Last Friday, October 1st, I celebrated the first year at my current employer, Metria AB. I started out as a Development Manager for the Luleå based developers. They were 19 at the time. It didn’t take long for a sort of upgrade; on November 1st last year I additionally became responsible for eight local project managers. This was my group to manage, lead and coach until September this year when yet another change or upgrade came my way....
In the great book of work life the current chapter is coming to a close. On August 1st 2017 I began my position as Team Manager (“Consultant Manager”) at the Luleå office of Sogeti. In the beginning I were responsible for 34 IT-consultants. This grew to as high as 38 at one point. During these three years I’ve learned a lot about myself and my leadership, about people and business, about technology and solutions....
I’ve been given this amazing opportunity that would be outright stupid to turn down, and I’m usually not stupid. I’ll be taking on the position as team manager at the consultancy Sogeti here in Luleå. I’m looking forward to return to my old firm where I spent five years and eight months at the office of Linköping. Through this I will of course be putting myself to the test. As always, I’m humbled before the task(s) at hand, but I believe I can do some good together with my new colleagues....
Both me and my wife have been recruited by Luleå University of Technology. As of September 1st she will begin her work as a Educational Developer with special responsibility for Information and Communication Technology (ICT) at University Pedagogy Centre (HPC), and I as a Project Manager at IT Services (ITS) with responsibilities for the public and portal websites. We are both very grateful for these opportunities and look forward to start a new and exiting chapter in our lives....