Student Event 2024
A dream came true when People Heart Business arranged an event gathering students from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm, Kungliga Tekniska högskolan, and Psychology students. We believe this was the first event of its kind. Or to be honest, other companies have probably gathered these people before, such as Tinder, SATS and Sturehof, but it is rare in a business context. Despite Kahneman winning the Nobel Prize in Economics for psychological research over 20 years ago, these perspectives remain fairly siloed in business.
The world faces both significant opportunities and challenges that will shape our future. Business leaders must address complex problems, contributing to a better tomorrow and successful businesses. These multifaced challenges require diverse perspectives for CEOs to navigate effectively. The students collaborated in diverse teams by advising a CEO in a hypergrowth or stagnating company, impressing us with their insights, teamwork, and joy of working together.
In a panel discussion with executives passionate about top performance, leadership, and wellbeing, we gained valuable insights from their experiences and impressive achievements, but also from showing vulnerability as leaders.
⭐Tom Englund, COO at Instabee, discussed the transformative impact the company has had on last-minute deliveries and people’s lives, reducing the need to wait for packages. He shared how Instabee’s bold CO2 emission targets put pressure on competitors to do the same, resulting in a visible reduction to Sweden’s overall emissions. Tom also candidly addressed the personal and organizational achievements and challenges of managing hypergrowth.
⭐Emma Korn, Chief Transformation Officer at Djerf Avenue, highlighted how the company has challenged the fashion industry with the ambition of creating a safe space online. She praised founder Matilda Djerf’s genius as a designer and entrepreneur, her integrity in never compromising on values, and the continuous effort to ensure every customer counts. Emma emphasized the importance of speaking one’s mind and remaining open to challenges, sharing how these values have been crucial to her own success.
This event showcased the power of uniting perspectives to solve complex challenges. We are inspired by the insights shared by the students and panelists and look forward to fostering more of these collaborations in the future.
⭐C. Mikael Mattsson, CEO of svexa and Senior Researcher at Stanford University, spoke about the need for individualization in optimizing performance. Svexa has supported world class elite athletes. Mikael highlighted how personalized schedules can enhance productivity in the business world, noting that, some surgeons or executives might perform better at different times of the day as an example. As technology becomes more affordable, personalized optimization will become accessible not only to privileged people focusing on longevity but hopefully to make modern organizations fit for people.