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Looking for inspiration for your own leadership? Welcome to CfL's universe of knowledge transformed into articles, cases, and guides.

Interview with Rob Toomey: Unlocking the Power of Personality

At the International Personality Type Conference 2025, Rob Toomey is leading a highly interactive, hands-on workshop that explores how Jungian personality types, emotional intelligence, and leadership strategies can transform workplace communication.

Guide to the project triangle

Understanding and using the project triangle helps project managers succeed. Read why in this guide to the project triangle.

Download free report: Executive Leadership Barometer 2035

How do Danish executive leadership view the future? CfL, in collaboration with the Institute for Futures Studies, has investigated this question. Discover the results of top executives' expectations for the future leading up to 2035.

Why you should work with psychological safety

Everyone is talking about psychological safety – and for good reason, as it's the most crucial factor for well-functioning and effective teams. But what exactly is it, and how do we work with it?

Guide to the DiSC model and the 4 DiSC styles

The DiSC model is a framework for understanding how people tend to think, feel, and behave. It can help you build better relationships, communicate more effectively, and motivate and understand others.

What is the Waterfall Model?

In project management, the waterfall model is a well-known concept. It is also known by the longer and less catchy name the software development life cycle model, and its purpose is to structure the design and development processes.

Learn more about how to work with PRINCE2®

PRINCE2® is one of the most popular project management frameworks in use today. It is internationally recognised, but how can it be applied most effectively? Read more here.

John Kotter’s Change Model

Kotter has developed the widely used 8-step model for implementing change processes. The model guides leaders through challenging changes step by step, helping the organisation navigate safely to the other side.

11 tips for leaders without direct personnel responsibility

How do you succeed in the role of an informal leader? You do it by understanding your mandate, making yourself visible, and nurturing relationships upward, downward, outward, and inward. Read senior advisor Gitte Madsen’s recommendations.

Introduction to project management

Here you’ll get a thorough introduction to how to plan and execute projects. We walk you through the phases of a project and common pitfalls.

10 useful tips for new leaders

Regardless of your background and motivation, you now face a completely new and exciting task. You must adapt to a different kind of daily routine and role – something we also discuss in the podcast episode "New to Leadership."

Mission and Vision in Strategy Work

Can you answer why your company exists and what your aspiration is for the future? If so, then you have a good grasp of your mission and vision.

Introduction to the PEST analysis

Whether or not your organization is facing major changes, you need to be able to respond to shifts in your environment. The PEST analysis can help guide you.

Introduction to SWOT analysis

Strengths, weaknesses, threats, and opportunities – these are the four cornerstones of a SWOT analysis. It may sound simple, but each area requires in-depth analysis to be truly effective.

What is a strategy?

Strategy builds a bridge between the present as experienced and the desired future. Read about what strategy is – and what it is not.

5 phases of strategy work

A strategy is a long-term plan that provides direction and goals for the organization. And while a good strategy is simple, the phases of strategy work can be complex. Read here to learn how you can work with strategy.

12 HR legal tips every manager should know

As a leader with personnel responsibility, you need to be familiar with the basic rules of HR law – for example, regarding sickness absence, working hours, holidays, the prohibition of discrimination, and, not least, conflict management.

Case: ALDIs turbo turnaround

New strategy, new processes, new stores, new products—and much more. ALDI has changed everything, and more than 300 leaders have completed a tailored development programme. Read how CfL has advised the company.

Case: Dagrofa’s New Anatomy

The retail group Dagrofa needed better coherence in their performance management system and received support from CfL. The result was a concrete model that speaks to the head, heart, and feet.

HR strategy in 4 steps

Business strategy applies to HR too – especially when it comes to building knowledge and skills. Use this guide to strengthen your organization’s HR strategy.