Welcome to GearUp Leadership
Gear Up Leadership AB was founded in the fall of 2025 by Niklas Eriksson and Pär Skoglund Finquist. Our mission is to give leaders inspiration, energy, and practical tools to create clear and effective leadership, while also providing the opportunity to grow in their leadership role. We take your development seriously—but the journey should be fun. We do it with a twinkle in the eye and laughter along the way.
We achieve this by combining the latest research with practical, real-world training, enabling participants to immediately apply new knowledge in their daily work. We make it simple and engaging—helping leaders become more confident, self-assured, and capable of making a real difference for their organization, their team, and themselves.
Read more here about how we can support your organization’s leadership development!
Our open courses
The programs focus on developing leadership skills for both new and experienced managers, as well as for those who lead without a formal title, through practical tools, increased self-awareness, and shared learning from experience.
We also offer swedish-speaking courses, do our trainings in swedish.
Leadership development
About the Leader’s Toolbox concept
Do you find yourself staying in the same “gear” in your leadership, shifting too little, or missing some gears altogether? Do you rarely take the time to reflect and deepen your leadership skills? You’re not alone.
The Leader’s Toolbox concept is designed to put you in the driver’s seat of your own leadership, helping you develop a more active, enjoyable, and sustainable style. It provides practical tools to create clearer and more conscious leadership, along with insights that make leading both easier and more rewarding—so you can achieve better results for yourself and your organization.
We developed the Leader’s Toolbox to provide a simple, user-friendly way to highlight the key leadership capabilities (behaviors) we believe are essential for moving freely between different leadership approaches within an organization. The toolbox illustrates the importance of daring to shift gears and connecting all aspects of leadership—essentially, taking control of your leadership, making the right decisions at the right time, and knowing when to shift up or down to maintain maximum effectiveness in any situation.
In short, we aim to help leaders turn theory into action and make a real, tangible difference.
