A guide to Swedish business culture and behavior

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What is business behavior? Why is it important to practice good business behavior? And why is it important for you as a newbie to understand what constitutes as good business behavior in Sweden? Behaving well in business is internationally important but what is considered good business behavior changes between countries and cultures. However, just because you were born in Sweden, doesn’t mean that you know the ins and outs of business behavior.

In fact, many Swedes who have worked in Sweden all their lives are careless with their business behavior. This means that you can benefit hugely from establishing yourself as a professional with a good business behavior. By knowing what is expected of you and maintaining a respectful attitude, you create a good professional reputation in the Swedish labor market – a reputation that will benefit you throughout the rest of your professional career.

What you will learn

• How to create and maintain good relationships.
• The importance of being perceived as available and how to best behave at job meetings.
• Why follow-up and reconnecting are so crucial. How to become a master of reconnecting and also get others to reconnect to you.
• How you, by always behaving at your best, build your own excellent professional reputation in the Swedish job market.

Your course is created by Annmarie Palm

Annmarie Palm is a journalist and an expert in the development of work relationships and communication. In 2016 she founded the term business behavior in Sweden when she wrote the book “Business behavior: Uppför dig ­­– eller tappa affären” which translates to “Business  behavior – behave or lose your business”. She lectures regularly for companies and municipalities on the importance of business behavior and has also created digital courses in order to allow newbies to get an upper edge on the Swedish job market.

You can visit her and her company Relationista for more information