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Over yesterday and today I have had half a book writing day (versus a full day planned, but the time was cut short yesterday due to annoyance with the UIS leadership), with some 350 words added to my scientific monograph Captured: CCS and the fight for the soul of the environmental movement. So far this Autumn I have had 14 writing days including 8 book writing days. By now I have written more than 7.000 words on Captured this Autumn, including 3.248 words in September over (only) 3,5 book writing days this month (vs. 4,5 planned). 

Interview on work life ethics republished in Ledernytt

The magazine Ledernytt has republished an interview with me done some years ago, "God bedriftskultur skal lære medarbeiderne å modnes i moralsk forstand" (A good company culture should teach coworkers to mature in moral terms).

Letter to the editor and news story published in Khrono

Today a letter to the editor of mine, «Høyskolevisjonen» for UiS, has been published in Khrono, a Norwegian higher education online news outlet.

This is how the text is presented by Khrono on Facebook:

Khrono has simultaneously published a news story featuring an interview with me, Vil spare penger ved å kutte i forskningstiden (Wants to save money by cutting research time), written by journalist Eva Tønnessen. The story also features an interview with comments made by HR director at University of Stavanger Gro Sokn.

This is how the news story is presented by Khrono on Facebook:

Peer review committee suggests approving UIS candidate of psychology study

As detailed in a University of Stavanger news story (see also a Khrono news story based on the UIS news story), a peer review committee organized by NOKUT has now advised that the UIS should be allowed to establish a candidate of psychology study. More specifically, the committee advices NOKUT to give accreditation to the study. I have earlier been involved in working with the application for establishing this study in a leadership position when I was the Head of department of Department of social studies (2021 to January 2023). The application was first sent, in its initial version, in the Autumn of 2021. I am currently involved in the application and prospective plans as a Professor of philosophy.

Ca. 4.500 pages of academic reading in 2023; partial recovery; most read authors

In 2023 I have logged 4.546 pages of academic reading with authors identified, distributed among 442 different authors. While not quite back at old heights, this is a significant step up from the lackluster reading of the last few years when I was in leadership positions (2019-2022), and was frustrated by not having time to read. In the good old days early in my academic career, however, I read close to 10.000 pages a year. As a Professor, I would absolutely like to have more time to read than I have had the last year. 

These were the most read authors in 2023.

Discussion of possible fourth level of management/leadership in board of UIS following my resignation

Yesterday, on October 13th, the board of University of Stavanger discussed the possibility of introducing a fourth level of management/leadership at the university, triggered by my resignation last week. As of today this is not possible, but the board will son discuss possible new arrangements.

Recordings are available here.

3 meetings

Today I have attended three scheduled meetings. This included a course on the economic responsibilities of leaders at the university.

Not to be Dean

Today I was informed that I am not advancing to the next step of the recruitement process for a new Dean at the University of Stavanger´s Faculty of social sciences. I was one of three applicants that were interviewed for the position.

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A supervision session and a job interview

First day of UiS Lederforum, Egersund

Today I have attended the first day of the University of Stavanger´s annual "Lederforum" (leader forum), at Grand Hotel Egersund. The program today has been led by an organizational psychologist.

Interview on leadership and ethics published in LederNytt

I am interviewed in LederNytt, in the story "God bedriftskultur skal lære medarbeiderne å modnes i moralsk forstand" (Good company culture should teach employees to mature morally), where I make comments on leadership and ethics. The story was written by Inger Lise Kontochristos and published February 25th.

Two meetings today

First, my first faculty leadership group meeting at Faculty of social sciences, in my new capacity as Vice-Dean of research, and then a planning meeting for a forthcoming "fagdag" (academic day) at the faculty, in February. 

Interviewed by LederNytt

Today I was interviewed, in writing, by LederNytt, a Norwegian magazine on leadership, on ethical issues.

Interviewed for P2´s "Ut i kulturen"

Earlier this week I was interviewed bu Jostein Gjertsen for NRK P2´s program "Ut i kulturen" [Out in the culture]. The interview will air on Sunday.

New job application

Yesterday I applied for the position as Head of Department of Nordic and Media Studies at University of Agder.

Good performance on cut-e skills tests

Today I met with a HR consultant to go through my cut-e scores in relation to my job applications for positions as Head of department at University of Stavanger. The test battery consisted of four tests, two of these concerned leadership style / personality. The other two were skills tests. I did well on the skills tests, with a performance better than 86% of others who have taken one of the tests (involving a fictitious email inbox), and a performance better than 98% of others who have taken the other test (verbal finance).

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cut-e tests conducted

cut-e tests conducted

Today I have gone through four cut-e tests online in relation to my application for the position as Head of department at University of Stavanger´s Department of social studies.