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,

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.”