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Founding cohort 2027

The Nordic
Leadership
Programme

Based on The Nordic Leadership Spiral

Develop yourself. Empower others.
Build stronger organizations.

Three residential modules. Six learning days. Personal insight and practical leadership development you can use at work.

  • 01 January to February 2027: digital introduction and preparation
  • 02 March to May 2027: three residential modules
  • 03 Six in-person learning days
  • 04 Personal leadership assessment
  • 05 International learning environment
  • 06 Leadership certification
  • 07 Nordic professional network

02 · Why this programme

Leadership is not what you know.It is what you do.

Leadership development should make a difference in everyday working life. Yet many leaders return from courses with new ideas but little lasting change. The Nordic Leadership Programme focuses on turning insight into behavior.

Built on more than 20 years of international leadership experience and the book The Nordic Leadership Spiral, the programme combines research informed perspectives with practical leadership challenges. You explore how communication, psychological safety, relationships, recognition, ownership, purpose and empowerment shape culture and performance, and how technology, artificial intelligence and changing expectations are transforming leadership.

The goal is not simply to become more knowledgeable. It is to become a more conscious, confident and effective leader.

Participants taking part in a practical group exercise
Participants laughing together during a practical exercise

03 · The Nordic Leadership Spiral

Six dimensions.One connected leadership journey.

The Nordic Leadership Spiral is the foundation of the programme. Leadership develops through six interconnected dimensions, each building on the one before and feeding the next. Select a dimension to explore it.

Dimension 01 · Psychological safety

I dare.

Creating an environment where people feel safe to speak openly, contribute ideas, challenge decisions and learn from mistakes.

Why it matters
Without safety, problems stay hidden and good ideas stay unsaid. It is the ground every other dimension stands on.
Common leadership challenges
Silence in meetings, decisions nobody questions, mistakes that are covered up instead of shared.
What you will learn
How your own behavior invites or shuts down candor, and how to respond when someone takes a risk.
In practice
You lead one real conversation in your team where disagreement is invited, then reflect on what changed.

04 · Programme journey

Lead with clarity.Build stronger teams.

Three modules. Six days. One leadership journey. Develop your leadership, strengthen your team and turn insight into action, with practical learning you apply between modules.

  1. Leadership begins with self awareness.

    You explore your personal leadership style, communication, behavioral preferences, emotional intelligence and your ability to create trust.

    Outcome A clearer understanding of your leadership behavior, and a personal development plan.
    Key topics
    • 01Self awareness and personal leadership
    • 02Leadership communication
    • 03Emotional intelligence
    • 04Behavioral preferences and DiSC
    • 05Psychological safety
    • 06Personal values
    • 07Positive psychology
    • 08Leadership under pressure
    • 09Individual leadership development planning
A participant explains his behavioral style while standing on the DiSC map
Patrick facilitating a leadership session around a boardroom table
Between the modules

Between modules, you spend a few hours working with a small group, sharing experiences and reflecting on real leadership challenges. You also apply what you learn in your own role.

05 · Perspectives

Learn from experience.Expand your perspective.

One consistent leadership framework, combined with perspectives from experienced practitioners across industries and professional disciplines. Challenge your thinking from five angles.

01

Leadership, empowerment and human behavior

How leaders build trust, develop responsibility and create the conditions for people to succeed, and how behavior changes under pressure.

02

Artificial intelligence and emerging technologies

How AI is changing organizations, work and leadership. Practical applications, opportunities, risks and the human responsibilities that come with them.

03

Business leadership and transformation

Practical experience of leading organizations, developing cultures, managing change and making difficult decisions.

04

Performance, psychology and resilience

Insights from positive psychology, elite sport and high performance environments on motivation, resilience and teamwork.

05

Leadership under pressure

Leading when expectations conflict, decisions are difficult and uncertainty is high, and how judgment and trust shape outcomes.

Guest practitioners are announced as they are confirmed.

Apply now and you will be the first to know who joins the founding cohort.

Patrick Sackner Christensen, founder of Sackner Group and programme director
Patrick Sackner Christensen · Programme director

06 · About the programme

Built on experience. Grounded in people.Focused on performance.

The Nordic Leadership Programme was developed by Patrick Sackner Christensen, founder of Sackner Group and author of The Nordic Leadership Spiral. It builds on his experience in international organizations, leadership development, organizational culture, psychology and elite sport.

It connects research and practice with one simple principle: leadership is expressed through behavior. The purpose is to help leaders create workplaces where people feel safe, connected, recognized, responsible, motivated and empowered.

Leadership is expressed through behavior.
Patrick with a large, smiling audience of leaders after a keynote
Patrick with a leadership group around a workshop table

07 · Learning experience and Nordic network

A learning experiencebeyond the classroom.

Leaders from different industries, organizations and countries learn from the teaching and from each other. The residential format makes room for real conversations, shared reflection and professional relationships that last. Welcoming, practical and open, never an exclusive club.

Leaders in climbing helmets and harnesses laughing together before an outdoor challenge in the forest
A participant presenting while the group listens and reflects
  • 01Practical workshops
  • 02Leadership discussions
  • 03Real business cases
  • 04Personal feedback
  • 05Individual reflection
  • 06Peer learning
  • 07Shared meals and networking
  • 08Digital learning activities
  • 09Connections across the Nordic region

08 · Assessment and personal development

Understand your leadership.Develop your impact.

Every participant completes a leadership assessment based on The Nordic Leadership Spiral. It gives you a structured starting point for reflection and for your individual development plan.

01

What it measures

Your leadership behavior across the six dimensions of The Nordic Leadership Spiral: strengths, development areas and patterns.

02

How you use your results

As the starting point for reflection and for your individual leadership development plan, revisited through the programme.

03

How it connects

Each module builds on your results, and your final development project shows how you have moved. Feedback from colleagues can be added where agreed.

04

How your data is handled

Results are confidential and processed in line with GDPR. They are yours, and never shared without your consent.

Leaders studying behavior cards spread across a table

09 · Certification

From learning to lastingleadership development.

Participants who complete the programme receive The Nordic Leadership Programme Certificate, based on The Nordic Leadership Spiral, issued by Sackner Group.

  1. 01Participation in all three physical modules
  2. 02Completion of the leadership assessment
  3. 03Active participation in workshops and practical exercises
  4. 04An individual leadership development project
  5. 05Final presentation and assessment

This is a professional programme certificate. It is not a university degree or an independently accredited academic qualification.

SACKNER
Certificate The Nordic Leadership Programme Based on The Nordic Leadership Spiral Your name
Programme director Sackner Group AB
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10 · Dates, location and investment

Join the foundingcohort in 2027.

Programme schedule
PeriodActivity
October 2026 to January 2027Applications open through January 31, 2027
January 2027Digital introductions
February 2027Preparation and assessments
March 2027Module 1 · Leading yourself
April 2027Module 2 · Leading others
May 2027Module 3 · Leading organizations and the future, certification

The first programme is planned for Denmark and Sweden, with Norway also being considered. Exact dates and venues will be confirmed before you accept your place. Accommodation according to the confirmed programme. Target group size is about 20 to 30 leaders, keeping the learning interactive.

Founding cohort 2027

Private customers · total including 25% VAT

€5,562.50

Businesses · excluding VAT

€4,450

Regular programme price: €6,687.50 including 25% VAT for private customers; €5,350 excluding VAT for businesses.

Included
  • 01Six in-person learning days
  • 02Three residential modules
  • 03Hotel accommodation according to the confirmed programme
  • 04Meals and refreshments during the modules
  • 05Leadership assessment
  • 06Learning materials
  • 07A copy of The Nordic Leadership Spiral
  • 08Digital introduction and preparation
  • 09Practical assignments and peer learning
  • 10Certification assessment and certificate

Not included: travel to and from the venue, and personal expenses.

11 · Application

Ready to developyour leadership?

Applications are open through January 31, 2027. Applying is free and does not create a binding purchase. You receive the offer, payment information and relevant terms before accepting your place.

  1. 01Submit your application
  2. 02Receive confirmation on this page
  3. 03Sackner Group reviews your application
  4. 04A personal introduction conversation may be arranged
  5. 05Accepted applicants receive programme information, terms and payment instructions
  6. 06Onboarding information arrives before the digital introduction

This is an application, not a purchase. Read the business booking terms or private customer terms before accepting a place.

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12 · Questions

Frequently askedquestions.

Something else on your mind? Write to patrick@sackner.org.

  • Leaders with responsibility for people or a clear path towards it: team leaders, middle managers, department heads, business owners, senior managers, HR and organizational development professionals, and specialists moving into leadership. You do not need a C suite title, only a genuine interest in developing your leadership behavior.

Terms and cancellation

Applying is free and does not create a binding purchase. Read the terms for your purchase below. Your confirmed offer and the relevant terms are supplied before you accept a place.

Private prices include 25% VAT. Business prices are shown excluding VAT. Exact dates, venue and accommodation are confirmed before a binding booking.

Business booking terms

1. Provider and scope

The Nordic Leadership Programme is provided by Sackner Group AB, registration number 559548-3917, Stenöregatan 31, 21831 Bunkeflostrand, Sweden. Contact: patrick@sackner.org.

These terms apply to businesses and organizations purchasing for professional purposes. They do not apply to consumer purchases.

2. Application and binding agreement

An application is free and does not constitute a binding purchase. A booking becomes binding when the customer accepts Sackner Group’s written offer and these terms in writing. The person accepting must be authorized to represent the purchasing organization.

The offer specifies the programme, confirmed dates, venue, included services, price and payment deadline. Specific written arrangements take precedence over these terms. Subsequent changes to these terms do not alter an existing agreement without consent.

3. Price and payment

The price and currency are stated in the offer. Business prices exclude applicable VAT unless stated otherwise. The full fee is payable in advance by the agreed deadline. An installment arrangement requires separate agreement and does not reduce the full payment obligation.

Late payment may incur statutory interest and legally recoverable collection costs. After written notice and a reasonable opportunity to pay, Sackner Group may suspend access because of overdue payment.

4. Cancellation by the customer

A binding booking reserves a place for the complete programme. If the customer cancels, the full agreed programme fee remains payable. Payments received are not refunded, and any outstanding balance remains due.

This applies before and after commencement, including illness, changes in employment, workload, travel difficulties, absence or withdrawal. The programme involves advance commitments for accommodation, catering, teaching, guest contributors, events, preparation and reserved capacity.

Cancellation must be communicated in writing to patrick@sackner.org. Exceptions require a separate written agreement or an overriding legal entitlement.

5. Replacement participant

Before commencement, the entire place may be transferred without a transfer fee to a suitable colleague from the same organization. The replacement must meet the admission requirements and receive written approval, which will not be unreasonably withheld.

Commencement means the first scheduled participant activity, including any digital introduction or preparation session. After commencement, the place cannot be transferred, shared or divided. The original customer remains responsible for payment unless otherwise agreed. Additional requested services require advance agreement.

6. Absence and certification

Missed sessions, late arrival, early departure and interrupted participation do not entitle the customer to a refund, replacement teaching or another cohort. Alternative arrangements require separate agreement.

Certification requires fulfillment of the attendance, assignment and assessment requirements communicated before booking. Payment alone does not guarantee certification. The Sackner Group certificate recognizes professional development. It is not a university degree or a guarantee of business or career results.

7. Included services

The offer specifies teaching, assessments, materials, meals, accommodation and other included services. Accommodation covers only the confirmed nights and room arrangement. Travel, additional nights, upgrades, parking and personal expenses are excluded unless expressly included. Wait for confirmed dates and venue before booking travel.

8. Changes and cancellation by Sackner Group

Reasonable adjustments to teaching order, methods, contributors and venue may be made while preserving essential scope and quality. Guest contributors may be replaced by suitably qualified alternatives.

Material changes to confirmed dates, location or delivery format will be communicated promptly. If a material change prevents participation, the customer may accept the alternative or cancel affected, undelivered services and receive the corresponding refund.

If Sackner Group cancels, including because of insufficient confirmed participants, the customer will be offered an alternative or a refund for the cancelled services. A residential programme will not be replaced entirely by digital delivery without agreement.

9. Events beyond reasonable control

An affected party must notify the other promptly and take reasonable steps to reduce the consequences. The parties will seek a practical alternative. If affected activities cannot be delivered within 90 days of their original dates, either party may terminate the undelivered part by written notice. Fees paid for that part will be refunded. Obligations for services already delivered remain unaffected.

10. Conduct, confidentiality and materials

Participants must behave respectfully, follow reasonable safety instructions and protect confidential information shared during the programme. Serious misconduct, harassment, unsafe conduct or a serious confidentiality breach may lead to suspension or exclusion. Where appropriate, a warning and opportunity to correct the issue will be given first. Financial consequences will reflect the circumstances, services delivered and reasonably unavoidable commitments.

Materials remain the property of Sackner Group or the rights holder. Personal learning and professional application are permitted. Resale, distribution and reproduction for commercial training require permission. Recording, automated transcription and AI meeting tools require prior permission from Sackner Group and affected participants.

11. Personal information and publicity

Personal information is processed under the privacy policy at sackner.org/privacy-policy/. Acceptance of these terms does not authorize promotional use of images, testimonials or assessment results. Required permission will be obtained separately.

12. Complaints and liability

Report concerns to patrick@sackner.org as soon as reasonably possible. Sackner Group must have a reasonable opportunity to investigate and remedy failures.

To the extent permitted by law, liability for indirect or consequential loss is excluded. Sackner Group’s aggregate liability is limited to the agreed fee for the affected participant. These limitations do not apply to fraud, intentional misconduct, gross negligence, personal injury caused by negligence, express refund obligations or liability that cannot lawfully be excluded.

13. Governing law and disputes

Swedish law applies. The parties will first seek resolution through discussion. Unresolved disputes will be submitted to Swedish general courts, with Malmö District Court as the court of first instance, unless mandatory law requires otherwise.

Private customer terms

1. Provider and scope

The Nordic Leadership Programme is provided by Sackner Group AB, registration number 559548-3917, Stenöregatan 31, 21831 Bunkeflostrand, Sweden. Contact: patrick@sackner.org.

These terms apply when you purchase as a consumer, primarily for purposes outside your trade, business or profession. Your legal status depends on the actual circumstances, not solely on who pays. Nothing in these terms restricts mandatory consumer rights.

2. Application and booking

Applying is free and creates no purchase obligation. Before a binding booking, you receive an offer specifying the programme, confirmed dates, venue, included services, total price and payment arrangements.

The agreement becomes binding when you expressly accept the offer and these terms. Confirmation and terms will be provided by email or another format you can retain. Specific written arrangements cannot reduce mandatory rights. Later changes do not alter your booking without agreement.

3. Price and payment

The total consumer price includes applicable VAT and mandatory charges. Optional extras require your agreement. Payment is due in advance by the agreed deadline. Installments require separate agreement and do not reduce the total price.

Late payment may incur statutory interest and legally recoverable costs. Rights to dispute an incorrect invoice or withhold payment where legally justified remain unaffected.

4. Right of withdrawal

For a distance booking, you have a statutory right to withdraw within 14 days of concluding the agreement. The period cannot expire before the legally required withdrawal information has been supplied. You do not need to give a reason.

Notify Sackner Group before the deadline by email to patrick@sackner.org, by post to the address above, or using the online withdrawal function where provided. Any clear statement is sufficient. The form below is optional.

Following valid withdrawal, payments will be refunded without undue delay and within 14 days of notification, using the original payment method unless otherwise expressly agreed. No refund fee is charged.

If you expressly request services to begin during the withdrawal period and receive the required information beforehand, you may have to pay a reasonable, proportionate amount for services actually supplied before withdrawal.

Materials, preparation or one session do not automatically remove withdrawal rights for the entire programme. The right for a service ends on full performance during the withdrawal period only if the statutory requirements for express prior consent and acknowledgment have been met.

5. Cancellation after the withdrawal period

You may cancel after the withdrawal period, but cancellation is not necessarily free. Sackner Group may claim compensation permitted by Swedish law for services supplied, reasonable preparation, unavoidable commitments and recoverable loss from the reserved place.

The calculation accounts for costs saved, supplier refunds and replacement bookings. The same loss will not be charged twice. Compensation may reach the full programme price, but will not exceed it. A calculation is available on request.

Where an unforeseeable and unavoidable circumstance, such as illness making attendance impossible, causes cancellation, compensation is limited as required by law. Compensation for a lost participant place will not be claimed where legally excluded. Reasonable supporting information may be requested without requiring unnecessary medical details.

Payments exceeding the lawful charge will be refunded. No additional voluntary refund or free cancellation entitlement is offered beyond these terms and applicable law.

6. Replacement participant

Before commencement, you may transfer the entire place without a transfer fee to a suitable colleague or other replacement. They must meet admission requirements and receive written approval, which will not be unreasonably withheld.

Commencement means the first scheduled participant activity, including digital introduction or preparation. After commencement, the place cannot be transferred, shared or divided. Statutory cancellation rights remain unaffected. You remain responsible for payment unless otherwise agreed.

7. Absence and certification

Absence, late arrival, early departure or withdrawal does not create an additional entitlement to replacement teaching, another cohort or a refund. Statutory rights remain unaffected and are assessed under sections 4 and 5 and applicable law.

Certification depends on the attendance, assignment and assessment requirements disclosed before booking. The Sackner Group certificate recognizes professional development, not a university degree or a guarantee of career results.

8. Included services and expenses

Your offer specifies included teaching, assessments, materials, meals and accommodation. Accommodation covers only confirmed nights and room arrangements. Travel, additional nights, upgrades, parking and personal expenses are excluded unless expressly included. Wait for confirmed dates and venue before booking travel.

9. Changes, cancellation and delivery failures

Reasonable adjustments preserving essential scope and quality may be made, including teaching order and suitable replacement contributors. Material changes to confirmed dates, location or delivery format will be communicated promptly. Statutory rights to reject changes, terminate, obtain a refund or claim other remedies remain unaffected.

If Sackner Group cancels before commencement, you will be offered an alternative or a refund. You need not accept an alternative. If part cannot be delivered, you retain your rights for affected services. An agreed residential programme will not become entirely digital without your agreement.

10. Events beyond reasonable control

Sackner Group will promptly notify you of serious circumstances affecting delivery and take reasonable steps to reduce their impact. An alternative may be offered without requiring you to waive statutory rights.

If affected activities cannot be delivered within 90 days of their original dates, either party may terminate the undelivered part and its fees will be refunded. Any earlier statutory right to terminate or obtain a refund takes precedence.

11. Conduct, confidentiality and materials

Participants must behave respectfully, follow reasonable safety instructions and protect confidential information. Serious misconduct or unsafe behavior may lead to suspension or exclusion, normally following a warning and opportunity to correct it where appropriate. This does not automatically justify retaining the entire fee; consequences are assessed under applicable law.

Materials may be used for personal learning and professional application. Commercial copying, distribution and resale require permission. Recording, automated transcription and AI meeting tools require prior permission from Sackner Group and affected participants.

12. Personal information and publicity

Personal information is processed under the privacy policy at sackner.org/privacy-policy/. Accepting these terms is not consent to marketing or promotional use of your image, testimonial or assessment results. Required permission will be obtained separately.

13. Complaints and disputes

Send complaints to patrick@sackner.org with the issue and requested remedy. Sackner Group will investigate and have a reasonable opportunity to address it. Statutory rights regarding defective or undelivered services remain unaffected.

Eligible disputes may be referred to Allmänna reklamationsnämnden, ARN, at arn.se, Box 174, 101 23 Stockholm, Sweden. You may also bring proceedings in a competent court.

Swedish law applies without depriving you of mandatory protection under the law of your country of habitual residence where applicable, or access to a competent court.

Optional withdrawal form

To: Sackner Group AB, Stenöregatan 31, 21831 Bunkeflostrand, Sweden. Email: patrick@sackner.org.

I hereby give notice that I withdraw from my agreement for The Nordic Leadership Programme.

Agreement date:

Booking reference, if available:

Name:

Address:

Date:

Signature, only if submitted on paper:

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