Selvbiografier: erhvervsliv og industri

"Min mor var ked af, at min søster og jeg kaldte hende Fruen, men det var i mellemtiden blevet fælles for os. Fruen var en stærk kvinde, som krævede – og fik – særbehandling. Modig og intelligent, fordringsfuld, lunefuld og let at såre, og som en skandinavisk Kleopatra tiltrak hun mænd med fatale følger. Fruen kunne udmærket afkode undertonerne i sit kaldenavn og brød sig ikke om det, men det passede godt til hende og satte ord på noget, vi ikke kunne tale om.” FRUEN er Malene Lei Rabens personlige fortælling om sin mor og om at være barn af ungdomsoprøret. Det er en historie om konsekvenserne af livsvalg og om det, som frihed koster. Især for de børn, der voksede op i skyggen af handlekraftige, selvrealiserende voksne. Det er også en historie om en lykkelig barndom, der tager en drejning, og om at være datter af en formidabel, intelligent og ekstremt besværlig kvinde. Og allermest er det en historie om kærlighed.

Martin Thorborg er en af Danmarks mest kendte iværksættere. Han har gennem sin karriere været med til at etablere over 40 virksomheder og har solgt nogle af dem for tilsammen mere end en milliard kroner. Men han har også oplevet masser af modstand i sit liv – smidt ud af skoler, gået konkurs to gange, været stresset og på anden måde ramt af ulykke. Alligevel har han altid fundet lykken ved at leve efter en række simple regler og principper. Nu samler Martin Thorborg det hele i denne bog. SKAB DIN EGEN SUCCES indeholder en række praktiske og sjove livsråd om alt fra ansvar og pligter til udfordringer og omgangen med negative mennesker. Kort sagt råd, der hjælper dig til ikke kun at nå dine mål i morgen, men i resten af dit liv.

Novo Nordisk er i dag Danmarks største industrivirksomhed og et af verdens mest værdifulde selskaber. Selskabet er globalt ledende inden for lægemidler til behandling af diabetes, blødersygdomme og fedme, ligesom det er førende inden for social ansvarlighed, miljøbeskyttelse og bæredygtighed. For første gang fortælles den fulde historie om udviklingen fra kældervirksomhed til global lægemiddelkoncern. Det startede i 1922, da insulinet kom til Danmark og førte til stiftelsen af to virksomheder, Nordisk Insulinlaboratorium og Novo Terapeutisk Laboratorium. Efter årtiers indædt rivalisering fusionerede de to selskaber i 1989 for at kunne klare sig i den globale konkurrence, men få år efter indledtes årelange fusionsforhandlinger, hvor Novo Nordisk var tæt på at flytte til udlandet. Historien om Novo Nordisk er en fortælling om banebrydende forskning og store satsninger, men også om tilbageslag og kriser. Om stærke ledere og personligheder, men også om familiestridigheder og interne personopgør. Bogen bygger på fuldstændig og uhindret adgang til selskabets arkiver.

*NO.1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER*'An unforgettable story of greed, financial madness and moral decay' Rory Stewart'Hilarious, shocking and deeply sad - often in the same sentence' Sunday Times'The Wolf of Wall Street with a moral compass' Irvine WelshAn outrageous, white-knuckle journey to the dark heart of an intoxicating world - from someone who survived the trading game and then blew it all wide open'If you were gonna rob a bank, and you saw the vault door there, left open, what would you do? Would you wait around?Ever since he was a kid, kicking broken footballs on the streets of East London in the shadow of Canary Wharf's skyscrapers, Gary wanted something better. Something a whole lot bigger.Then he won a competition run by a bank: 'The Trading Game'. The prize: a golden ticket to a new life, as the youngest trader in the whole city. A place where you could make more money than you'd ever imagined. Where your colleagues are dysfunctional maths geniuses, overfed public schoolboys and borderline psychopaths, yet they start to feel like family. Where soon you're the bank's most profitable trader, dealing in nearly a trillion dollars. A day. Where you dream of numbers in your sleep - and then stop sleeping at all.But what happens when winning starts to feel like losing? When the easiest way to make money is to bet on millions becoming poorer and poorer - and, as the economy starts slipping off a precipice, your own sanity starts slipping with it? You want to stop, but you can't. Because nobody ever leaves.Would you stick, or quit? Even if it meant risking everything?Number 1 Sunday Times bestseller, March 2024

I 1964 stod en dreng til søs. Det blev til et langt liv med vand under kølen – et med dagens målestok barsk liv, hvor hårdt arbejde og tugt var en del af hverdagen, men hvor resultatet blev et disciplineret menneske, der endte som skibsingeniør og skibsreder.Følg ham fra dreng til mand på de syv verdenshave og de bonede gulve på rederikontorerne, gennem fire skibsforlis og et militærkup i Liberia, mens han stiger gennem graderne til styrmand, skibsfører og senere skibsingeniør, indtil han i 1991 etablerer eget rederi.Undervejs til de dengang eksotiske lande må han opleve en blind passager med en krank skæbne og tabe en voldgiftssag mod Mærsk, samtidig med at han er teknisk ansvarlig for milliardinvesteringer i skibsbyggerier verden over.Torben Ravn, der ikke sovende, er kommet til en fantastisk karriere, har haft hele verden som sin arbejdsplads og er øjenvidne til den for Danmark så vigtige maritime industri – tag med ham på en rejse ind i Den Blå Verden.Vand under kølen – Et liv i Den Blå Verden er ikke blot en erindringsbog, men også en fascinerende bog om Danmarks historie som maritim nation.

When Oliver Sacks was twelve years old, a perceptive schoolmaster wrote in his report: 'Sacks will go far, if he does not go too far'. It is now abundantly clear that Sacks has never stopped going. From its opening pages on his youthful obsession with motorcycles and speed, On the Move is infused with his restless energy. As he recounts his experiences as a young neurologist in the early 1960s, first in California and then in New York, where he discovered a long-forgotten illness in the back wards of a chronic hospital, as well as with a group of patients who would define his life, it becomes clear that Sacks's earnest desire for engagement has occasioned unexpected encounters and travels - sending him through bars and alleys, over oceans, and across continents.With unbridled honesty and humour, Sacks shows us that the same energy that drives his physical passions - bodybuilding, weightlifting, and swimming - also drives his cerebral passions. He writes about his love affairs, both romantic and intellectual, his guilt over leaving his family to come to America, his bond with his schizophrenic brother, and the writers and scientists - Thom Gunn, A. R. Luria, W. H. Auden, Gerald M. Edelman, Francis Crick - who influenced him.On the Move is the story of a brilliantly unconventional physician and writer - and of the man who has illuminated the many ways that the brain makes us human.

Today Novo Nordisk is Denmark’s largest industrial enterprise and one of the most highly valued companies in the world. The company is a global leader in pharmaceuticals for the treatment of diabetes, hemophilia disorders, and obesity, and it has positioned itself at the forefront with re-gard to social responsibility, environmental protection, and sustainability.For the first time, this book tells the whole story of a basement business that was built into a global pharmaceutical company. It all began in 1922, when insulin came to Denmark and inspired the es-tablishment of two companies, Nordisk Insulinlaboratorium and Novo Terapeutisk Laboratorium. After many years of fierce rivalry, the two companies merged in 1989 in order to be able to survive in global competition. Soon after, years of merger negotiations brought Novo Nordisk to the brink of moving out of Denmark.The story of Novo Nordisk is a story of groundbreaking research and big bets but also of setbacks and crises. A story of strong leaders and personalities but also of family struggles and company infighting. The book is based on full and unhindered access to the company’s archives.

FØDT LEDER - TI ANSIGTER PÅ NUTIDIG LEDELSE er en ledelsesbog af Jørgen Kvist. Bogen er til dig, der er leder og har brug for ny inspiration. Dig, der overvejer at blive leder. Dig, der ikke orker at læse flere teoretiske ledelsesbøger. Dig, der har brug for ferielæsning eller en receptionsgave.Ti visionære ledere deler deres unikke bud på, hvad der er god ledelse, og hvad der skaber resultater. De kender teorierne og udlever dem i praksis. Fra hver deres kontekst gør de sig refleksioner over deres handlinger og deler ud af erfaringer. Gennem ti dybdegående samtaler får vi sat ansigter på overvejelser og dilemmaer i lederrollen. På tværs af sektorer og personligheder er de ti ledere enige om, at ledelse er at have menneskers (arbejds)liv i sine hænder. Men hvordan lever man op til det ansvar i praksis?Med ”Født leder” får du en masterclass i lederskab gennem de livlige erfaringer og indsigter fra ledere inden for civilsamfundet, den offentlige sektor, og den private sektor. En unik chance for at lære af de mest engagerede og inspirerende ledere uden de store omkostninger ved en formel uddannelse.”Født leder” bryder med traditionelle ledelsesbøger ved at fokusere på det praktiske og etiske i ledelse. Den er et must-have for enhver, der er fascineret af ledelse og ønsker at dykke ned i autentiske ledelseserfaringer. Det er en kilde til inspiration for enhver, der søger at udvikle sit lederskab.Ledelse er ofte tørt stof. Her er det tilgængeligt med personer, ansigter og erfaringer i et lettilgængeligt format. I en lækker og smuk bog, hvor der er super billeder og en grafik, der er kælet for.Kendte og mindre kendte ledere, der alle har ansvarsfulde positioner i forskellige kontekster, medvirker i bogen. Det gælder bl.a. Lea Korsgaard (Zetland), Torben D. Nyholm (Arla Foods), Charlotte B. Thomassen (DGI), Henriette Laursen (KVINFO) m.fl.

Serial entrepreneur Charlynda Scales inspires with solutions to turn rock bottom into a trampoline.

Pernille var kun fem år gammel, da hun ved et tilfælde overhørte sin mor sige: ”Det er småt med pengene, og jeg føler ikke, jeg har råd til at forsørge os ordentligt.” Det var i dette øje­blik, at Pernille besluttede sig for at gøre alt, hvad hun kunne, for at hjælpe sin mor med at skaffe penge. Denne afgørende begivenhed såede også kimen til en ekstraordinær karriere som Danmarks ubestridte influencerdronning. De overlevelses­strategier, som hun udviklede gennem sin op­vækst, har dannet grundlag for de knivskarpe og brugbare iværksætterstrategier, der har skabt Pernilles succes og gjort hende til millionær. KLAR er ikke blot en bog om iværksætte­ri og influencermarketing – det er fortællingen om en spændende kvindes liv og hendes utrolige rejse mod succes. Men succes er mere end penge, og Pernille de­ler også sine tanker og giver råd til den videre rejse mod at blive et helt menne­ske gennem meditation og breathwork. Lad Pernille Lotus’ ærlighed og autentici­tet guide dig til at forfølge dine egne drøm­me og skabe et smukt liv – i business som privat. “Alle de hårde ting, jeg har kæmpet med, giver mening, hvis jeg får lov til at inspi­rere andre via min historie.” Om forfatteren Pernille Lotus er mor til to børn samt en bonussøn og direktør for WeAreCube, et af Danmarks førende markedsføringsbureauer for influencere. Firmaet blev i 2021 købt af den svenske koncern Gigger Group til 55 mio. kr., hvilket gjorde Pernille og businesspartneren Rasmus Kolbe, ”Lakserytteren”, til millionærer. Pernilles virksomhed er kendt for at være first mover på platformen Instagram, hvor de to partnere tilsammen i dag har over 100K følgere. Pernille har medvirket i dokumentaren Stories for Millioner (DR 2022) og Viljen til Succes (Lorry 2022). Hun var key note speaker på Dansk Erhvervs e-handelskonference i 2022.

Kohlearbeiter*innen, in dem Moment, in dem sie ihre Kündigung erhalten; Gruppenfotos der letzten Schicht, bevor Arbeiter*innen ihr eigenes Werk demontieren; selbstbewusste Blicke in die Kamera von Kohlefrauen bis zur No-Future-Generation der 2000er-Jahre. Von 1982 bis 2006 begleitete die Fotografin Christina Glanz aus nächster Nähe die teils dramatischen Transformationsprozesse in der Niederlausitz.Erstmals zeigen die fotografischen Serien von Christina Glanz - darunter bislang nie gezeigte Aufnahmen - die heute fast vollständig verschwundenen Lauchhammer Kohle- und Brikettfabriken. Begleitet von einer Einführung von Katalin Krasznahorkai, einem Essay von Sonia Voss und von Stimmen aus den Gesprächen, die Christina Glanz mit Kohlefrauen nach der Wende führte, zeichnet diese Publikation eine Kartografie von Selbstermächtigung, Stärke und Widerstand der Akteur*innen in der Zeit des Übergangs in eine neue Welt.CHRISTINA GLANZ (*1946, Eichsfeld, Thüringen) studierte Architektur in Dresden und an der Kunsthochschule Berlin Weißensee. Ab 1973 arbeitete sie im staatlichen Büro für Städtebau in Berlin und war u. a. mit der Planung des Stadtteils Marzahn betraut. 1976 begann sie zu fotografieren und trat 1979 eine Aspirantur in Architektur/Fotografie an der Kunsthochschule Berlin Weißensee an. 1982 wurde sie in den Verband Bildender Künstler der DDR (VBK) aufgenommen und arbeitete seitdem als freischaffende Fotografin.

Cancer Set Me Free by Glenn Sturm takes you on a vicarious journey through a life of wealth, stealth, abundance, privilege, power, and other curses.

This is the remarkable life of a man who rose from humble beginnings to the very top of the British establishment. He was a leading QC who took part in many famous cases, chairman of the NatWest Bank and the Royal Shakespeare Theatre and President of the MCC. He was made a member of the House of Lords.

Move beyond 'top-of-mind'. Business relationships start where all worthwhile relationships start: in the heart, not the head.

Most business leaders trace their journeys on their balance sheet level, counting how their profits have grown under their business acumen and the speed with which they accumulate fame, fortune and sometimes a cult of personality. With ethics and social and environmental concern are at the core of their vision and mission, the Pennar group stands tall among manufacturing companies in India. The founder, Nrupendar Rao, never saw balance sheet as the right metrics to measure success and instead focused on building a conscious business, a rare practice in his industry. Forging Mettle is the story of how Nrupendar took a different approach to business and life and showed others that profits are possible without chasing numbers. Written by seasoned journalist Pavan Lall, the book presents a unique perspective on business and social responsibility.

John Caudwell is one of Britain's wealthiest and most colourful businessmen. It was in 1987 that he spotted a mobile phone that came in an unwieldy suitcase. Within two decades he sold his Phones 4u business for GBP1.46 billion. This is a tale full of humour, grit, lessons in business and an understanding of what it takes to succeed against all odds

"One of the world's most respected leaders, former IBM CEO Ginni Rometty overcame childhood and financial struggles to embark on a groundbreaking career that took her from entry-level engineer to eight years as the first woman CEO of an iconic global company. Forty years in business and public advocacy taught Rometty the transformative power of leadership that blends authenticity, relationships, and curiosity with vision, rigor, and conviction. In her personable yet direct voice, Rometty reveals experiences that taught her how to orchestrate change for clients, companies, and communities. Her lessons and stories offer a blueprint for how we can all drive meaningful change in positive ways-a concept she calls "good power." Good power is a purposeful, practical approach to problem-solving, available to anyone, at any time. It's a choice. The book begins with raw, vivid memories from Rometty's youth and early professional life as she reflects on the trauma and role models that influenced how she later thought about good power. Rometty then shares how she strived to use good power during her career and as a transformative CEO. Five principles-be in service of many stakeholders, build belief among skeptics, make tough choices, champion tech ethics and inclusion, be resilient-show how to navigate tension and build trust on the path to real change. She also shows how good power can scale to address urgent societal issues, even in our polarizing times. She encourages us to make a difference in ways that matter and recounts her own journey leading the skills-first hiring and training movement, providing proven solutions to connect more people to better jobs to create a more equitable future. Inspiring and edifying, Good Power offers a new approach to change that our world needs now"--

The autobiography of Tippa Irie, Stick To My Roots tells the reggae musician's incredible story - from his trail-blazing beginnings in Saxon Sound International to the Grammy Award-nominated "Hey Mama" with the Black Eyed Peas.Titled after his 1980s hit single, the book will cover 35 years of Tippa's prestigious career: from the first sign of talent as a child in South London and family members encouraging him to enter local talent competitions, to making his first record and becoming the powerhouse and Reggae-scene legend he is now.It's a story full of dreams, music and hope, but also the deep traumas and tribulations that Tippa experienced throughout his life, and how music helped him to move forward.

The incredible untold story of how Netflix went from concept to company - all revealed by co-founder and first CEO Marc Randolph. Once upon a time, brick-and-mortar video stores were king. Late fees were ubiquitous, video-streaming unheard of, and widespread DVD adoption seemed about as imminent as flying cars. These were the widely accepted laws of the land in 1997 when Marc Randolph had an idea. It was a simple thought - leveraging the internet to rent movies - and was just one of many more proposals, like personalised baseball bats and a shampoo delivery service, that Randolph would pitch to his business partner, Reed Hastings, on their commute to work each morning. But Hastings was intrigued, and the pair - with Hastings as the primary investor and Randolph as the CEO - founded a company. Now with over 150 million subscribers, Netflix's triumph feels inevitable but the twenty-first century's most disruptive start-up began with few believers and calamity at every turn. From having to pitch his own mother on being an early investor, to server crashes on launch day, to the now-infamous meeting when they pitched Blockbuster to acquire them, Marc Randolph's transformational journey exemplifies how anyone with grit, gut instincts and determination can change the world - even with an idea that many think will never work. What emerges, however, isn't just the inside story of one of the world's most iconic companies. Full of counter-intuitive concepts and written in binge-worthy prose, it answers some of our most fundamental questions about taking that leap of faith in business or in life: How do you begin? How do you weather disappointment and failure? How do you deal with success? What even is success? From idea generation to team building to knowing when it's time to let go, THAT WILL NEVER WORK is not only the ultimate follow-your-dreams parable but also one of the most dramatic and insightful entrepreneurial stories of our time.