Torsten Conrad
With more than 15 years of experience in both practice and research in leadership, prioritization and implementation, Torsten Conrad is a central figure in leadership development. As Area Director, he has a full overview of which of our skilled consultants can best match your collaboration needs.
Torsten is a sought-after sparring partner in leadership, especially when the focus is on developing attractive, efficient and purpose-driven workplaces and promoting sustainable implementation strategies in organizations. This includes both change and anchoring processes. His expertise also extends to leadership within research environments, where he is a valued advisor and consultant for Danish universities.
With over 25 years of management experience and 20 years of consulting experience, Torsten has worked extensively with topics such as leadership development, implementation, prioritization, attractive work environments, talent development, organizational development, stress management, work-life balance, volunteer management, supervision, mentoring, coaching and inclusion.
Since 2011, he has been affiliated with Aalborg University, first as a PhD fellow focusing on implementation management and now as a teacher, supervisor, examiner and external examiner on various master's programs, including Master in Management Psychology (LOOP), Master in Learning and Change Processes, Master in Educational Leadership and Master in Public Governance.
Torsten has studied management, theology and IT at master's level and is also a trained primary school teacher with over 13 years of experience, including as an AKT and inclusion teacher. His involvement spans more than 25 years as a pastor, and he has played a key role in the development of the Danish Implementation Network (DIN), where he has been active on the board for many years. Currently, he is the network leader for the Danish Implementation Network for Researchers (DIN-F), a board member of Mission Aviation Fellowship and a member of Folkekirkens fagudvalg for knowledge, development and education (FUV). Torsten also provides mentoring and supervision support to NGOs and start-ups
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Selected publications
"Management of implementation in primary schools", 2018, Ledelse i Morgen
"Femfaktorconsulting", 2018, Business Psychology
"Successful implementation requires leadership! Four approaches and "grips" for implementation", 2017, Management in Development, no. 3
"Create motivation, meaning and profit on the bottom line with purpose-driven leadership", 2017, Ledelse i Udvikling, no. 2
"Ledelse og forandringer i folkeskolen", 2015, In: "Implementering - Fra viden til praksis på barn- og ungeområdet", Dansk Psykologisk Forlag
"Intentionality vs. Unpredictability. Evidence-based implementation in an educational context", 2015, In: "Evidens i pædagogens praksis - En introduktion", Dafolo
"Management that makes sense", 2014, Skolen i morgen, Dafolo
"Ledelsens rolle i implementeringen af folkeskolereformen", 2014, In: Conrad, T. & Engsig, T., "Skolen i en reformtid", UCN Seriehæfte
"How to include?", 2013, In: "Inklusion - er du med?", UCN Forlag
References
Since the House of Nævnenes Hus moved to Viborg from Copenhagen 1.5 years ago, LEAD has helped establish and develop a new team of leaders through training and ongoing coaching and sparring.
"I chose to start working with LEAD in the fall of 2016, as I had to assemble a completely new management team as part of the establishment of a new agency. I was very comfortable with LEAD's management foundation, value base and working method, and the combination of LEAD's research-based approach and professionally solid tools as well as Torsten's professional and at the same time empathetic and compassionate approach has been a solid support and a motivating guide in relation to the professional and relational ambition that drives the management team at the House of Nævnenes Hus.
Torsten is professionally very strong and at the same time a very pleasant, empathetic and not least present person, whom I have great confidence in - also when it comes to difficult dilemmas."
- Christian Lützen, Director of the House of Nævnenes Hus
Work experience
Partner in LEAD - enter next level (2017 - )
Senior Consultant in LEAD - enter next level (2015 - 2017)
Board member of Danish Implementation Network (DIN) (2014 - )
"Visiting scholar and lecturer, University of California, San Diego (UCSD) (2013 - 2014)
PhD fellow Aalborg University (2011 - 2014)
Self-employed management, change and stress consultant in Zoe Consult, Torsten Conrad Consult and Conrad Consult (2005 - )
Pastor in several churches in Northern Jutland (1998 - )
Primary school teacher Lundergårdskolen in Hjørring Municipality (1998 - 2011)
Secretary and disaster coordinator in Save the Children, Hjørring (2011 - 2013)
Church child, teen and youth work (1989 - )
Football coach (1992 - )
Specialties
Inclusion
Volunteer management
Energy management in sport and business
Work-life balance
Podcasts
Distributed leadership
An expert panel of two consultants and a school principal delves into the importance and value of distributed leadership. What do you need to pay special attention to? When will it go wrong if you're not? What are the first steps to getting started with distributed leadership?
The potential of new organizational forms to promote well-being
Podcast The potential of new organizational forms to promote wellbeing. New organizational forms such as TEAL, Agile and Sociocracy are becoming more and more widespread. In this episode we zoom in
Learning culture - what do we need it for?
Podcast Learning culture - what do we need it for? What is learning culture? What can it be used for? How can you develop a learning culture? All of this
Psychological safety - what is it and how do you create it?
Podcast Psychological safety - what is it and how do you create it? Psychological safety is the shared perception among team members that interpersonal risk-taking can be done safely
