What We Offer

Whether you have just arrived in Norway or are moving on to a new culture, we can help you understand the challenges you may face, individually or in a group. Or maybe your team is hosting a colleague from abroad and you want to make sure his transition is a smooth as possible?

Short sessions on general cultural adaptation issues, as well as detailed tailored sessions on specific cultures, help raise your awareness of the facts and attitudes that lie behind the behaviours which may face you.

Cultural Adaptation

'We meet on the basis of our sameness. We grow on the basis of our differences.'
Satir

Cultural Adaptation Seminar
A cosy evening in central Stavanger to help you understand this wonderful county and its people.

Learn the Key Facts about Norway and how they affect you as a newcomer.

Whether it is the History, the Geography or simply the Norwegian’s communication style, we can give you insights that will make your daily life here much easier.

This popular seminar has been positively reviewed by the aftenbladet. You can see the latest newspaper article here.

On the home front whether it is shopping or coffee mornings, schooling or housing you are interested in, we have loads of information to give you. Come along to the two hour session on practical tips and advice, where there is plenty of time for questions and answers!

Contact us to reserve your place.

Working With Norwegians
As background we explore the facts behind the behaviours within your own culture “Know then Thyself” and then consider the same for the Norwegian culture.

Focusing on Trompenaar’s five main cultural challenges of time, truth, relationships, life and communication we explore how to handle the issues that can arise from them. In addition, we give key facts, personal insights and crucial information on the practicalities of living in Norway.

Cross-Cultural Communications
Transitions to another culture are always interesting but sometimes integrating with another culture can be extremely difficult. There are new traditions and customs to be recognized, different patterns of body language to be interpreted, different attitudes and behaviours to try to understand and naturally new languages to master. All of these factors can put a strain on the “easy” task of communicating! However, by understanding these challenges fully, you will have tools in your bag to help you untangle the web of cross-cultural communications in any culture !