E. Vidar Top has trained 30,000+ people in 27 countries on behaviour change to improve results. His research focus the past 20 years has been on execution throughout teams and organizations, beginning in the boardroom.
Vidar has authored books on topics related to corporate governance and leadership such as influence, questioning skills, rhetoric, change management, crucial conversations, and accountability. His PhD thesis is on "Silence and Violence in the Boardroom".
Responsibilities
- General Secretary CORPRT ThinkTank
- Examinator BI Norwegian Business School from 2015- (BST 3202 Sales Management and Personal Sales, VHL 3682 Value-creating sales, MRK 3502 B2B Marketing, Sales and Negotiations, EMS 3630 Value-creating Advisor, BTH 3203 Bachelor Thesis - Sales Management and Personal Sales, BTH 3211 Bachelor Thesis - Digital Marketing, EMS 3684 Real Estate Marketing, VHL 3681 The customer meeting).
- Examinator Kristiania University College 2014- (BEK 1100 Business Communication, MFØ 1100 Marketing, MKM 1101 Creative Marketing, FRE2200 Professionalization, BOP3102 Bachelor Creative Marketing Communication, MS 310 Consulting and Leadership, MAF 100 Bachelor Digital Marketing, STG3100, STG3101, STI3100, and STR2100 Strategi, PLE2100 and PLE2101 Project Management, ORG3100 and ORG2101 Organization Theory, FST3100 Corporate Strategy, REK2102 Retorics and Communication Ethics), and VMK1100 Business and Marketing Communication.
Competences
CV
2021-2023 Member, USN HH program committee
2019-2020 Course Manager / Lecturer, Consulting and Leadership, Kristiania University College.
2014-2021 Master Trainer, VitalSmarts
2010-2013 Senior Manager, Ernst & Young
2007-2014 Senior Subject Matter Expert, FranklinCovey
2003-2007 VP Sales & Marketing, eZ Systems
2002-2004 Sales and Marketing Manager, Hands
1999-2002 Channel Manager, Oracle