ABOUT KAJSA

About Kajsa Asplund

About Kajsa Asplund

Kajsa Asplund is an I/O psychologist with a PhD in Business Administration from the Stockholm School of Economics. Her work sits at the intersection of behavioural science, talent management and organisational practice.

For more than 15 years, she has helped organisations use both research and their unique context to attract, identify, develop and retain the people they need for long-term success.

Kajsa Asplund is an I/O psychologist with a PhD in Business Administration from the Stockholm School of Economics. Her work sits at the intersection of behavioural science, talent management and organisational practice.

For more than 15 years, she has helped organisations use both research and their unique context to attract, identify, develop and retain the people they need for long-term success.

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Science meets practice

Science meets practice

Kajsa combines behavioural science with hands-on experience from talent tech and organisational practice. Her focus is on the successful design and execution of science-based talent management and people operations — turning research into systems and practices that work in real organisations.

Selected experience

Selected experience

RESEARCH

PhD in Business Administration
Stockholm School of Economics

Research focused on talent identification and employee differentiation.

AUTHOR

Talang för människor
Natur & Kultur, 2019

Soft Skills – Arbetslivets hårdvaluta
Natur & Kultur, 2026

PRACTICE

15+ years working across talent management, assessment, performance, people science and talent technology.

Selected experience includes work with organisations such as SEB, Scania, Tre, Tele2 and Happy Socks.

Books & research

Books & research

Soft Skills publication cover

AUTHOR

Soft Skills – Arbetslivets hårdvaluta

Soft Skills – Arbetslivets hårdvaluta

Natur & Kultur, 2026

Talang för människor publication cover

Talang för människor
Natur & Kultur, 2019

Talang för människor
Natur & Kultur, 2019

Doctoral dissertation cover

Putting on the Talent Hat: An Identification Perspective on Employee Differentiation
Doctoral dissertation, Stockholm School of Economics, 2018

Putting on the Talent Hat: An Identification Perspective on Employee Differentiation
Doctoral dissertation, Stockholm School of Economics, 2018

Speaking

Speaking

Kajsa is a frequent keynote speaker on topics including talent management, performance management, employee engagement, soft skills and the future of competence.

Let's talk about what you're building.

Let's talk about what you're building.

Let's talk about what you're building.

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