{"id":55,"date":"2024-09-04T17:41:42","date_gmt":"2024-09-04T17:41:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/intra.kth.se\/blogs\/sandra-di-rocco\/?p=55"},"modified":"2025-05-06T16:46:30","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T14:46:30","slug":"information-and-responsibility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kth.se\/blogs\/sandra-di-rocco\/2024\/09\/information-and-responsibility\/","title":{"rendered":"Information and Responsibility: A Challenging Balance"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"post-content-wrapper\"><p><span style=\"font-size: 11.5pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;color: #1d1c1d;background: #F8F8F8\">As KTH embarks on a period of more collegial management, with increased involvement from school management and faculty boards, I\u2019d like to share my views on what this shift means for us. This new approach emphasizes that while management provides overall direction, we as faculty members will take on significant roles, blending our academic expertise with collaborative decision-making.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11.5pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;color: #1d1c1d\"><br \/>\n<span style=\"background: #F8F8F8\">Effective management decisions depend on open, two-way communication. Our collegial approach involves more than just receiving information; it requires us to actively seek it out, engage in meaningful discussions, and balance our critical perspectives with trust in those leading the process.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 11.5pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;color: #1d1c1d\"><span style=\"background: #F8F8F8\">In this context, the school\u2019s implementation plan for KTH\u2019s action plan for 2024-2026 is now available [<a href=\"https:\/\/intra.kth.se\/polopoly_fs\/1.1354947.1726233219!\/SCI%20VP%202024_Final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download the document (SWE)<\/a>]. This document outlines the strategic actions we will undertake and provides a framework for our work. I encourage you to review it thoroughly.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"background: #F8F8F8\">Our upcoming school-faculty breakfast on September 11 will provide an opportunity to discuss these implementation points. I will also give an overview of the ongoing actions at both the central and school levels, which will be subjects of discussion during the fall. I invite you to attend, ask questions, and share your insights. Your participation is crucial for ensuring that we align our efforts and move forward effectively.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 11.5pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;color: #1d1c1d\"><span style=\"background: #F8F8F8\">Balancing open dialogue with trust in our leadership is not always straightforward, but it is a necessary part of building a responsive and effective academic community. While achieving this balance can be challenging, it is essential for our success and worth striving for.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As KTH embarks on a period of more collegial management, with increased involvement from school management and faculty boards, I\u2019d like to share my views on what this shift means for us. This new approach emphasizes that while management provides overall direction, we as faculty members will take on significant roles, blending our academic expertise [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1513,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-55","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kth.se\/blogs\/sandra-di-rocco\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kth.se\/blogs\/sandra-di-rocco\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kth.se\/blogs\/sandra-di-rocco\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kth.se\/blogs\/sandra-di-rocco\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1513"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kth.se\/blogs\/sandra-di-rocco\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.kth.se\/blogs\/sandra-di-rocco\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kth.se\/blogs\/sandra-di-rocco\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kth.se\/blogs\/sandra-di-rocco\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kth.se\/blogs\/sandra-di-rocco\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}