Good Leadership is a Daily Practice
“In a year when everything was disrupted overnight, a spotlight was put on leaders - good ones and bad. The crisis has actually been an equalizer, highlighting that we are all leaders with a part to play,” says Good Life Designed founder Pernille Spiers-Lopez in a...
Mom, You Won’t Believe What Has Happened
Dear Mom, Your beautiful picture just fell out of my journal and I can't imagine that was by accident. This is my opportunity to tell you I miss you. You could never have imagined what has happened since I heard your soothing voice for the last time and said goodbye...
Defining Your Success
Today, Chalene speaks with Pernille Spiers-Lopez, the former President and CEO for IKEA North America and the author of the book, “Design Your Life”. She talks about balancing home life and work life all while defining success on your own terms. Pernille worked her...
Why Failure is More Important than Success
It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all – in which case, you fail by default.” – J.K Rowling. In our recent Progressive Women’s Leadership Podcast, Pernille Spiers-Lopez (former...
The Risk of Doing Nothing
When we think about taking a great leap forward, many of us get scared and chicken out. We believe the real risk is moving forward. But what if the bigger risk is staying put? In this episode, Former President and CEO of IKEA Pernille Spiers Lopez shares her lessons...
How to Remodel Your Work Life
“I haven’t tried this before so I am probably very good at it. “ Danish journalist Søren Juul Baunsgaard embodies the quote by the famous fictional character Pippi Longstocking. However, at some point he felt that he had to re-invent himself to...
Designer Notes – Journaling
It’s no secret that we are big fans of journaling. It is one of the lessons in our online program, and Pernille, who has been writing in her journals for years, talks passionately about the benefits of writing down your thoughts and downloading...
Designer Notes – Quit the toxic love affair with your phone
Are you in love with your phone, asked New York Times in an article, which Pernille shared on Facebook the other day. Wouldn’t it be great to be able to answer NO? But for many of us the reality is that we have allowed the phone to enter our relationships as a very...