Mette Buhl Christoffersen

No one should fear asking for help. Great leaders build psychological safety. Last week a friend started a new role. Her boss told her to ask questions, but she was called out when she did. Now, she sees no future in that company. What you say and how you act as a leader matters. Prioritising psychological safety is good business: ✅ Speak-up cultures see 50% fewer safety incidents. ✅ Teams that ask questions early fix issues 2× quicker. ✅ Employees who feel heard are 3× more likely to stay. Here are 6 ways to build that in your organisation: 1️⃣ Model vulnerability ↳ Leaders should openly admit what they don’t know. → Sends the message: “It’s brave to ask.” 2️⃣ No finger pointing ↳ After any issue, focus on learning not blaming. → Retrospectives can prevent issues from recurring. 3️⃣ Be reachable ↳ Have an open door policy for questions. → Lower the barrier to speak up. 4️⃣ Embed help-seeking in reviews ↳ Acknowledge those who ask for support. → Signals that collaboration is valued. 5️⃣ Ritualise check-ins ↳ Start 1:1s with: “how can I help you?” → Makes help-seeking a habit, not an exception. 6️⃣ Share “failure stories” ↳ Share mistakes and solutions in team meetings. → Normalises vulnerability & continuous improvement. Your team works best when they feel safe to ask for help. And honestly, it doesn't take much to build that safety. 💬 Which of tip do you think is most effective? - - - ♻️ Repost to help your network. ➕ Oliver Ramirez G. for effective leadership & process improvement tips. Sources: Safetpros, Getvoip, Arxiv

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Big News 🚀 Closing the Gap: From Creativity to Tech Women make up just 16% of engineers in Denmark. With Ramboll Women in Tech, The Soulfuls launches Corporate Membership; a bold step to change the numbers and shape the future of leadership. As Founder of #TheSoulfuls, I’ve always believed closing the gender gap isn’t just a cultural challenge, it’s a business imperative. From the #creative industries to #tech and #engineering, we need more women at the table shaping what comes next. Studies show that companies with diverse leadership teams are 36% more likely to outperform their peers. The gap is clear, but so is the opportunity. That’s why I’m proud to welcome #Ramboll Women in Tech as our very first Corporate Membership partner. A strategic step forward, reimagining how companies invest in talent, leadership, culture, and belonging. Through this year-long collaboration, Ramboll employees will gain: - Access to The Soulfuls’ cross-industry network of women and future leaders - Curated talks to spark growth and new ways of thinking - Membership + access to the annual Soulfuls Summit - A platform for mentorship, connection, and visibility This is #leadership in 2025 and beyond: companies putting people at the centre, building workplaces where women thrive, ideas flourish, and the next generation sees what’s possible. Is your company ready to lead the way? Let’s talk. #TheSoulfuls #CorporateMembership #Ramboll #WomenInTech #FutureOfWork #Leadership #CloseTheGap

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Every week, my CTO Emil Rasmussen and I go for a long(ish) walk. And every week, one topic comes up: AI and compliance. It’s honestly a tough nut to crack. The more data we share with AI, the better the results. But how is it using and storing that data? And what about access and security? The Enterspeed platform is built to decouple backend systems from the presentation layer (in this case, AI). It's security by design: the presentation layer knows nothing about the backend systems or their security setup. We’re also endorsing MCP server setups and building it into our platform. This makes data available for efficient use when questions are asked directly – but AI won’t train on it. Finally, we’ve done some heavy lifting on our data processes and achieved ISO27001 certification to give our clients confidence on this topic. So... if the topic of AI and compliance interests you too, you’re more than welcome to join us for a walk. One thing is for certain: we’ll do our utmost to get our arms around it – starting on our next walk ☀️

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𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻-𝗔𝗜 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆: 𝗟𝗜𝗩𝗘 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗕𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻 Just wrapped up at the Norwegian Chamber of Commerce, where 300 engaged leaders filled the room with electric energy. The audience was deeply focused asking the questions that matter: • Job transformation in the AI era • Real competitive advantage • Performance in human-AI teams • Data privacy and AI ownership • Our unique value in the agentic age Here's the paradox that emerged: While some still see AI as a mere cost-cutting tool, the visionaries in the room understood something profound: We're not just automating tasks - we're reinventing what human-AI collaboration means. This isn't about FTE reduction. It's about entering a new golden age where human creativity, intuition, and strategic thinking combine with AI capabilities to unlock unprecedented discovery and productivity. A crucial insight from today: There's a world of difference between throwing your data into public AI tools and building your own AI chemistry. The organizations that understand this distinction - and prioritize data sovereignty - will be the ones writing tomorrow's success stories. The future belongs to those who understand this chemistry between human and artificial intelligence. Those who don't will be left optimizing for obsolescence. It was again fantatstic to team-up with you, Gabriele Rosani and Thordur Arnason. 🔥 Are you building for automation or augmentation? 🎯 Follow for strategic AI insights from the frontlines

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As I read Redesigning Thinking by Clive Grinyer, I can’t stop reflecting on my daughter’s experience with the university application system in Sweden—specifically antagning.se If you know any designers or product people working with antagning.se, please connect them with me. There is serious work to be done. Here’s the story: During her first year of high school, my daughter was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease. Her doctor noted, “If you were working, you'd be on 50% sick leave.” But for students, no such accommodation exists. A reduced study program wasn’t offered—she was instead told to simply fail some courses. Despite this, she worked hard to become fully eligible for university, finishing her qualifications at her own expense through folkhögskola. She applied to university with excitement. But when she logged into antagning.se to check her results, every application had been struck out. Imagine that panic. The reason? Because she didn’t graduate with a standard high school diploma, her certificate wasn’t automatically uploaded to the system. No one informed her of this. She did receive generic emails from the system—“Make sure your information is correct”—but no indication that she was considered ineligible, or that anything was missing. By the time she found out, reapplying required going through a clunky email process. There were no tools or features built for these kinds of edge cases—yet they’re not as rare as the system assumes. And when these edge cases happen, they hit vulnerable people at incredibly sensitive times. As someone who works in digital product and service design, I find this a sobering example of how outdated systems and thinking can result in painful, avoidable experiences. We can—and must—do better.

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