Dan Sten Olsson - June 2024
ARE WE IN STEP WITH THE WORLD AROUND US WHEN IT COMES TO PROFESSIONAL BUSINESSMANSHIP AND LEADERSHIP?
We just held our annual general meeting and with good reason celebrated our annual results for 2023. If a company's management relaxes, on the other hand, the competitiveness and vitality gradually disappear. A lot of things happen every year and we have good reason to be grateful.
Our board members feel that a lot has happened during the years they have been participating and contributing. I am grateful for all the support our company management has received and is receiving. Our success is great according to our own opinion, but is it notable when making a wider assessment? This is the question we must constantly ask ourselves.
In soccer, it goes without saying that you start playing in a junior league. If you are successful, you get to play in a higher league next time. The results are clear and the competition is increasing. For our businesses, our ability to perform is not as obvious. If a company is loss-making, you will not be around for very long of course. But how big must our profit be for us to survive in the future? We don’t know for sure, but in steering by objectives at least we know the extent to which we fulfill our ambitions. Do we have sufficient ambition and do we set high enough goals?
Our board members, who see and experience how other companies perform, confirmed at the last board meeting that they think our development is good. The demands put on a company these days are not small. The board has reviewed and established our company policies. Please read them in the fact box.
Reading and understanding our policies is of course good, but complying with them is more difficult and ultimately not enough. I am quite proud of my white book because it seems to inspire many. I feel that the pursuit of continuous improvement as well as the care for ourselves and others move us forward.
The other day I was told that, unlike many large companies, we are not yet stuck in structures and regulatory constraints.
WE ARE STILL CURIOUS
It made me so happy. Care, Innovation and Performance are our core values. But still! It is through our curiosity that we are able to create innovations.
Therefore in the new edition of the White Book, Curiosity has been added as a basis for innovation!
- Curiosity is a strong desire or drive to discover, explore and learn something new or more.
- Curiosity is necessary for timely observation of our surroundings and events.
- Curiosity fosters attentiveness and creative thinking.
- Curiosity is essential for acquiring knowledge.
- Curiosity is the gateway to both adaptation as well as initiatives and innovations.
A curious person asks questions, remains open to new perspectives, seeks new knowledge and experiences, and listens to understand rather than to give answers.
Let’s continue to be curious. We are an old company operating in aged industries, but as long as we are curious, we can remain modern and remain winners in the modern competition.
Dan Sten Olsson, CEO
Göteborg, May 2024
GENERAL GROUP POLICIES
- AI Governance policy
- Anti-Bribery and Corruption policy
- Brand and Trademark policy
- Competition Compliance policy
- Environment policy
- Information Security policy
- People policy
- Privacy policy
- Safety and Security policy
- Sanctions and Export control policy
- Whistleblower policy
SPECIFIC GROUP POLICIES
- Finance policy
- IT Governance policy
- Pre-Approval policy
- Tax policy
