Empowerment Archives - Cathrin Frisemo

“I’m a Cebra on the digitized savanna – How to succeed in the digitized working life”

“I’m a Cebra on the digitized savanna – Are you? How to succeed in the digitized working life”, is the title of my latest book and is available at Amazon and other online bookstores, April 16. In the first part, you can read about new values, conditions, and opportunities in the new world of work, or as I call it at times, the digitized savanna. In the second part, you’re exploring a savanna of texts and exercises to be seen as tools to being a Cebra. Why? So you succeed, whatever that means to you, in your working life. At a conference some weeks ago a person approached me and […]

Creativity – a state of being

Definitions of creativity are by numbers at least as many as for health. In order to make it clear to myself what I meant when working with creativity, I had to create a practical definition for creativity as well as I did for health and leadership. “ A condition in which experience of time and space stops to exist and you’re totally present. Body, emotions, thoughts and soul are fully co-operating and you are. You act and create from within yourself, who you are, and you’re your own authority. What you do is easy, flowing with effort but without fighting. You “just know” and “just do” and experience that […]

Health is the base for existence

Health, creativity, and leadership are intertwined and are independent interdependent. The core essence of and a base is empowerment that in this context is used with the meaning of “The process of becoming stronger and more confident, especially in controlling one’s life and claiming one’s rights”. Empowerment can also mean “Authority or power given to someone to do something”. In the end, it all comes down to a good and sustainable health. This is the base for existence and it’s cost-effective. If not healthy, one’s life is impaired and the quality of life decreases. A bad health leads to an early death and suffering along the way. And it’s unnecessary if one’s […]

Leadership and empowerment

Leadership, creativity and health is intertwined and are independent interdependent. The core essence of and base is empowerment that in this context is used with the meaning of “The process of becoming stronger and more confident, especially in controlling one’s life and claiming one’s rights”. Empowerment can also mean “Authority or power given to someone to do something”. Empowered leaders empower people around them they create more leaders and not followers. And that is what defines authentic leadership that’s transparent and honest. To achieve this great communication skills are needed with the crucial talents to listen, listen and listen. And to understand what’s said and to ask the right questions based on […]

Business life 3.0

We’re in the midst of the transition from the industrial era transforming into the digitized era where new conditions and opportunities emerge on doing business and into business life 3.0. Networks and communities are gaining ground as a way to organize work in the digital era. Successful networks and communities are built on participant’s participation. It’s driven by the engagement, passion, and contribution of the people involved in a specific issue and common ground of value. And in the long run, this is what is sustainable. A sustainable economy, environment, and health are intertwined and merge together with key factors such as empowerment, networking and ‘think globally, act locally. It’s […]