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This study aimed to explore health and social care leaders\u2019 experiences of changes in leadership practices following participation in an educational programme on person-centred leadership.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Design<\/jats:title>\n A qualitative exploratory research approach, with individual interviews analysed using conventional content analysis, including an interpretative step linking categories to an overarching theme using three leadership concepts.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Setting<\/jats:title>\n Health and social care services in Sweden.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Participants<\/jats:title>\n Thirteen leaders were purposefully selected according to sampling criteria.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n \n The programme did, according to the participants, contribute to the development of person-centred leadership practices by enhancing self-leadership, team leadership, and workforce development aligned with person-centred principles. Three categories unfolded this process:\n Live as you learn<\/jats:italic>\n ,\n Strive for equal relations<\/jats:italic>\n , and\n Enable co-creation<\/jats:italic>\n , which were further detailed into nine sub-categories. The results were influenced by various preconditions for continuous learning.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n The findings emphasise the necessity of establishing preconditions promoting person-centred leadership (e.g., continuous support from other leaders, time to coach teams and establishing empowering working methods) for continuous development during and after the educational programme. 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