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Good Boss Bad Boss: What Have You Had?

...management,management skills,working in norway,workplace culture, Working in Norway Have you ever heard this ... hen party’. And he wasn’t having any hen parties in his place, that was sure and certain. The senior...

Article Working in Norway Apr. 12 2019

Blue-green infrastructure – Smart and Sustainable

...infrastructure,smart,sustainability,video, Working in Norway What is blue-green infrastructure and why ... sustainable infrastructure. Is it really possible in a Nordic climate? Climate change brings more heavy...

Article Working in Norway Mar. 25 2019 Streaming

Cover Letter Writing: It’s All About (What) You (Can Offer)

...time, I’ve noticed lately that I’ve been getting in quite a few with the following about why the writer ... can offer me what I want in a working day: collaboration, … Working in Norway Having proofread cover letters...

Article Working in Norway Mar. 19 2019

Thoughts on Working While Walking an Indian Trail

...the area. Who was Cochise, and why is it … Working in Norway Have you ever heard of the Cochise Stronghold ... is the ‘stronghold.’ Given that I write about working life, as I went along, my thoughts turned towards...

Article Working in Norway Mar. 11 2019

So, You (Think You) Have a Bad Job?

Are you working in Norway? Sometimes wishing you weren’t? That working life might be better somewhere ... else? On a related note, have you ever gotten a work-related wake-up call at your hairdresser’s? I sure...

Article Working in Norway Mar. 4 2019

Making sense of cloud and edge computing

...cloud computing,edge computing,ITS,video, Working in Norway Should data from sensors, smart devices and ... data be shipped into the cloud and processed there? In an increasingly connected world, the answer may very...

Article Working in Norway Oct. 25 2018 Streaming

Why do volunteer work? Here are some thoughts.

...skills,Volunteer work, Working in Norway Want to develop your professional networks, and get in touch with ... Tekna’s professional networks and local networks in Oslo? As a Tekna member you have access to all our...

Article Working in Norway June 8 2018

Lecture: Philosophy of Leadership

...knowledge, decisiveness, courage, in … leader,leadership,video, Working in Norway If you look up an English translation ... knowledge, decisiveness, courage, in all life situations, both in the working world and outside of it as well...

Article Working in Norway May 15 2018 Streaming

Integration at Work: Simply the Best?

If you’ve lived in Norway for awhile, you’ll be familiar with the funny ad campaigns run by one of the ... the grocery chains here. In the TV ads, some humorous situation is played out in the extreme, yet always...

Article Working in Norway May 12 2018

Are you (at all) interested in what you do at work?

Are you interested in what you do at work? If so, are you able to tell someone else about why you are ... are? These questions came up in connection with a course I was teaching last week, where we’d come to a...

Article Working in Norway Apr. 29 2018

Multicultural Meetings: Do you speak up?

...be confusing for us as adults, especially in the world of work. Especially at meetings, even more so at ... internationalization,multicultural meetings,working in norway, Working in Norway As children, we’re often to taught...

Article Working in Norway Apr. 22 2018

How to Explain a [Hole/Gap] in Your CV

...a course, I don’t often correct anyone’s English. In fact, just the opposite – when starting out, I emphasize ... to get a grammar-free experience. We’re not back in grammar school English … CV writing skills,cv writing...

Article Working in Norway Mar. 11 2018

The Italian Job: Network(ing) Failure at Its Finest

The scene was a cathedral fellowship hall in Bologna, Italy in September last year. My chamber choir was ... LinkedIn profile,Norwegian business culture, Working in Norway Sometimes I really bomb at this networking...

Article Working in Norway Feb. 23 2018

Norway: Happy OL Medal Count = Happy Norwegian Manager?

OL statistics: Norway now holds a superior lead in the medal count Yes, little Norway, with a population ... winning the 2018 Winter Olympics, or as they … Norway medals OL 2018,Norwegian humor,Norwegian workplace...

Article Working in Norway Feb. 19 2018

Competitive Conversation: Fighting the Phone

...phones? Picture the scene: You’re at a big work-related dinner in a big hotel dining room, where the terrible ... international workplace,networking skills,working in norway, Working in Norway What is it with people and their...

Article Working in Norway Feb. 12 2018

Business Culture Clash: What’s in a (LinkedIn) photo?

...surprise me. Was running yet another LinkedIn course in Norway last week, and had gotten to the point where I ... Norwegian culture,Norwegian workplace,working in norway, Working in Norway People’s preferences about what’s...

Article Working in Norway Feb. 8 2018

Integration in Norway: Mimicking or mocking a foreign accent?

...yesterday. Hearing the doorbell ring down the hall at work, I’d gone to open up for a man arriving for a meeting ... integration in Norway,integration tips,intercultural communication,living in Norway,working in norway, Working...

Article Working in Norway Feb. 1 2018

Working in Norway: What’s your added value?

Have we in Norway (over) enhanced becoming an entrepreneur as the only way to make it in business? “Value ... headline in The Scotsman announcing: Record number of Scots want to … innovation in Norway,international...

Article Working in Norway Jan. 19 2018

Integration: How to Move to Norway

If you’ve moved to Norway, learn something about Norway. Then tell Norwegians what you’ve learned. As ... before moving here. I was certainly no expert on the ins and outs of Norwegian life before getting off the...

Article Working in Norway Jan. 12 2018

Integration as International Business: Are you the buyer or the seller?

...recent session of … globalization,integration in Norway,integration tips,intercultural commnication,international ... international workplace, Working in Norway When I was teaching at a regional business school several years...

Article Working in Norway Jan. 6 2018

Mars and Venus: (Not) Talking to Strangers in Norway

...at an event arranged by my women’s network in southern Norway. New to the region, she started telling me ... nobody spoke to her out in public. She gave the example of … Working in Norway Not long ago, I was having...

Article Working in Norway Dec. 29 2017

Integrating in Norway: Why you should join a volunteer board

One of the fastest ways to integrate yourself in society here is to join a volunteer board. I didn’t ... living in Norway,Norwegian language,Norwegian workplace,working in norway, Working in Norway One of the...

Article Working in Norway Dec. 21 2017

Working in Norway: Don’t Say “Hello” in the Morning

...most important unwritten rule in Norwegian workplace, which all work in Norway is based on? Readers were ... norwegian model,the Norwegian workplace,working in norway, Working in Norway I was recently on a website where...

Article Working in Norway Dec. 6 2017

Integration: What does it mean to you?

...was quickly brought up by one of the non-Norwegians in the classroom. Except that he didn’t call it that ... international workplace,living in Norway,working in norway, Working in Norway Just where are you at on integrating...

Article Working in Norway Nov. 17 2017

Integration in Norway: Find Your Tribe

...different people – in this case non-Norwegians attending my Intercultural Communication at Work course – think ... integration in Norway,international workplace,internationalization,living in Norway, Working in Norway We were...

Article Working in Norway Nov. 10 2017