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Inspired Business - #3 - Thijs Glasz, HR Director Össur

Our new podcast Soulful Matters is online. This time we have Paul Smilde and I spoke with Thijs Glasz.

Thijs, director of HR at the listed and Icelandic company Össur, I got to know while writing "Feeling for Inspiration. His enthusiastic attitude, love for his work and balanced outlook on life makes him an inspired leader.

In this Inspired Business, discover how Össur's culture is at odds with Anglo-Saxon shareholder thinking and yet hugely successful. How does Thijs turn his company into a paradise? What was a turning point in his life?

Wishing you much inspiration!

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