{"id":1246,"date":"2024-09-03T10:45:22","date_gmt":"2024-09-03T08:45:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kth.se\/blogs\/itm-management\/?p=1246"},"modified":"2024-09-03T10:45:26","modified_gmt":"2024-09-03T08:45:26","slug":"reaching-the-end-of-my-thread","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kth.se\/blogs\/itm-management\/2024\/09\/reaching-the-end-of-my-thread\/","title":{"rendered":"Reaching the end of my thread"},"content":{"rendered":"

In English further down<\/p>\n

Min r\u00f6da tr\u00e5ds slut\u2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Nu har jag efter mycket grubblande \u00e4ntligen fattat mitt beslut. Efter 36 \u00e5r p\u00e5 KTH ska jag aldrig mer g\u00e5 uppf\u00f6r Osquars Backe f\u00f6r \u00e4nnu en dag inom verksamhetsst\u00f6det. Beslutet blev lite l\u00e4ttare i och med att verksamhetsst\u00f6det skulle omorganiseras. Jag har haft f\u00f6rtroendet att tillsammans med mina medarbetare bygga verksamhetsst\u00f6det inom ITM-skolan. Vi har varit m\u00e5nga som sett till att det finns en r\u00f6d tr\u00e5d i det vi g\u00f6r genom \u00e5ren. Skolchefer har kommit och g\u00e5tt, men den r\u00f6da tr\u00e5den har alltid funnits d\u00e4r; viljan fr\u00e5n verksamhetsst\u00f6det att st\u00f6tta nya skolchefer, prefekter, GA, studenter etc. Det \u00e4r just det som har varit och \u00e4r v\u00e5r uppgift: att se till att den r\u00f6da tr\u00e5den inte bryts.<\/p>\n

KTH har f\u00f6r\u00e4ndrats genom \u00e5ren, som sig b\u00f6r, men kanske framf\u00f6rallt inom verksamhetsst\u00f6det. N\u00e4r jag b\u00f6rjade 1988 p\u00e5 Institutionen f\u00f6r industriell ekonomi och organisation attesterades fakturorna p\u00e5 institutionen, men redovisningen sk\u00f6ttes centralt. Tentaresultaten skickades ner f\u00f6r att registreras centralt, ett f\u00e5tal gemensamma datorer fanns, men ingen e-mail. N\u00e4r faxen introducerades log vi i mjugg och t\u00e4nkte \u201dvilken nymodighet, det kommer inte att funka\u201d (och d\u00e4r hade vi ju mer eller mindre r\u00e4tt), men inte kunde vi ana den digitala utveckling som sattes ig\u00e5ng.<\/p>\n

D\u00e5 fanns egentligen bara det n\u00e4ra st\u00f6det inom institutionen, att ge st\u00f6d till institutionens l\u00e4rare kopplat till undervisningen samt ledningsst\u00f6d. N\u00e4r jag nu t\u00e4nker tillbaka sl\u00e5r det mig att det \u00e4r dit vi \u00e4r p\u00e5 v\u00e4g igen, i och med den senaste omdaningen av verksamhetsst\u00f6det.<\/p>\n

Jag kommer s\u00e5 v\u00e4l ih\u00e5g att vi lite sarkastiskt pratade om \u201dKloka Huset\u201d, redan d\u00e5 fanns \u201dvi och dom\u201d. Detta har inte f\u00f6r\u00e4ndrats genom \u00e5ren, trots olika typer av omorganiseringar. H\u00e4r beh\u00f6vs nog en rej\u00e4l satsning f\u00f6r att f\u00e5 till en kulturf\u00f6r\u00e4ndring, men det \u00e4r ett h\u00e5rt arbete som inte kommer gratis.<\/p>\n

Vi pratar ibland om den lite h\u00e5rda ton som finns mellan k\u00e4rn- och st\u00f6dverksamheten. Och visst har det h\u00e4nt att tonen varit skarp, men jag har aldrig k\u00e4nt mig f\u00f6rminskad eller m\u00f6tts av disrespekt. Kan det vara s\u00e5 att tonen \u00f6verlag i samh\u00e4llet har h\u00e5rdnat och KTH \u00e4r en del av detta? Vi m\u00e5ste p\u00e5minna oss om att vara varsamma med hur vi bem\u00f6ter varandra.<\/p>\n

Den 1 oktober l\u00e4mnar jag \u00f6ver mitt arbete som kanslichef till Jenni Hollbrink som blir tillf\u00f6rordnad kanslichef. Jag kommer att h\u00e5lla mig backstage och se till att vi f\u00e5r en planerad \u00f6verl\u00e4mning fram till i v\u00e5r, d\u00e5 jag tar ut min pension. Vi m\u00e4nniskor kommer och g\u00e5r, det f\u00e5r gunga till lite p\u00e5 ytan men inte mer \u00e4n s\u00e5 och det kommer det heller inte att g\u00f6ra, det finns en stabil grund inom skolkansliet och fantastiska medarbetare som kommer att se till att allt fungerar och att den r\u00f6da tr\u00e5den bibeh\u00e5lls.<\/p>\n

F\u00f6r mig \u00e5terst\u00e5r att f\u00f6rs\u00f6ka klura ut vad jag ska engagera mig i som pension\u00e4r, ni som k\u00e4nner mig vet att jag har mycket energi och fantasi, jag kommer att beh\u00f6va ha n\u00e5got nytt att fokusera p\u00e5. Jag anar att min man \u00e4r lite nerv\u00f6s f\u00f6r alla uppt\u00e5g jag nu hinner med att planera.<\/p>\n

Tack alla medarbetare och tack KTH f\u00f6r alla fina, l\u00e4rorika, sp\u00e4nnande \u00e5r jag f\u00e5tt uppleva inom mitt yrkesliv!<\/p>\n

\/Christina Carlsson, Kanslichef ITM-skolan<\/p>\n

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Reaching the end of my thread<\/strong><\/h2>\n

After much reflection, I have finally made my decision. After 36 years at KTH, I will no longer be walking up Osquar’s Backe to spend another day within the university administration. My decision was made somewhat easier by the planned reorganization of operational support. I have had the privilege of building ITM’s administrative support within the school alongside my colleagues. Many of us have worked to maintain a consistent thread in what we do over the years. Heads of School have come and gone, but the common thread has always remained: the university administration’s commitment to supporting new school heads, department heads, faculty, students, and others. That has always been our mission \u2014 to ensure that this common thread is never broken.<\/p>\n

KTH has evolved over the years, as it should, but perhaps nowhere more so than within the university administration. When I started in 1988 at the Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, invoices were certified at the department level, but accounting was handled centrally. Exam results were sent down for central registration, and there were only a few shared computers \u2014 no email. When the fax machine was introduced, we smiled and thought, “What a novelty; it won’t last” (and we were more or less right). We could not have imagined the digital transformation that would soon follow.<\/p>\n

Back then, administrative support was provided closely within each department, assisting faculty with teaching and management needs. Reflecting on it now, I realize this is where we are heading again with the latest changes to the university administration.<\/p>\n

I remember that we spoke somewhat sarcastically about the “Wise House,” even back then, it was always “us and them.” This dynamic has not changed over the years, despite various reorganizations. It will likely take a major effort to bring about true cultural change, but that is hard work that does not come easily.<\/p>\n

We sometimes talk about the somewhat strained relationship between the core and support organizations. And yes, there have been times when the tone has been harsh, but I have never felt belittled or disrespected. Perhaps the general tone in society has become harsher, and KTH is simply reflecting that change. It is important to remind ourselves to be mindful of how we treat one another.<\/p>\n

Thank you all coworkers, and thank you KTH for all the great, educational, exciting years I have experienced in my professional life!<\/p>\n

\/Christina Carlsson,\u00a0Head of ITM School\u2019s Office<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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