Cross-cultural communication

While diversity can significantly enhance business performance, it also presents challenges. Different values, perspectives, and prioritisation criteria can lead to misunderstandings. Words like ‘urgent’ or ‘trust’ can vary greatly across cultures, not just internationally but also between companies and industries.

In cross-cultural teams, understanding every culture in detail is unrealistic. Instead, mastering cross-cultural communication with generic tools is essential. When relocating to another country, it’s crucial to understand the local culture and adapt sensibly, rather than simply mimicking behaviors.

It is not “when in Rome do as the Romans”, it is “when in Rome understand the Romans, and adapt where it makes sense”.

Our key note speaker is Endre L. Lovas of PeoplewithE to guide us through an interactive session on cross-cultural communication. You will get an insight into Norwegian culture, and more skills to bridge cultural differences.

Any questions for the event can be directed to: Inger Tone Ødegård

Please enroll with company details (either company email or a private e-mail pluss company details), it's highly important for us to be able to register who attends our events. This leaves you with a more updated attendee list - giving you maximum gain from both our events and networking. Hope to see you!