[slow down to see clearly]

Beyond Business as Usual

Leaders today face converging pressures that cannot be met with speed or strategy alone.

I work with leaders and organisations at critical thresholds where new ways of seeing, thinking, and leading become necessary

— for better business, and a better future.

Elisabet Lagerstedt
Executive Advisor & Coach  I  Author & Speaker
PhD researcher in Transformative Business Leadership

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Beyond Business as Usual

Ongoing reflections on leadership, strategy, and transformation in a world where what used to work is no longer enough.

From Impact to Inner Development to Flourishing

Leadership

From Impact to Inner Development to Flourishing

3 March, 2026 Leadership , ,

We are living in a time when the challenges we face are no longer sectoral. Climate instability does not belong to environmental NGOs, digital…

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Fit for Purpose — Designing Business Around What Truly Matters

Strategy

Fit for Purpose — Designing Business Around What Truly Matters

23 February, 2026 Strategy ,

This is a very practical blog post, focusing on business value creation. Returning to Lund University Master’s program of Entrepreneurship and Innovation for the…

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The Fit for Purpose Model Navigator (AI)

Strategy

The Fit for Purpose Model Navigator (AI)

22 February, 2026 Strategy , ,

The Fit for Purpose Model is a free strategic framework designed to help purpose-led leaders design and transform their organisations to become aligned with…

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Fit for Purpose: Learning from the Past, Acting in the Present, Designing for the Future

Strategy

Fit for Purpose: Learning from the Past, Acting in the Present, Designing for the Future

22 February, 2026 Strategy , ,

Time is change, transformation and evolution. Still, when leadership teams gather to discuss strategy, the conversation often begins with numbers, market shares, risks, competitors…

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Beyond leadership as plumbing and poetry

Leadership

Beyond leadership as plumbing and poetry

2 February, 2026 Leadership ,

Not too long ago, I came across the book On Leadership by James G. March and Thierry Weil, a leadership classic from 2005, coming…

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A Challenge of Leadership Capacity: We Are Not in a Normal Cycle

Leadership

A Challenge of Leadership Capacity: We Are Not in a Normal Cycle

31 December, 2025 Leadership ,

For much of modern business history, leadership has been shaped by a fairly stable mental model of how change unfolds: a model deeply intertwined…

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Transformative change

I support leaders and organisations navigating accelerating change, uncertainty, and complexity. Through advanced facilitation of transformative leadership and strategy development and co-creation, I help you and your team see more clearly, align more deeply, and renew your business and organisation for lasting relevance and positive impact.

For better business—and a better future.

Expanding leadership capacity

Develop the awareness, judgment, and inner clarity required to lead in complexity and uncertainty. Strengthen your ability to stay clear, grounded, and effective—when what used to work no longer does.

Co-creating strategy & renewal

Design and renew purpose, direction, and business models to stay relevant in a rapidly changing context. Create alignment across perspectives—and translate insight into coherent, forward movement.

Exploring future possibilities

Connect today’s decisions with long-term consequences—and expand your view of what is possible. Use scenarios and systemic perspectives to navigate uncertainty and shape the future more consciously.