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\"Appreciate<\/a><\/p>\n

“Hello Marie!” <\/em>
\n“Hi, Peter! How are you doing today?” <\/em>
\n“I’m good, thanks? How was your weekend, Marie?”<\/em><\/p>\n

What you’ve just read could have been a daily conversation between two Swedish friends or colleagues. But not only that. It also could \u00a0have been a chat between a professor and\u00a0one of her\u00a0students. Or a cleaning staff member, emptying the garbage can in the office of the CEO.<\/p>\n

Swedish hierarchy<\/h2>\n

Hierarchies in Sweden are as flat as Sk\u00e5ne<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This could be an appropriate way to describe Swedish hierarchies. Sk\u00e5ne is a region\u00a0in southern Sweden that is indeed rather flat.<\/p>\n

How to address Swedes<\/h3>\n

A good indicator for flat Swedish hierarchies is\u00a0the way Swedes address each other in conversations. Whenever you meet a person person with authority in Sweden, you address him or her by\u00a0their first name. No Mr. Johansson or Mrs. Lundgren. No Professor Ericsson or Doctor B\u00f6rjesson.<\/p>

\"Book<\/a><\/div>\n

The only exception: members of the Swedish royal family still like to be called by their title. Say “kronprinzessan” (cown princess) instead of “Victoria”, if you happen to bump into\u00a0her during a sightseeing tour in Stockholms old town.<\/p>\n

Showing respect<\/h3>\n

Don’t understand this social rule wrong! Swedes may be\u00a0less formal in their communication, but it doesn’t mean they also\u00a0are closer to each other.\u00a0Just because you name people by their first name, it doesn’t mean that you have no respect and that you immediately can act like friends.<\/p>\n

Swedes\u00a0communicate closeness rather by the choice of topics they talk about and how much personal information they reveal to you.<\/p>\n

On a Monday morning at\u00a0the office,\u00a0you might\u00a0welcome your boss with\u00a0“Hej H\u00e5kan”, but you better not tell him about your terrible hangover you had yesterday.<\/p>\n

What it does, it creates simplicity and a more welcoming atmosphere. It’s easier to communicate.<\/p>\n

To become more Swedish<\/strong>, you have to get over your\u00a0fear that it might be perceived as disrespectful\u00a0behavior to address your boss with Ann-Sofie. She is used to it.<\/p>\n

Showing status in Sweden<\/h3>\n

Swedish people don’t collect titles as eagerly as in other countries. Only a few Swedes can actually be perceived as show offs. (To observe those, you’d have to spend an evening at Stureplan in Stockholm.)<\/p>\n

In the Swedish society everyone\u00a0has the same value (at least that’s what they seem to strive for). Of course not all are acting like it. But the idea is there and the majority of Swedes\u00a0people try to live up it.<\/p>\n

This “anti-show-off”-attitude is also based on two more cultural phenomenas or concepts, namely jantelagen<\/em> and lagom<\/em>. I will get into those topics in a later post (sign up for the newsletter, here<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Advantages and disadvantages of flat hierarchies in Sweden<\/h3>\n

When employees have the feeling they have an influence on the company, that their opinion counts, overall work-satisfaction is increased.<\/p>\n

Also, when bosses don’t behave like little dictators and instead treat employees like people with the same value, the whole working atmosphere improves.\u00a0Bosses with an authoritarian attitude have no good standing in Swedish companies. It’s very important\u00a0to engage communication accross employees and departments, and strive for consensus<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

On the other hand…<\/h4>\n

Swedish decision making can be slow, really slow. No wonder when the CEO\u00a0considers a cooperation with an Asian supplier but feels it would be just right to also ask the cleaning staff for their agreement. Consensus-seeking bosses may sound like this: \u00a0“Peter, what do you think? Shall we cooperate with that Asian company with the name I can’t pronounce correctly?”<\/p>\n

So, dear soon to be new-Swede<\/strong>, if you talk to your boos in a Swedish company or whenever a policeman stops you, it’s ok to say Robert or Josefin – if those are their names, of course. And don’t forget to give some positive feedback ;)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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