Johann Packendorff
@jpackendorff.bsky.social
🇸🇪Professor of organization, leadership and project management at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden.
Theocracy is the same at all places, in all times. It is 10% about love and worship of God, and 90% about self-righteous men wanting to bend others’ lives to their own liking.
August 14, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Theocracy is the same at all places, in all times. It is 10% about love and worship of God, and 90% about self-righteous men wanting to bend others’ lives to their own liking.
Sweden offers 480 days of paid parental leave to share between parents, with 90 days reserved for each parent and the rest flexible. Plus you get 10 “daddy days” right after birth.
July 6, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Sweden offers 480 days of paid parental leave to share between parents, with 90 days reserved for each parent and the rest flexible. Plus you get 10 “daddy days” right after birth.
Political leadership is not only about managing and governing things. It is also about knowing when to take an arms-length or hands-off approach. Freedom is being able to find your own path thru life, and democracy is about safeguarding that ability.
May 23, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Political leadership is not only about managing and governing things. It is also about knowing when to take an arms-length or hands-off approach. Freedom is being able to find your own path thru life, and democracy is about safeguarding that ability.
”Use social media to shape political narratives. But also, unplug. Switch on to political aeroplane mode. Think long-term. Don’t get caught in the news cycle or buried under the “flood the zone” avalanche of absurdities populists use to wear down their critics.”
April 29, 2025 at 4:43 AM
”Use social media to shape political narratives. But also, unplug. Switch on to political aeroplane mode. Think long-term. Don’t get caught in the news cycle or buried under the “flood the zone” avalanche of absurdities populists use to wear down their critics.”
As is the case of most autocrats. They inevitably cause stagnation and suffering. This whole idea that a single person could comprehend and manage something as complex as a modern society should be considered absurd. Even for those rejecting democracy.
April 28, 2025 at 5:20 AM
As is the case of most autocrats. They inevitably cause stagnation and suffering. This whole idea that a single person could comprehend and manage something as complex as a modern society should be considered absurd. Even for those rejecting democracy.
Massive lack of insight into how complicated international trade agreements are.
April 23, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Massive lack of insight into how complicated international trade agreements are.
Not surprising. The Trump I admin had an extremely much higher turnover rate for core ministers than any other presidency, and that pattern is set to repeat itself. Seems the current POTUS is a terrible recruiter and a terrible work environment for top officials.
April 22, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Not surprising. The Trump I admin had an extremely much higher turnover rate for core ministers than any other presidency, and that pattern is set to repeat itself. Seems the current POTUS is a terrible recruiter and a terrible work environment for top officials.
Same in Sweden.
April 21, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Same in Sweden.
This hubris, in taking for granted that all these things that made US the only superpower (the dollar, the military, the universities, entrepreneurship, culture, being a trusted ally, etc etc). And to believe that it can all be destroyed without consequences.
April 21, 2025 at 1:57 PM
This hubris, in taking for granted that all these things that made US the only superpower (the dollar, the military, the universities, entrepreneurship, culture, being a trusted ally, etc etc). And to believe that it can all be destroyed without consequences.
What did you expect? The guy is an influencer. “I generate clicks, therefore I am”. Too big career move to head operations that are usually top secret, and where the effects are only visible years ahead.
April 21, 2025 at 1:51 PM
What did you expect? The guy is an influencer. “I generate clicks, therefore I am”. Too big career move to head operations that are usually top secret, and where the effects are only visible years ahead.
Clear evidence that universities are not able (and not in the business) to ‘indoctrinate’ young minds into ‘marxism’. Our students are free to choose what kind of stupidities they want to pursue in their lives.
April 21, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Clear evidence that universities are not able (and not in the business) to ‘indoctrinate’ young minds into ‘marxism’. Our students are free to choose what kind of stupidities they want to pursue in their lives.
Small men must shrink the world into something they can comprehend
April 19, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Small men must shrink the world into something they can comprehend
Removing the independence of the central bank is the strongman thing to do. But it will further damage investor trust in how the country is governed, and cause major problems in terms of inflation, currency rates and interest rates.
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April 18, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Removing the independence of the central bank is the strongman thing to do. But it will further damage investor trust in how the country is governed, and cause major problems in terms of inflation, currency rates and interest rates.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish...
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish...
It was always about making Trump look good and, possibly, earn him a Nobel Peace Prize. Neither will happen.
April 18, 2025 at 12:48 PM
It was always about making Trump look good and, possibly, earn him a Nobel Peace Prize. Neither will happen.
Yes, and if they are spying on us they are currently being told that Japan just won a war over Russia, that there is a new place called ‘Las Vegas’, and that Sweden let Norway go independent without knowing about all that oil.
April 17, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Yes, and if they are spying on us they are currently being told that Japan just won a war over Russia, that there is a new place called ‘Las Vegas’, and that Sweden let Norway go independent without knowing about all that oil.
Imagine this: Main parts of the public sector do not have as its primary purpose to enact the current government’s political agenda. They exist to serve citizens in their many capacities. Wise democratic control means knowing when to intervene and when to keep your hands off.
April 17, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Imagine this: Main parts of the public sector do not have as its primary purpose to enact the current government’s political agenda. They exist to serve citizens in their many capacities. Wise democratic control means knowing when to intervene and when to keep your hands off.
Nothing screams “I spent way too much time playing SimCity as an undergrad” as billionaires wanting to build and rule over their own perfect cities. They’ve thought of everything, except “who wants to live there, once we removed the original inhabitants?”
April 16, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Nothing screams “I spent way too much time playing SimCity as an undergrad” as billionaires wanting to build and rule over their own perfect cities. They’ve thought of everything, except “who wants to live there, once we removed the original inhabitants?”
Then there will be a tariff on buffering, paid when the money is on its way from the salary account to the savings account. It will be beautiful.
April 16, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Then there will be a tariff on buffering, paid when the money is on its way from the salary account to the savings account. It will be beautiful.
I thought the whole point with tariffs was to shield American companies through taxing American consumers…?
April 16, 2025 at 1:16 AM
I thought the whole point with tariffs was to shield American companies through taxing American consumers…?
True leaders value dissent, resistance and counter-arguments - because it means opportunities to rethink their policies and to sharpen their arguments. If you welcome those who challenge you, you will do a much better job leading.
April 12, 2025 at 5:33 AM
True leaders value dissent, resistance and counter-arguments - because it means opportunities to rethink their policies and to sharpen their arguments. If you welcome those who challenge you, you will do a much better job leading.
Håller med - det blir ett uttryck för samma transaktionella syn som den som dominerar i den amerikanska politiken. Alternativet som alltid att gå tillbaka till grundfrågorna: Varför finns forskning, och hur bör den bäst bedrivas?
April 12, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Håller med - det blir ett uttryck för samma transaktionella syn som den som dominerar i den amerikanska politiken. Alternativet som alltid att gå tillbaka till grundfrågorna: Varför finns forskning, och hur bör den bäst bedrivas?
The world wants your ICT and AI services. Don’t make them develop their own instead.
April 11, 2025 at 6:53 PM
The world wants your ICT and AI services. Don’t make them develop their own instead.
Yes but the US children yearn to be little brave soldiers of the Lutnick “army of millions and millions of human beings screwing in little screws to make iPhones”
April 10, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Yes but the US children yearn to be little brave soldiers of the Lutnick “army of millions and millions of human beings screwing in little screws to make iPhones”