Negotiation, partnerships and leadership.

Dr. Morten Lindholst. PhD in negotiation, ten years at Vestas, founder of ChangeAhead SL.

Unlocking lasting performance in leaders, teams and organizations.

Worked and studied with

Vestas IM TruePoint Innovation in Management University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Business School Copenhagen Business School
Client companies and their logos, from his engagements and LinkedIn profile

About

Morten has gone from service technician to CEO and then to a PhD. He helps leaders, teams and organizations build lasting high performance through culture, behaviour and capability. He brings more than 25 years of international business, ten of them at Vestas.

He works independently through ChangeAhead SL, his advisory practice in Spain. Experience and education →

Track record

  • CommercialChampioned the Vestas Global Key Account Program and commercial development journey as part of the CSO management team.
  • People & cultureLed the global Talent, Leadership, Learning and Culture journey as part of the Global People & Culture management team.
  • DealsNegotiated major deals, settlements and M&A, and built partnerships with customers and suppliers, as both buyer and seller.
  • ResearchEarned a PhD at Copenhagen Business School on how negotiators prepare for complex deals, and published the findings with Anne Marie Bülow and Ray Fells.

Currently

  • Founder and CEO, ChangeAhead SLSince 2021
  • Director, IM TruePoint Innovation in Management, through ChangeAheadSince 2022
  • Faculty, Building Strategic Partnerships, Amsterdam Business SchoolSince 2023
  • Executive Fellow, European Negotiation Hub, University of AmsterdamCurrent

Expertise

Complex negotiation

Preparing for high-stakes deals, settlements and M&A, on both the buying and the selling side.

Strategic partnerships

Turning key customer and supplier relationships into partnerships that create value for both sides.

Leadership & culture

Coaching senior teams through transformation, and building capability that lasts after the programme ends.

Reviews

“I give one of the trainings you gave us as an example of a career-changing moment all the time!”
Chelsea Stone · training participant, on LinkedIn
“A true value creator with tons of experience.”
Alfred Zerres · on the Amsterdam Business School masterclass, on LinkedIn
“Morten’s strong commercial and executive background, together with his own academic network and specific consulting skills, is an extremely good fit.”
Björn Frössevi · IM TruePoint, press release 2022
“I know you are very good at relaying this very important learning in doing business.”
Sebastian Trygg · on the Amsterdam Business School masterclass, on LinkedIn
Training evaluation scores: participant rating, recommendation rate, and number of leaders trained

Writing

  • 2018
    The practice of preparation for complex negotiations
    Journal of Strategic Contracting and Negotiation (SAGE), with Anne Marie Bülow and Ray Fells
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  • 2015
    Complex Business Negotiation: Understanding Preparation and Planning
    PhD dissertation, Copenhagen Business School
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  • Year
    Negotiation Planning and Preparation in Practice
    Copenhagen Business School research portal
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From LinkedIn

“Do you believe building partnership is the way to succeed in the future? … I look forward to engaging with you at Amsterdam Business School for the first edition of Creating Valuable Business Partnerships.”

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“Having experienced the transformative power of the IM TruePoint development program in the Vestas Executive Leadership Program in 2019, I feel excited and honored to now collaborate with IM TruePoint.”

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Contact

For negotiation, partnership or leadership work, through ChangeAhead SL.

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