#38 Sanna Suvanto-Haarsae: boardroom lessons from Finnair, Posti, Clas Ohlson, Paulig and 20+ companies The Growth Pod

Sanna Suvanto-Harsaae has been on the boards of over 20 Nordic companies like Finnair, Clas Ohlson, Posti, and Paulig. We talked about why strategies fail, how to build a high-performance culture, making tough decisions, and much more!



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(0:00) Introduction
(0:47) Sanna's transition to board roles
(4:08) Deciding which companies to join
(5:35) Being an effective board member
(12:02) How to run board meetings
(15:44) The importance of focus
(20:38) Creating a good strategy
(23:27) Implementing the strategy
(26:55) Communicating to the entire organization
(31:43) Company purpose: what it really is and why it matters
(38:29) Building a high-performance team and culture
(48:05) How to make hard decisions
(56:04) Sanna’s surprising book recommendations