Episode 11 of The Clockwork CIO is now live, featuring Christian Melby, Partner and CIO at Summa Equity.
Summa Equity, established in 2016, is one of Europe’s leading mid-market private equity firms, whose investment strategy focuses on companies in industries supported by megatrends within three themes: Resource Efficiency, Changing Demographics,
and Tech-Enabled Transformation.
During the show Christian discusses:
· Nurturing talent and the importance of trusting in systems and processes
· Encouraging the team to find their voice and become effective decision makers
· Finding inspiration in other industry leaders including Nicolai Tangen, CEO of Norges Bank Investment Management which manages the world’s largest SWF (the “Oil Fund”)
· Why the key to good leadership is based on the foundations of trust and credibility
· Whether in good times or bad, maintain a steady course: “Keep calm and carry on”
· Self-reflection and the benefit of using leadership coaches to improve both as a person and a leader
Here’s a quote I liked:
“When I manage teams I try to foster a culture where I let everyone, from the most junior to the most senior, approach making decisions…creating that path to becoming good decision makers is very important.”
