• leadership
• succession
• trust
• systems thinking
• high-performance culture
• cross-cultural leadership
• organizational culture

Keywords

• leadership
• trust
• high-performance culture
• cross-cultural leadership
• organizational culture
• succession
• systems thinking

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Organizations: Pre-Zero Sports Talk

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