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Norway's new NAV Director: Sigrun Vågeng wants less central control and better leadership

“I have clear instructions to increase the focus on labour within NAV (the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration). That is my mission,” says Labour and Welfare Director Sigrun Vågeng. She believes less centralised control and more leadership will help her in that mission.
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Which book are you currently reading?

Can I answer two? Ken Follett’s Fall of Giants. This is the history of our century. It is thick and I love thick books. I also enjoy reading history and documentary books. The other one I’m reading is The 60s by Ketil Bjørnstad. That is also thick.

What is your hidden talent?

I once crocheted a christening gown for my daughter, which my first grandchild will be christened in on 6 December. Proud moment. Perhaps not that many NAV directors before me have been crocheting. 

What is your favourite tool in the office?

My PC.

As a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?

I wanted to become a doctor. I did work a bit in a hospital. And became less keen. I was not very good at science in school either. All the girls did languages, and so did I.

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