About Bjarke Overgaard
Bjarke Overgaard is a licensed psychologist with more than 20 years of experience in the areas of organizational development, compliance, person assessment, safety culture, and strategy – at both the individual-, group-, and organizational levels. In particular, he has a broad experience from within the police, aviation, and security industries.
During the past 10 years, Bjarke has been more narrowly focused on the area of human factors and development in organizations that combine significant demands for safety with high-pressure conditions. With a professional background in complex and politically driven organizations, combined with a solid, theoretical foundation as a licensed psychologist, he efficiently integrates elements of organizational culture, internal safety culture, and operative procedures.
Today, Bjarke’s main area of expertise is guiding organizations through transformational processes where compliance and code of conduct are integrated with operative efficiency requirements. More specifically, he develops and customizes safety strategies, risk assessments, and security clearances. He also directs testing and selection processes of managers and specialists in a variety of roles.
Bjarke’s approach is holistic, strategic, and data driven. Striving to be as informed and unbiased in his problem-solving as possible, he is frequently engaged in a broad range of research projects. Among other things, Bjarke has done research on pilot safety behavior, as well as on personality profiles of individuals involved in organized crime.
Overall, Bjarke is passionate about understanding and improving behavior in organizations and roles where ruled-based behavior is of key significance for organizational success. With GOAA, this is exactly the task he has set out to solve.
COMPETENCIES
• 20 years of experience as a psychologist – in the police, aviation, and security industries.
• 20 years of experience with operational management and human factors – including human resources management, leadership- and organizational development, and transformational management.
• Specialized in assessing and managing processes in organizations with numerous stakeholders, expansive operative complexity, and high demands for compliance and safety measures.