Atle's blog

Atle Vårvik is MOT’s founder and creator. He has been passionate about people and life since he was a young boy. Atle is a former Olympian speed skater. He is married to Sigrun and together they have two sons, Kristian and Johann. In this blog he is sharing his reflections and experiences.

First steps of MOT in Russia

For the first time in MOT’s history we are making offensive and strategic efforts to grow globally. Magne Vårvik who has a large international network will contribute to MOT’s global growth for ten months. He will be working on putting down roots for MOT in the USA, Russia and China. This week I received several […]

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China is preparing for the Olympics in 2022 at MOT-camp

10thof October 2018 will go down in the books as a memorable day. Walking in the doors at MOT-camp this day, I met 12 youth attending at the “Young MOT-leader-gathering”, four board members of MOT Latvia who held their board meeting there and last but not least: 30 Chinese athletes. The whole thing felt unreal… […]

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Build robust people. We need to create as many winners as possible.

Every Friday the founder and leader of the Reitan group, Odd Reitan, shares an inspiring update with 40 000 of his employees and enthusiasts within their system. I want to share one of his latest updates with you:   A winning culture is created when everybody knows what they want to win. A winning culture is […]

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What is the most imperative quality of a founder?

My son Johann asked me this question this month. He is studying project leadership and innovation and spends this semester in the USA. His first task was to write an essay about an entrepreneur he knew and if possible a family member. We had an interview over FaceTime and we ended up sitting there talking […]

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The winner of the “Årets Ladejarl”

It’s an honor to be in the jury and help choose a winner who is outstanding at work based on values. The Årets Ladejarl value award is given to Tale Maria Krohn Engvik, also known as Helsesista. The winner has revolutionised her own profession and become a public health nurse for the entire country. Through […]

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The book “Life and leadership”

Thursday the 6thof September my book Life and leadership – a different autobiography was released. In March 2019 the book will be available in English. This book gives you an insight into my life and my inspiration for developing MOT. The book is written as a different autobiography, with sources of inspiration who have helped shape […]

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MOT’s brand building and great management

The 3rd to 4thof September “The Originator’s 12 hours” was held for the first time. Marte (leader of MOT Norway) asked for an extra MOT-education for the employees. An education about how the MOT-identity was made and how it’s supposed to be in the future. This request from Marte gave birth to “The Originator’s 12 hours”. […]

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A different autobiography

On the 6th of September the book ‘Life and leadership – a different autobiography’ will be released. On the 15th of March 2019 the book will be released in English. On the back page of the book you can read the following: ‘This book is my story about life and leadership. It’s a book about gratitude and […]

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Thank you and good luck!

People are moving and times are changing. MOT South Africa is experiencing just that those days. Because Wanda Möller, who was the first employee of MOT SA in 2008 when MOT SA was founded, has left after 10 years as the Country Manager of MOT SA.   Wanda has done a great job building up […]

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