CEOs Blog - Kredinor

Sweeping the sheds

A few years ago, my spouse was living in Paris. And, of course, we wanted to make the most out of staying in such a beautiful city. As we both have a passion for sports, we decided to learn more about rugby as this is big in France.

Klaus-Anders Nysteen gjør regning for de 100 første dagene i Kredinor

It really isn’t about the first 100 days, but a good start matters

The idea that the first 100 days of a leader’s reign are crucial dates back to Franklin D. Roosevelt’s inauguration to his initial US presidential term in March 1933.

Sell faster horses or invent the car?

One of my key messages is that at Kredinor, we put our customers’ best interests and needs first. But what are the customer’s needs? And how do we identify them? Henry Ford is alleged to have said that if he’d asked the customers what they wanted, they would most likely have said faster horses.

Doing something good

We all know that it’s important to do things right, but also to do the right things. In business, we talk about being productive or efficient, but also about being effective. I wonder, is this sufficient, or is there more in this equation?

Giving young people the tools to be smart about money

For several decades, indebtedness was on the rise for all age groups in Norway. That changed with the arrival of the pandemic. Over the past two years most of us have spent less, and debt collection cases have plummeted. For everyone but young people, that is.

Ubuntu!

For a decade, the men’s national handball team in Norway has used an African word when they’re doing their “scrum”, finishing their time-out. They’ve come together, arms around shoulders, and shouted “Ubuntu!”. The team has used ”Ubuntu” to express their collective unity, where the team is more than the sum of individual players.