In the minds of the Nordics...

In the minds of the Nordics...

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Colin Moon

发布日期: 2022年2月22日
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What is going through the Dane’s head?? What is the Swede really thinking?? What are the thoughts of the Finn?? What is going on in the Norwegian brain???

Scene: A Nordic meeting (irl)


The Dane – Active listener, may interrupt

Strategy: Agree with Swedes and they’ll be happy for now.

Reality: Go home and do something different.???

In the mind of a Dane...

  • Leave future client negotiations to us, will you?
  • Is that a yes or a no from the Swedes or one of their ‘maybe’s’?
  • Let’s tease some people and lighten things up a bit.?
  • Come on, it’s better to make a wrong decision than no decision at all!


The Swede - Cooperative listener, nods a lot

Strategy: Make the others see that our solution is the most practical and effective one.

Reality: How can they not see it????

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In the mind of a Swede ...

  • The Danes sound aggressive today.?
  • Careful, this is not the time to commit ourselves. Let’s plan another meeting.
  • Decision? Now? Have they never heard of the?f?rankringsprocess?
  • Remember to brief Kicki, Tobbe and Titti at the Monday morning meeting.?


The Finn - Silent Listener, does not move

Strategy: In and out, don’t hang about.

Reality: Lengthy discussions and break-out sessions.???

In the mind of a Finn ...

  • Need coffee to start. Can’t hold out until the Swedish ‘fika’ break.
  • That Norwegian speaks as if everything he says is a question.
  • Come on!! Let’s just do it!
  • This is turning in to a follow-up meeting of the last follow-up meeting.


The Norwegian - Easy listener, happy to get long

Strategy:?Let’s get the meeting over with, absolute latest 16.00.

Reality:?The Swedes have planned a ’fika’ for 15.00, followed by a wrap-up session in small?groups for 45 minutes and then reporting back to the large group before boss’s?concluding summary.???

In the mind of a Norwegian ...

  • If we skip lunch, we can finish half hour earlier.?
  • Must all this be done so soon? We have ages until the deadline.
  • We’re Norwegians! Taking a few risks along the way won’t kill anybody.
  • It’s getting terribly late.

Linda Svard

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Bo Christiansen

Founder Scaledenmark

2 年

Nordic edutainment at its best ??????

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Erik Ebert ?

Elevating Everyday Employee Experiences with Pentos | HR Technology Advisor | Specialist With The Big Picture in Mind | Board Member | SuccessFactors Confidant

2 年

I know this post is light hearted. Bit why did you omit our friendly good neighbors in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania? In my experience we have a lot in common from a cultural and human viewpoint it is exluding not to include them. Could you add them in an updated post? Would be good to see how we all stack up, Colin.

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Anniina Brusi

Strategic Leader | 20+ years in Banking, Fintech, Payments, E-Commerce, FMCG | Investor | Sales & Marketing Executive | Proven track record in Market Growth & Cultural Transformation |

2 年

Great summary! Funny and true ??

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Zsolt Feleki

Teaching, Data Science, Literature, Digital Transformation, Railways

2 年

What about sami? Why did you omit them?

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