Marcus Honkanen

Passionate about Germany, Nordic leadership. An International Executive search consultant since 2005.

[nordic-minds @nordic_minds]

Not only measures (quotas for female board members, childcare, or parental leave) seem to help women to crack the #glassceiling, but also culture & representation: In @TheEconomist #glassceilingindex, 🇸🇪, 🇮🇸, 🇫🇮, 🇳🇴 scored best among the #OECD countries. https://t.co/Rx8d34NcxO

[nordic-minds @nordic_minds]

How do you feel about gender neutral language in corporate environments? @AudiOfficial recently published a brochure urging employees to use #nonbinary language in order to take a stance against #discrimination.

[Business Sweden @BusinessSweden]

Ny VD till Business Sweden utsedd av styrelsen. Läs mer här: https://t.co/W7n6OR5GOz

[nordic-minds @nordic_minds]

This is how it looks like when @nordic_minds consultants are discussing potential candidates. Our strong cross-border network in DACH, Nordics and the US allows us to conduct searches that take organizations to the next level in an international context. #executivesearch

[Risto Siilasmaa 🇫🇮🇺🇦 @rsiilasmaa]

My Apple Photos app started showing someone else’s photos. Based on a screenshot that someone had taken, probably he/she is from Estonia.
@Apple, how common is this? Are you aware of this issue? Hope this is taken seriously!
Very concerning from the privacy point of view!

[nordic-minds @nordic_minds]

“What most people mean by culture fit is hiring people they’d like to have a beer with,” says #HR consultant Patty McCord. Instead, applicants should be in line with more fundamental elements of the #companyculture @WSJ https://t.co/1wPON5p7L2

[nordic-minds @nordic_minds]

Do you find yourself doubting that your successful career has got to do with your skills and achievements? Do you fear you might not meet expectations? You might suffer from #impostorsyndrome @NinaJerzy @wiwo https://t.co/VRAcAsvPcr

[nordic-minds @nordic_minds]

From #Sweden & looking for a role in #Germany or vice versa? Acc. to @HonkanenMarcus @nordic_minds, there are differences in the #hiringprocess: “In Germany, it’s usually more formal, Swedish recruiters focus on interviews & references." @TyskSvenskaHK
https://t.co/ynzxn1JgoT

[nordic-minds @nordic_minds]

Having years of experience in the automotive industry where “there was no room for experiments, let alone mistakes”,Magnus Rydell, #CEO of #Trangia, advocates not only to allow for mistakes but actually demand from employees to make them. #Sweden #stormkök https://t.co/6GnuKb8lOQ

[nordic-minds @nordic_minds]

Only question is: why haven’t they done a collab earlier? @lego and @ikea came out with bygglek a hybrid of organizing box and lego toy that is supposed to get parents and kids play more together. #ikea #lego #parenting
https://t.co/5NWRnWYiwJ

[Marcus Honkanen @HonkanenMarcus]

Transparency.

[nordic-minds @nordic_minds]

While the usual platforms to look up average salaries rely on voluntary input from professionals, this new tool in Germany is based on actual income data that @destatis has access to. #salary #bigdata
https://t.co/Tx6XPtt3xC

[Marcus Honkanen @HonkanenMarcus]

All Finns learn Swedish at school.

[Nordic News @Nordic_News]

🔹Glad svenska dagen!
🔹Hyvää ruotsalaisuuden päivää!
🔹Happy Finnish Swedish Heritage Day!
#svenskadagen #ruotsalaisuudenpäivä #november6

[nordic-minds @nordic_minds]

“A lot, that happens in companies we can’t even blame men for”, but still leads to structural discrimination of women, says Ina Remmers, CEO of German #techstartup @nebenan_DE. But women need to educate, she explains to @Kroker of @wiwo. #femalefounders
https://t.co/5JTw1iMEAy

[nordic-minds @nordic_minds]

Danish brewer @carlsberg to buy German beer brand #Wernesgrüner. This is an expansion move of Carlsberg, increasing capacity of Wernesgrüner #brewery in order to produce #beer and other #beverages for the German market. https://t.co/yubjyDm7Lw

[nordic-minds @nordic_minds]

#Liveshopping is hitting Sweden. Unlike TV-shopping which pretty much died out in the early 2000’s this new trend is not coming from the US but from Asia. An amusing and insightful article of @JoelArvidsson for @svd
#influencers #futureofretail #affiliate

[nordic-minds @nordic_minds]

Why blacklisting #Huawei & ZTE products on the Swedish #5G auctioning is a sensitive topic? There are a lot of Chinese investments in Sweden & @ericsson is trying to win 5G-auctions on the Chinese market but fearing revenge … @JanAlmgren for @svd

[nordic-minds @nordic_minds]

Mit welchen Herausforderungen sieht sich die europäische Verpackungsindustrie konfrontiert, um Talente zu finden – aktuell in Zeiten von Corona und auch langfristig? @packagingJ
#talentacquisition #packaging #verpackung
https://t.co/kTg4Gdn7Fu

[nordic-minds @nordic_minds]

German Minister of Finance @OlafScholz was asked, whether he considered himself as rich. “Not really”, he said. Spoiler, in comparison to the median German household income, he is. Curious to see where how well you are off? Check via @Wirtschaftswoche
https://t.co/9gA3w3Il5t

[Marcus Honkanen @HonkanenMarcus]

Great insights and highly recommended. Michael has great experience from Europe and South America.

[nordic-minds @nordic_minds]

Michael Eriksson CEO South America @ArlaIngredients has worked in multiple countries and had several exec. roles. What has been his greatest career challenge so far? What advice does he give to young professionals today?
#nordics #leadership #intercultural
https://t.co/kUX8PsMi7F

[nordic-minds @nordic_minds]

Michael Eriksson CEO South America @ArlaIngredients has worked in multiple countries and had several exec. roles. What has been his greatest career challenge so far? What advice does he give to young professionals today?
#nordics #leadership #intercultural
https://t.co/kUX8PsMi7F