What Management Partners does

Management Partners is a Swedish management consulting firm founded in 2001 by Jeanett Paludan (a former Swedish Air Force sergeant and emergency medicine nurse who became a company nurse at Volvo) and headquartered at Dockplatsen 1, Malmö, with a regional office at Klarabergsviadukten 63, Stockholm. The legal entity is Management Partners Malmö AB. The firm operates purely as a professional services business — there is no proprietary software platform, no API, and no disclosed AI/ML capability — and is built around a self-leadership operating model in which every consultant must be able to lead themselves, lead others, and be led.

The firm serves leaders at every level — CEOs, founders, owners, management teams, and boards — across private businesses, the public sector, and civil society organizations in Sweden. Its offering is organized into five integrated service pillars: (1) Consulting (management team development, change management, business strategy, decision analysis, ownership/board advisory, crisis management), (2) Key People Solutions (interim leadership, interim project management and specialists, recruitment, and a proprietary 'Evaluative Assessment' that simulates real-life situations), (3) Academy (Executive Program Leadership — five full days over five months — plus bespoke programs, individual coaching, and developmental assessment), (4) New Placement & Outplacement (career transition services for individuals and respectful terminations for organizations), and (5) Life Management (counseling, crisis support, addiction treatment, family/couples coaching, behavior-change interventions for executives' personal challenges).

Revenue is generated through customized, quote-based engagements on multi-year contract cadences, sold primarily through direct enterprise relationships supplemented by a subcontractor network of values-aligned consultants. Marketing is relationship-driven: a LinkedIn page, a bilingual website, the founder's media presence in Dagens Industri, Aftonbladet, Sveriges Radio P1 and Affärsvärlden, two published books in the 'crocodile' (Dark Triad) series, and recurring peer communities (bi-annual Executive Meeting, MOD network, and a Quality & Production network of roughly 20 senior participants). The firm has no disclosed funding, parent company, M&A activity, or expansion outside Sweden, indicating organic, founder-led operation since inception.

Name

Management Partners

Legal name

Management Partners Malmö AB

Website

https://managementpartners.se

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Management Partners is a Swedish management consulting firm founded in 2001 that delivers strategy, change management, interim leadership, recruitment, academy programs, outplacement, and personal life support to executives across private, public, and civil society organizations in Sweden.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Management Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (541611), Human Resources Consulting Services (541612)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Management Services (8741), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Leadership Development & Executive Coaching (BPAHAGAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Strategy & Corporate Development Consulting (BPAHACAA), Organization Design & Change Management Consulting (BPAHACAD), Talent Management & Leadership Advisory (Succession, Performance, Culture) (BPACAJAH), Corporate & Leadership Development (BPACANAA), Performance Management & Productivity Consulting (BPAHAGAL)

Keywords

• Management consulting services
• Leadership development
• Change management
• Executive search
• Organizational transformation

Headquarters

HQ city

Stockholm

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Consulting Services: Strategy and change management consulting engagements including management team development, change management, business strategy, decision analysis, ownership and board matters, and crisis management.
2. Key People Solutions: Interim leadership, project management, specialist placements, and recruitment services. Revenue generated through temporary staffing and permanent placement fees.
3. Academy Programs: Leadership development programs including Executive Program Leadership (5 full days over 5 months), tailor-made development programs, individual coaching, and developmental assessments.
4. New Placement & Outplacement: Career transition services for individuals leaving roles (New Placement) and support for organizations terminating employees (Outplacement).
5. Life Management: Professional support services for personal challenges affecting leadership, including counseling, crisis management, addiction treatment support, parent and family coaching, couples counseling, and behavior change interventions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Management Partners provides leadership and organizational consulting services to business, public sector, and civil society clients in Sweden. Offerings span management team development, change management, business strategy, decision analysis, ownership and board advisory, and crisis management under "Consulting"; interim leadership, project management, specialist placements, and recruitment with an Evaluative Assessment under "Key People Solutions"; executive development programs and coaching under "Academy"; career transition services (New Placement & Outplacement); and personal/private challenge support under "Life Management."

Product overview

Management Partners is a management consulting firm offering a comprehensive portfolio of professional services organized into five core business areas: Consulting (strategy and change management), Key People Solutions (interim leadership, recruitment, and assessment), Academy (leadership development programs), New Placement & Outplacement (career transition services), and Life Management (personal challenge support). The firm operates as a services-based consultancy rather than a software product company, with offerings designed to support leaders and organizations across the entire lifecycle from strategic planning through crisis management and personal development.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Consulting Strategic and operational consulting for leaders in business, public sector, and civil society. Includes management team and team development, change management (support before, during, and after change), business strategy and operational development, in-depth decision analysis, ownership and board advisory, and crisis management. Delivered in close partnership with clients.
• Key People Solutions Comprehensive solutions for finding and managing key personnel. Includes interim leadership and interim project management/specialists, recruitment with an Evaluative Assessment method that simulates real-life situations to verify leadership capability, providing concrete insights into strengths, development areas, and behaviors.
• Academy Leadership development programs for executives, management teams, and whole organizations. Includes the Executive Program Leadership (an interactive program over 5 full days across 5 months, including 2 consecutive days with overnight stay), tailor-made development programs for leaders and teams at all levels, individual coaching, and a developmental (Utvecklande) Assessment focused half-day.
• New Placement & Outplacement Career transition support services. New Placement supports individuals leaving a role and taking the next step, including CV updating, job search assistance, and career coaching. Outplacement supports organizations that need to terminate an employee in a respectful and correct manner.
• Life Management Professional support for personal and professional challenges affecting leadership. Includes action-oriented support when a leader or employee faces a difficult situation; a combination of conversations, treatment, and legal support; and interventions tailored to need (covering counselling, crisis management, addiction treatment, parent and family coaching, couples counselling, and behavior change).

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Giving PeopleminorOthersSwedish aid organization working to combat economic vulnerability and child poverty in Sweden. Management Partners supports this organization as part of their corporate social responsibility initiatives.
• Nattvandrarna (The Night Walkers)minorOthersOrganization providing security and trust for Sweden's youth. Management Partners supports this organization as part of their community engagement.
• Malmhaug IBFminorOthersSports club described as 'a club for everyone' in Malmö. Management Partners supports this organization.
• Aktiv Skola (Active School Foundation)minorOthersFoundation working to improve Swedish schools by providing free educational materials and lectures on drugs, grooming, health, environment, and bullying. Management Partners supports this organization.
• Noll Tolerans mot Mobbning (Zero Tolerance for Bullying)minorOthersOrganization working against all forms of abusive treatment in schools, advocating that school finances should not limit anti-bullying efforts. Management Partners supports this organization.
• United Spaces (Stockholm)minorOthersCo-working space provider in Stockholm where Management Partners maintains their Stockholm office location.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Implement Consulting Group: Nordic-headquartered management consulting firm with strong presence in Scandinavia offering strategy, change management, and operational consulting to leaders across industries. Directly comparable as a Scandinavian boutique competing for similar mid-market and enterprise leadership mandates.
• Valcon: Nordic-origin management and technology consulting firm serving private and public sector clients across Scandinavia with strategy, operations, and change services. Comparable as a regional competitor for leadership and organizational consulting engagements in Sweden and Denmark.
• Egon Zehnder: Global executive search and leadership advisory firm combining executive search, board advisory, and leadership development/coaching. Closely comparable given Management Partners' combined search, executive coaching, and leadership development offerings.
• Heidrick & Struggles: Global executive search and leadership advisory firm providing executive search, leadership assessment, and organizational consulting. Comparable across Management Partners' recruitment, assessment, and leadership development lines.
• RHR International: Boutique leadership advisory firm focused on executive coaching, leadership development, and senior team effectiveness. Closely comparable in the Academy and leadership coaching segments of Management Partners' portfolio.
• Russell Reynolds Associates: Global executive search and leadership advisory firm serving boards and senior executives across industries. Comparable as a competitor for executive search, assessment, and senior advisory engagements.

Broad incumbents

• Korn Ferry: Global organizational consulting firm spanning executive search, leadership development, talent assessment, and rewards consulting. Overlaps Management Partners' Key People Solutions, Academy, and assessment offerings at a much larger scale.
• McKinsey & Company: Global management consulting leader providing strategy, organization, and operations advisory to large enterprises and governments. Competes for the same Swedish leadership and change mandates but at significantly larger scale and broader scope.
• PA Consulting: Global innovation and transformation consulting firm with significant Nordic presence, offering strategy, operations, and technology consulting. Comparable across strategy, change management, and leadership advisory segments.

Regional players

• BDO Sweden: Swedish member firm of BDO Global providing audit, tax, and advisory services including management consulting to Swedish mid-market and SME clients. Comparable as a Swedish-headquartered competitor for strategy, change, and leadership advisory work in the same local market.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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