Want to see Tom Georg Olsen's talk "Trust as a strategy: how servant leadership gave competitive advantage" from Take Lead 2023?

Olsen is the recently retired CEO of the IT consulting company Miles. He now runs his own company with services such as lectures, mentoring, team development and board membership. The title of Group Servant, which Olsen chose, has been recognized as "Norway's best job title" and it is not without reason that Olsen chose this particular role description. After a research project in collaboration with NHH and Miles, he became convinced that good leaders must first become servants. The organization therefore follows the principles of servant leadership, where trust is one of the main ingredients. Trust is a strategy at Miles, and at TAKE LEAD 2023, Olsen talked about why it leads to success.

Trust in the workplace means that managers trust their employees, and that they have both the skills and motivation to do a good job. There are many benefits to be gained from trust as a strategy, according to Tom Georg Olsen.