Both the Scandinavian countries and Germany are as international leaders comparable on the entrepreneurial level as well as the economic level and are extremely successful. Their paths to success do however differ somewhat.
When differences are not recognized in Scandinavian-German relationships they can easily lead to misunderstandings or even blocking from both sides resulting in breakdowns in communication.
Being aware of different situations and a targeted approach to handling them with the different cultures provides a key to new potential and approaches to problem solving, supporting domestic as well as international competitive ability in your company.
Intercultural competence for your German colleagues and employees when working together with Scandinavia is your key to success
Learn about Scandinavian cultures – parallels and differences – how to recognize and understand what is below the surface. At the same time reflecting on your own thinking and action patterns, observing yourself and gaining from new perspectives.
This facilitates:
Intercultural training or workshop about Scandinavia is advisable for Germans and German speakers who work together with Scandinavians, for expats as preparation for a stay in Scandinavia and to penetrate the Scandinavian market.
An intercultural training course or workshop can ideally be held for up to twelve staff.
Intercultural one-to-one coaching about Scandinavia can be useful for Germans and German speakers who need individual preparation for international assignments or who want to prepare individually and intensively for cooperation with Scandinavia, or who would like support as they work in Scandinavia.
Your goal, your situation and number of participants determine the format: intercultural coaching, intercultural training, intercultural workshop, intercultural team building or even intercultural impulse lectures – each format has advantages and disadvantages. We choose the format that suits you best and tailor the content to your needs.
An intercultural workshop about Scandinavia creates awareness for the participants of their own cultural patterns and what effects they have on their own thoughts and action patterns as well as their company culture.
For comparison we will work from a holistic point of view on the cultural background finding out what makes the Scandinavians tick, their world and their concept of mankind, their thought and action patterns. The content will be determined after a needs analysis or personal interviews with the participants or client.
An intercultural training, workshop or coaching about Scandinavia can include the following topics:
You will be sensitized to:
You experience what effect cultural patterns have on:
In behavioural training and communication training you learn:
An intercultural training, coaching or workshop about Scandinavia is created to meet either your, or the customers’, targets. Taking a holistic view you will interactively experience, using diverse methods the various points of view, thought and behaviour patterns leading you to surprising new insights.
There are many interactive methods including:
An intercultural training, workshop or coaching about Scandinavia are always a good idea if you have German speaking employees or colleagues who want to work long-term and successfully with Scandinavians and Scandinavia.
Especially when: