Wisdom From The Top with Guy Raz

Lego: Jørgen Vig Knudstorp

Aug 9, 2023
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 5min
2
The Danish Brand: Lego
04:49 • 2min
3
How I Grew Up Playing With Lego Sets
06:31 • 2min
4
The Career of a Professor of Economics at McKinsey
08:26 • 2min
5
How I Met the Vice President of Business Development at McKinsey
10:35 • 2min
6
The Secret of a Privately Held Company
13:04 • 2min
7
The Importance of Slow Growth
15:21 • 3min
8
How to Move Beyond What You're Really Good At
18:14 • 3min
9
The Naivety of a CEO
21:02 • 5min
10
The Love Commandos
26:11 • 2min
11
The Six Things Jorn Vignudstorp Wanted to Do to Save Lego
28:14 • 4min
12
The Importance of Transparency in a Company
32:13 • 3min
13
The Importance of a Dark Side
35:02 • 2min
14
The Six Point Plan to Get Back to Profitability
36:34 • 3min
15
The Importance of Designer Recruitment Workshops
39:35 • 2min
16
How Adam Reed Tucker Changed the Lego Building System
41:24 • 2min
17
The Return to the Place Where It All Begun
42:56 • 2min
18
The Legal Break: A New Marketing Push
44:36 • 2min
19
The Impact of Lego's Movie Launch
46:56 • 2min
20
IBM and a Global Real Estate Company Create a Sustainability Solution
48:31 • 3min
21
How Wisdom From the Top Prevents Growth From Falling Into Traps
51:07 • 2min
22
The Warning Signs That Employee Engagement Was Starting to Wave Off
52:49 • 5min
23
The Dilemma of a New CEO
57:44 • 2min
24
Building a Culture of Thanking People
01:00:12 • 2min
25
The Role of Genetics in Leadership
01:01:48 • 4min