Malin Rapp
Malin Rapp has a background in brain and motivation research and is an expert in creating energy and direction in times of change. She speaks about the courage to lead yourself and how to build workplaces where psychological safety and courage go hand in hand to face uncertain times.
Why You Should Book Malin Rapp
Malin Rapp is one of Sweden’s most sought-after and celebrated speakers. Voted MySpeaker of the Year (Audience Award) in both 2023 and 2025, and with over 15 years of experience on the global stage, she has established herself as a leading expert in self-leadership that creates real impact in organizations.
With a solid background as a leadership developer at Self Leaders, Malin has supported leaders and teams in over 50 countries. She has collaborated with some of the world’s most prominent organizations, including Google, Spotify, IKEA, and SIDA. Malin has also taught at the Stockholm School of Economics and lectured at Harvard University.
Malin Rapp is admired for her unique ability to weave research-based insights together with relatable, real-life examples and personal stories that truly connect with her audience. Her sharp humor and genuine presence leave no one untouched, inspiring us to meet the future with both head and heart.
More About Malin Rapp as a Speaker
Malin is not only a sought-after speaker, she is a catalyst for change and one of Sweden’s leading experts in self-leadership, motivation, and psychological safety. She has led major cultural transformations and developed leadership programs that have helped organizations worldwide create engagement and sustainable results.
As a leadership developer and culture strategist at Self Leaders for over 15 years, Malin has worked to integrate self-leadership into the core strategies of organizations. She has collaborated with researchers at the Karolinska Institute, taught leadership at the Stockholm School of Economics, and contributed to developing digital tools that have helped more than 100,000 people strengthen their self-leadership. Her work has led to measurable improvements in well-being, engagement, stress management, and performance in the organizations she partners with.
Malin combines scientific insights with captivating storytelling and contagious energy that captures her audience from the very first moment. Her keynotes are filled with engaging experiments and hands-on exercises that spark “aha” moments and inspire real change. It’s not just about inspiration, Malin gives participants practical tools they can apply immediately to create real transformation in their lives and workplaces. It’s this unique combination of insight and action that makes her one of Sweden’s most appreciated speakers.
About Malin’s Background
A unique detail about Malin is her background as a professional extreme sports athlete, holding a World Championship title in snowkiting and representing Sweden’s national team in wakeboarding. However, her life took a dramatic turn after a serious accident that forced her to pause everything. This experience shaped her perspective on resilience, self-leadership, and the courage to start over, insights she now shares with her audiences.
Current lecture:
Creating a Trusting Learning Culture Together!
Trust within teams is crucial for a well-being and collaborative culture that drives innovation. Studies from Harvard show that trusting teams have 74% lower stress levels, 50% higher productivity, and 70% higher engagement compared to teams lacking trust. Failing to actively strengthen trust within teams risks a threatening culture of silence where employees hold back, avoid challenges, refrain from contributing ideas, and fail to speak up when something is wrong.
When Google sought answers to what contributes to their highest-performing teams, Google’s People Analytics, in their study called “Project Aristotle,” found that psychological safety is the most reliable and crucial factor for a high-performing team. Organizational research has further identified psychological safety as a critical factor in understanding what drives collaboration, growth, and early risk identification. High psychological safety teams are characterized by their positive effects and enable rapid adaptation to changes like new market conditions, customer demands, and internal organizational changes.
In Malin Rapp’s lecture, you will receive thought-provoking content on how leaders and teams can create psychological safety and learning, how they can perceive opportunities, support each other, and take responsibility in changing and challenging situations. As a participant, you will also have the opportunity to try out concrete exercises and approaches to increase psychological safety, learning, and behavior change within the team and the entire culture.
The lecture addresses areas and questions such as:
What is psychological safety, and why is it especially important in times of change and uncertainty?
Self-leadership is a prerequisite for creating trusting and secure teams; how do we build it?
How do we quickly strengthen psychological safety through self-leadership in both new and established teams?
What responsibilities lie with leaders versus employees, and what can I do from my role to contribute to a learning culture?
Concrete tools to rapidly create psychological safety within and between teams.
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