Finn Janning, PhD, is a philosopher and experienced lecturer, who has taught and developed leadership courses and personal developmental programs that implement mindfulness and western philosophy. His approach arises out of a deep commitment to the Socratic teaching that “the unexamined life is not worth living” that opens for an intense and passionate exploration of which life is worth living.
MSc Mindfulness Universidad de Zaragoza, June 2017
PhD Practical Philosophy Copenhagen Business School, Dec. 2005
MSc Business Administration and Philosophy Copenhagen Business School, June 2001
BSc Business Administration and Philosophy Copenhagen Business School, June 199
External lecturer Geneva Business School – Barcelona March 2022 – Present
External lecturer ENEB – campus Barcelona October 2021 – Present
External lecturer Toulouse Business School – Barcelona December 2009 – Present
External lecturer UIBS – Campus Barcelona October 2008 – Present
Professor (HRM) Toulouse Business School – Barcelona September 2013 – June 2014
External lecturer Copenhagen Business School September 2010 – August 2011
Dean UIBS – Campus Barcelona January 2009 – December 2009
Management consultant Community of Copenhagen August 2007 – December 2007
Principal The family and work-life commission January 2006 – May 2007
HRM consultant/ PhD-researcher NNE A/S September 2001 – December 2005
PhD and DBA Level:
Advanced Psychology, UIBS
Advanced Organization, UIBS
Advanced Corporate Social Responsibility, UIBS
Graduate Level:
Mindfulness in Organizations, ENEB
Leadership Skills, UIBS
Mindfulness for leaders, UIBS
Crisis Management, UIBS
Change Management, UIBS
Sport Ethics, UIBS
Sport Psychology, UIBS
Sport Management, UIBS
New Technology in the Sport Industry, Geneva Business School (GBS9
Leadership in a global context, Toulouse Business School (TBS)
Strategic Organizational Behaviour for Consultant, TBS
Human Resource Management, TBS
Work-life balance, TBS
People are the Advantage, TBS
Ethical Leadership (one-day seminar), TBS
Action Research, Copenhagen Business School
Undergraduate Level:
Sport Psychology, Geneva Business School (GBS)
Human Resource Management, GBS
The Entrepreneurial Mindset, GBS
Philosophical counselling, UIBS
Sport Coaching, UIBS
Psychology, UIBS
Organizational Behaviour, UIBS
Philosophy of Management, TBS
Corporate Social Responsibility, TBS
Human Resource Management, TBS
Argue and communication, TBS
Methodology, TBS
Understanding Change, TBS
Organization, TBS
Social Psychology, TBS
Psicologia social, TBS
Diversity Management, TBS
Organization and Identity, CBS
1. “Know your place” In ENDOXA. Forthcoming.
2. “How do you make yourself a body without organs?” In Ramon Llull Journal of Applied Ethics. Vol. 1, Issue 12, 2021.
3. The Illusion of Transparency in Corporate Governance. Palgrave, 2020, together with W. Khlif & C. Ingley.
4. “Compassion – Toward an Ethics of Mindfulness.” In Compassion & mindfulness, Vol. 3, Issue 1, 2018.
5. “Becoming a Seer. Thoughts on Deleuze, Mindfulness and Feminism.” In Journal of Philosophy of Life, Vol.7, No. 2 (August 2017): 377-390.
6. “The Generous Ethic of Deleuze”. In Philosophy Study, vol. 6, number 8, 2016.
7. “Towards an Immanent Business Ethics?” In Asian Journal of Humanities and Social Studies, Vol. 3, Issue 6, December 2015.
8. “Kierkegaard’s Quest: How Not to Stop Seducing”. In Philosophy of Management, Volume 14, Issue 2 (July 2015).
9. “Philosophy for Everyday Life”. In Philosophy of Life, Volume 5, nr. 1 (July 2015)
10. “Doing Business with Deleuze?”. In Kritike, Volume 9, nr. 1 (June 2015).
11. “True Detective: Pessimism, Buddhism or Pessimism.” In Journal of Philosophy of Life, Vol. 4, No. 4. December 2014.
12. “Det uærlige spil.” In Semikolon. Tidsskrift for Idéhistorie, Semiotik og Filosofi; nr. 27, årg. 15, 2014.
13. “Affirmation and Creation. How to Lead Ethically”. In Tamara Journal for Critical Organization Inquiry, Volume 12, Issue 3, 09/2014.
14. “Coachingens problem.” In Nye perspektiver på coaching, ed. Kim Gørts and Tine Gailhede, 2014.
15. “The Happiness of Burnout.” In Philosophy of Life, Volume 4, nr. 1, January 2014.
16. “Filosofien i positiv psykologi.” In Psykologisk Set, nr 92 – 2013.
17. “Friheden er afstressende – En socialpsykologisk tese om stress.” In Psykologisk Set, nr. 91 –
2013.
18. “Who Lives a Life Worth Living?” In Philosophical Papers and Reviews, Vol. 4(1), April 2013.
19. “Happy Death of Gilles Deleuze.” In Tamara Journal for Critical Organization Inquiry, Volume 11, issue 1, March 2013, pp. 29-37.
20. “The Ordinary Concept of Inspiration.” In International Journal of Advances in Management and Economics, Volume 1, issue 4, 27-30, 2012.
21. “Det performative engagement”. Essay published in the anthology Loyalitet, Aalborg Universitetsforlag, 2012.
22. Modstand [Resistance]. Book published at Klim, 2009.
23. Kunsten at arbejde [The Art of Working]. Book published at Klim, 2008.
24. “Filosofi som fiktiv faktion.” Essay published in Filosofiske stemmer, Samfundslitteratur, 2007.
25. A Different Story- Seduction, Conquest and Discovery. PhD-dissertation published at Multivers, 2007 (defended December 2005).
26. Janning, F. (2022). Accepting vulnerability: towards a mindful sport philosophy. Journal of Applied Sports Sciences
1. Opmærksomhedens filosofi – frihed, kærlighed og fodbold. Forlaget Spring, 2021 – nonfiction.
2. Stakkels Jim. Brændpunkt, 2020 – fiction.
3. Når livet blomstrer – Breathe with Jeppe Hein. Strandberg Publishing, 2018 – nonfiction.
4. A Philosophy of Mindfulness – A Journey with Deleuze. NFB/Amelia Press, 2017 – nonfiction.
5. Hvem myrdede Gilles Deleuze? [Who Killed Gilles Deleuze?]. Mellemgaard, 2016 – fiction.
6. Den gavmilde digter. Et essay om Jørgen Leth [The Generous Poet. An Essay about Jørgen
Leth]. Mellemgaard, 2016 – nonfiction.
7. The Happines of Burnout – The case of Jeppe Hein. Koenig Books, London 2015 & 2017 – nonfiction.
8. Du er (ikke) min ?, Politikens forlag, 2010 – fiction.
As a keynote speaker, presented the paper “Kierkegaard y el concepto del amor como fuerza politica” at the “Ciclo de conferencias ‘Europa en la cultura’” at Universidad Andina Simón Bolivar, Ecuador 10th December, 2019.
As a keynote speaker, presented the paper entitled “To Love Slowly” at Doing Deceleration
Symposium, Nottingham Contemporary, 4th July, 2017.
Presented the paper entitled: “Transparency in Corporate Governance” at the 4th CAAG workshop
at TBS, Barcelona, the 29th to 30th of June 2017.
Presented the paper entitled: “Which Deleuze Is Mindful?” at the Deleuze Studies Conference
Rome, 11th to 13th July 2016.
Presented the paper entitled: “Mindfulness as an Ethical Practice”, at the 2nd International
Conference on Mindfulness, Sapienza University of Rome, 11th to 15th May 2016.
Presented the paper entitled: “A Seductive Theory of Change”, at the 8th Colloquium on
Organizational Change & Development, held in Ghent, September 12-13, 2013.
Reviewer for Palgrave, Deleuze Studies, Journal of Business Ethics, and Journal of Leadership Studies.
Reviewer for Metapsychology.mentalhelp.net. since January, 2014 – September 2021.
Award for Commendable Academic Contributions in the Field of Psychology, UIBS, June 2012.
Visiting Scholar, Duke University, US, from August 2003 – December 2003
Certified in Jungian Type Index (JTI) and Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)
Languages: Danish (mother-tongue), English (fluent), Spanish (good), German (basic).
