"This term is extensively used in daily life. It mirrors the dilemma between personal freedom and , between informal relations and formally showing respect for the person, between expressing one’s emotions and avoiding open conflict through compromising and . Lagom är bäst (Lagom is best), which is similar to what Aristotle said, “virtue lies in the middle point”. In normal life, lagom renders into the paradoxical individual desire for being somehow different but without sticking out too much. in one of his songs phrases this Swedish peculiarity with a beautiful game of words Alla vill vara annorlunda på ett likadant sätt (Everybody wants to be different in a similar way). At the work level, this was confirmed in a study by Åkerblom (1995) who conducted a series of focus group interviews. When asked to state three advises to a manager, many participants said things like: “You should be just like everyone else”, and “Do not think you are special, just because you are a manager!” Following the norm Swedish leaders remain behind the curtains, becoming invisible."
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