Florian Keppeler
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Florian Keppeler
@flokeppeler.bsky.social
Associate Professor at http://ps.au.dk/en/cpl | enthusiastic for public administration and policy | fan of beagle Wilma

http://florian-keppeler.com
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For Wilma 🐶, figuring out how to recognize a good leader was always like solving a riddle of the Sphinx. A recent study by Weidmann, Joseph Vecci, @farahsaid.bsky.social, Sonia Bhalotra, Achyuta Adhvaryu, Anant Nyshadham, Jorge Tamayo, and David Deming suggests...

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February 1, 2026 at 3:59 PM
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Wilma 🐶 had an unexpected encounter with a deer the other day – and instead of running away, they just stood there peacefully! 🦌
It got Wilma thinking: why can some "natural opposites" get along just fine, while others struggle?

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January 25, 2026 at 12:42 PM
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Wilma 🐶 is concerned: What would happen if she were replaced by a Large Lego Model? 🧱 Who would sniff out all the treats?

She checked the literature and found a new study by Feng and @yantochandra.bsky.social examining how Large Language Models (LLMs) are reshaping policymaking.

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January 18, 2026 at 7:27 PM
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Wilma 🐶 has been working with her new coworker ⛄ who seems rather cold. This makes Wilma think about how important leadership is for building warm collaboration among colleagues! A study by Kjeldsen, Bjørnholt, and Lund in public schools reveals how managers can melt the ice 1/🧵
January 11, 2026 at 4:21 PM
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Wilma 🐶 is learning to navigate on "her" new balance bike—turns out transformation takes practice, patience, and someone to show you the way!

Speaking of guidance, a new @journalpa.bsky.social study by @carofischer.bsky.social and Breaugh explores how change agents ...
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December 28, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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Wilma 🐶 has spent most of her #postdog career at universities in the public sector. Now she is considering switching to the private sector, perhaps in the cleaning industry, specializing in cleaning under baby seats. The reason: delicious leftovers.🥕 🥙

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December 21, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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Wilma 🐶 turns her back on the new family member after a crash involving a Duplo train and a dog. Will citizens do the same when the government increasingly uses AI to make discriminatory decisions in the future?

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December 14, 2025 at 8:59 PM
December 7, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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Wilma 🐶 may be hesitant about making the next step, like people who people who want to take their next career step, maybe into the public sector. New research by Sciepura, Wall and @elizabethlinos.bsky.social shows that...

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August 3, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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Wilma 🐶 has been thinking about adding AI-teammates to her pack. Would that help her find more delicious treats?

Well, this might work for making complicated decisions, like medical diagnoses. A study by Zöller et al. shows:

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July 27, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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Flashback: Wilma 7 years ago as a puppy 🐶 It takes a lot of effort to raise a puppy, but a human baby takes extra effort! 👶

A new study by Pieter Vanhuysse, Márton Medgyesi and Róbert Iván Gál shows:
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July 20, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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Wilma 🐶 tried in vain to get through this hole. She probably analyzed it wrong. Perhaps it would have been better if this had been done under AI assessment. Why?

A study by Goergen, de Bellis, and Klesse shows that...

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July 13, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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Wilma 🐶 sits proudly next to a child's beautiful drawing of her, and while she put zero effort into posing, she certainly considers this masterpiece quite an achievement worth an extra treat! 🤩

Speaking of effort versus achievement, a study by Cusimano, Kim, and Wong reveals...

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July 6, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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As a senior dog, Wilma 🐶 sometimes has a critical view on young people - especially if they interrupt her sleep!

Does this relate to the workplace? A study by Daldrop, Homan, and Buengeler reveals: Young adults face barriers to leadership roles, not because they lack ability...

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June 22, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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Wilma 🐶 strikes a pose on the agility course - she thinks she is looking absolutely fabulous! 🤩 But should her good looks help her become pack leader?

A meta-analysis by Courtright, Thurgood, Liao, Morgan, and Wang shows key findings about the role of beauty in leadership
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June 15, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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While Wilma's 🐶 wooden friends behind her might look pretty convincing, they definitely can't fetch balls or review scientific papers like she can. Speaking of artificial companions, Wilma has been sniffing around some research about how AI is really affecting jobs.
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June 8, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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Wilma 🐶 enjoys a walk with her basset hound friend from abroad. This made her think about movement across boarders-international labor migration. Researchers reviewed evidence whether skilled people leaving their home countries creates "brain drain" or "brain gain". The results:
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June 1, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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Wilma 🐶 recently got a little assistance with her grooming because she recently read a study showing that a little (text) brush-up can lead to more success when applying for a job.

In their study, @emmawiles.bsky.social, Zanele Munyikwa, and @johnjhorton.bsky.social test...
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May 25, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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Wilma's sunday walk 🐶 took her past Aarhus Universitetshospital today.
When Wilma sniffs around the hospital, she naturally thinks about doctors and patients, and a fascinating new study in Nature that tests an AI tool for diagnostic dialog in medicine. Some key findings:

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May 11, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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Wilma 🐶 is very convinced of her leadership skills! For example, last fall she planted an apple tree that she received as a gift. Every day she "worked" with the tree, and now it is blooming beautifully. 🌳💮

Wilma wonders: Is there another way to test leadership skills?

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May 4, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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Wilma 🐶 is celebrating her 7th birthday 🎂 with a publication alert 🚨

Wilma consulted AI 💻 to generate ideas about presents for dog birthdays. While the AI 💻 suggests an enormous treat 🍬, Wilma's humans chose enjoying a sunny day outside with some healthy carrot snacks 🥕.

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April 27, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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A new little human 🚼 has moved in with Wilma 🐶. Naturally, she takes her responsibility as a "big sister" very seriously. So in preparation for family time, she read through a study by Hirani, Sievertsen and Wüst. The study shows:

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April 13, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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Wilma 🐶 had to choose between two hands – one with a treat 🥕, one empty – and picked the wrong one! But sometimes, "wrong" choices are not so wrong after all...

When organizations try to select a leader, they try to hire the most competent person.

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April 6, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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Wilma 🐶 spotted a deer 🦌. Should she consider a career change, from postdog to hunting dog 🔫? Does she have the potential for this "promotion"?

She reads a new study to find out what potential analyses for promotions look like. Grabner, Künneke & Moers find in their study:

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March 30, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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Wilma 🐶 trusts her vet 👩‍⚕️, even if she doesn't always like going. 😱 And it's no secret that some doctors are better at diagnosing some diseases or risks than others. Can AI help to improve diagnoses?

In a new study, Feng, Hong, Tang and Wang show:

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March 23, 2025 at 1:40 PM