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Vaner kan være både gode og dårlige. Men de har en tendens til at være svære at lave om på. Det gælder både i privatlivet og på arbejdspladsen. Jeg er 58 år og livet har da budt på en håndfuld svære hændelser og udfordringer. Mine vaner er formet både af mine forældre (ophav), mit første ægteskab (samliv) og mine stillinger i erhvervslivet (domæne). Siden 2016/17 har jeg valgt at ændre rammerne for mit liv på to vigtige fronter. Jeg har valgt at leve sammen med en dejlig kvinde, der på mange områder er meget anderledes end jeg. Jeg har desuden valgt at klippe sikkerhedsnettet, og arbejder nu som selvstændig rådgiver via Kirstein Consulting ApS. Det er svært at ændre fastlåste vaner - selv når man er forandringsvillig. Vanerne - især de dårlige - har det med at trække dig tilbage "på plads". Herefter skal der et nyt tilløb til, og eet til og eet til.... Det kræver stor tålmodighed fra de nye omgivelserne - uanset om det er een man elsker eller een man arbejder sammen

2019 banker på døren. Jeg har været selvstændig siden april 2018, hvor jeg tog beslutningen om at opbygge en portefølje af bestyrelsesposter, og starte en rådgivningsvirksomhed med fokus på de udfordringer små- og mellemstore virksomheder bokser med. I Danmark er det er muligt at opdele rådgivningsbranchen i følgende størrelsessegmenter: Specialister - 1 person Generalister - 1 person Specialister - 2-25 personer Område generalister - 2-25 personer Semi store specialist/generalist - 25-100 personer Store specialist/generalist - +100 Gruppe 1 klarer sig godt. Det er ofte personer med en dyb vertikal viden om et bestemt område / produkt - f.eks. økonomisystemer. Gruppe 2 klarer sig mindre godt. Det er en udfordring at være generalist og en 1-mandshær. Derfor ses forskellige forsøg på at teame op med andre ligesindede i et form for partnerskab uden gensidig forpligtelse. Her finder vi mange over 50 år, der efter en lang erhvervskarriere, har besluttet (ofte ikke friv

På LinkedIN har jeg har skrevet en artikel omkring personlige værdier og vigtigheden af at kende disse samt efterleve dem.

Does ones view on the professional career change when you get older? For me it did. The title, salary and CxO responsibilities started to be of less importance. The task at hand, the mission, who I work together with (and why) and my personal impact on the final result is now of higher importance. I guess I'm adapting a broader view on how I spent my working hours. Returning home I want to be able to let my work load stay at the office but still keep my mind working on developing the business and look at several creative aspects of the tasks currently at hand. This also underlines why I'm are building a career as professional board member and continue to act as external advisor at the Executive MBA program at the Copenhagen Business School, where I also plan to return before turning 60 to achieve the Doctor of Business Administration title. My goal for an active "retirement period" is to be part of young business peoples education in some form of capacity at C

Finn has some strong facial features that fits well to a high contrast b&w photo. I asked Finn to pose facing both with the left and right side tilting his face slightly to give him som options depending on where the photo need to be uploaded. The we tried a more direct pose showing his strong hands and with less contrast. If you live near Copenhagen give me a ping if you want a new set of portrait photos for your CV or LinkedIN.

Today it was announced that two of the largest photography retailers in the UK - Calumet and Wex Photography - has decided to merge. This event was initiated by the acquisition of Wex Photography by the owner of Calumet - Aurelius. The photography industry has always been slow to adapt to changes in consumer behavior and market conditions. In Denmark this is quiet obvious through the poor performance of many small and independant photography retailers. Tools like PriceRunner is forcing prices down to zero-margin level faster than you can say "please buy from me I have the new product in stock" after a new product has been launched. Consumers are not necessary loyal to a specific retailer and will shop around if they can save 10€ on a camera, a lens or any other photography equipment. It doesn't have to been an expensive purchase for the discount hunters to go for the cheapest retailer. As a solution photography retailers has established their own purchasing company