@leadingwithpsych
Exploring how minds, systems & leadership interact. Sharing perspectives from clinic, research & policy. Clinical psychologist. Researcher. Leader in mental health. Husband and father of three.
'If you’re explaining, you’re losing.’ (Reagan). In both science and leadership, the real loss is when complexity becomes an excuse for obscurity. The challenge? Making the complicated accessible without dumbing it down. That’s how trust (and progress) is built. #ScienceCommunication #Leadership"
Planning a new university hospital teaches you this: Combining clinical care, research, and education isn’t about compromise. It's about creating synergy. The best solutions emerge when expertise, ambition, and patient needs align. Excited to be part of this process.
Thank you Mr Disdall and @theguardian: A call for a new leadership of the Western civilization. The previous leader (US) had betrayed us all deeply.
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Breaking new ground in psychiatry.
Dr. Movahed and the team at one of our NHV-units are leading a globally unique study, one that could transform treatment for one of the most serious psychiatric conditions.
This isn’t just research. It’s hope in action.
#Psychiatry #Leadership
The most powerful leadership moments of the last decade?
Zelensky’s when offered evacuation: 'I need ammo, not a ride.'
Great leaders don’t just delegate, they stand in the fight. Sometimes, the most effective thing you can do isn’t giving orders. It’s being where the things happen.
#Leadership
Ergonomically bad working position. Take care of your back, son.
Digital meetings: efficient but doesn't spark creativity.
The unplanned idea that changes everything?
My cat knows, it doesn’t happen on Zoom.
Carney’s Davos speech defined the crisis we’re in.
A month later, it still resonates because he didn’t just describe the problem, he showed a way forward.
Leadership isn’t about staying in your lane, it’s about having the courage to steer the conversation when it matters.
Be brave.
#Leadership
The Epstein affair has revealed how institutions turned a blind eye to corruption.
The real leadership lesson?
If you see mismanagement or abuse: call it out. Yes, it might cost you career-wise. But, in the end, you’re left with only one thing: yourself.
Live your values.
#Leadership #SpeakUp
Facing an overwhelming challenge?
Saving a failing business. Resisting imperial ambitions. Tackling the climate crisis.
Hopelessness is the real enemy.
The goal isn’t reached by a few doing everything,
but by everyone doing something.
Stick together.
#leadership #crisismanagement
📢 Seeing the bigger picture in leadership
Leadership is about the conditions we create. ”We only managed 10 customer meetings, but we discovered 5 new ways to reach customers, opening the door to tenfold growth in the future.”
Are you capturing the bigger picture in your leadership?
#Leadership
Cynicism is contagious. So is respect.
We’re training staff in compassionate communication. (nationellasjalvskadeprojektet.se/utbildningar.... Here's the leadership lesson: The same applies as a leader. Snark might feel satisfying in the moment, but it poisons culture.
#Leadership #Compassion
My brother-in-law was a hospital director before me, and he’s a role model. His first advice was that leadership starts with owning mistakes. When you admit you’re wrong, you earn respect and set the norm: it’s okay to be wrong and grow.
#Leadership #Psychology #LeadingWithPsych
'Don’t waste a good crisis' (Churchill)
It hurts, but it’s a rare chance to re-examine everything we’ve taken for granted and to be courageously self-critical. Use the discomfort to learn fast and get better.
#Leadership #CrisisManagement
#psychology #Healthcare
6/ Missed a goal? Don’t blame. Learn.
Treat gaps as feedback.
5/ Involvement is everything. If people don’t feel the goals are theirs, they won’t matter. Leaders set direction; teams set local goals.
4/ Make them measurable.
Decide how you’ll know you’ve succeeded.
3/ Keep goals simple.
If it needs a slide to explain, it isn’t a goal.
2/ Have few goals.
If everything’s a priority, nothing is.
1/ Setting up next years goals for your team? A thread. 👇
Grateful to see our project on mental health among hunters gaining traction. Thanks to everyone supporting this work. Read more (Swedish):
www.jaktojagare.se/kategorier/n...
#MensMentalHealth #SuicidePrevention #LeadingWithPsych
New article out:
We find that social exposure relates to more supportive attitudes. This points to the value of peer support roles in clinical practice and training.
🔗 www.frontiersin.org/journals/psy...
#Research #Attitudes #SelfInjury #PeerSupport #Stigma #LeadingWithPsych
I'm launching a new research project examining mental health among hunters. This project is very close to my heart.
There is tremendous commitment from many actors, within the hunting community, the church, and academia,
Thank you to everyone contributing.
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Ten years of the Brief Admission (BI) in Lund.
A decade of short admissions offering support when it’s needed most.
Grateful to the staff, researchers and above all, patients who made this possible. Onward to better care.
#Lund #BriefAdmission #Psychiatry #MentalHealthCare #LeadingWithPsych
#prioritysetting #Healthcareleadership #leadership
Own the process
Be self-critical but fair. Did we state reasons? Report your findings publicly.
Appeals/Revision (make it challengeable). Include union representatives early (Samverkan). If evidence was missed, revise your decision.
Agree upfront on criteria: clinical need, expected benefit, equity, cost
Example: “We prioritize high-risk patients for intensive follow-up due to preventable harm.”
Be transparent.
Publish decisions and the reasons in plain language: what we did, what we chose not to do, and why.
Share via intranet, meetings, dialogue.
Decision-making is hard when demand > supply.
In health care, it’s even harder, because we try to make good decisions not based on who can pay.
Leaders can lean on Accountability for Reasonableness (A4R) to keep choices fair. A thread 👇