My Proud Moment: Sharing A Front Page With My Rolemodel

I’m so proud to be her company. Merete Eldrup is one of my role models and I’m proud to get a small corner of “her” front page in Berlingske Business this weekend⁣
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Back when I was a young woman, and had just landed my first CEO job, I wrote to Merete Eldrup cold (without introduction or connection). To my surprise she replied, and generously gave me an hour of her time. ⁣
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We sat in her office at the national TV station where she was CEO, and the told me of her challenges when she first started. She’d accepted the job in the belief that it was a healthy business, but found to her shock that they were close to collapse. Over the last 12 years she’s turned it into a healthy business. ⁣
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I’ve often thought of that story when I’ve been in difficult times in my own career. It’s helped to know that many have been in tough spots and had to make hard decisions. ⁣
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This morning I’m reading the paper with a sense of pride. My change to working with green business is - by coincidence - featured in the same paper as her change to a board career. What are the odds? ⁣