Isabella Alveberg - CEO of Snøhetta

As we’ve stayed closer to home these past two years, whether
looking out the window or going for walks, we’re keenly aware of
our surroundings and the important role design and architecture
play in our enjoyment of spaces.


I am delighted to welcome someone who is actively seeking new
opportunities to improve and create world-class architecture and
design. She’s an impressive leader who has wide-ranging
experience within global leadership, sales, marketing and
operations. We met when she was a tech exec at a cyber security
company and I was training one of her teams.  


Let me tell you about Isabella Alveberg. She is the CEO of
Snøhetta. It’s an integrated design practice of architecture,
landscape, interiors, furniture, graphic and brand design, with
offices all over the world including the home office of Oslo,
Norway.  


Listen until 12:07 to hear Isabella talk about the best piece of
advice she received.  


"The best piece of advice that I ever got, that I didn't wish I
knew earlier, cause I was told that pretty early. But I wish I'd
listened to that advice. Is really listen more than you speak. I
did have a tendency to, uh, you know, to overcompensate and kind
of push my ideas forward. And I think as, at least as I get older
and take on more, you know, top-level of management positions.


I think it's really a good practice to ask for advice. You know,
surround yourself with people that are a whole lot smarter than
yourself. One of my New Year's resolutions with this year is
really to actively seek dialogue, not just conversation, but
dialogue to really, truly understand the other person and their
point of view.


And then, in the end, I have to make the hard decisions. But
again, I wish that they not only told me to listen more than I
spoke but actually, I had listened to that piece of advice."


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