The me-too petition #TystnadTagning received media- and political attention in Sweden and the performing arts became a case illustrating a larger problem on the Swedish labor market: health effects of sexual harassment and sexual violence and the culture of silence that surrounds them.

In a globalized and rapidly changing world of increasing complexity and uncertainty, organizations need to attract, develop and retain competent leaders, which makes competence and leadership development a priority. The program addresses the challenge of how to recoup investments in leadership.

In the project we explore medical doctors' learning in the clinical practice, both regarding their medical, pedagogical and administrative learning.

Since the turn of the millennium, a research group has studied the phenomenon of shared leadership between managers in Swedish working life. Managerial shared leadership is a practice that goes beyond traditional, singular ways of organising leadership functions. It has long been hidden behind our societies’ individualistic, heroic view of leadership. 

A new manager enters the workplace with no previous knowledge of employees, organizational culture, or history and is supposed to lead a development project for six months with no future in the business. This scenario is increasingly common in contemporary working life. But what happens when even the manager is there temporarily?

Social actions such as advice and feedback are sensitive actions, often triggering emotional and defensive reactions. Moreover, just how to understand and describe such actions – for instance, as “constructive advice”, “complaints”, or even “insults” – is a potential point of contention and dispute for participants in interaction.

The Swedish curriculum for preschool education states that preschool should provide opportunities for children to develop adequate digital skills and a critical attitude towards digital technology. This project aims to investigate how workplace learning amongst preschool teachers about digital technology takes place.