Lund, Sverige (Sweden) - 4th Day

SWEDEN AND THE SWEDES

MUSICAL PERFORMANCE BY THE SWEDISH STUDENTS

A LIRIK OF ONE OF THE CLASSIC SWEDISH SONGS

TRADITIONAL SWEDISH DESSERT

Seasonal: Only available after Chrismas until Easter

D & RT went to the lecture on the Swedish culture and music.

It was really good. The lecture was given by Vanessa Poole- An English married to a Swedish.


Bits and pieces form the lecture;

Apparently;

• The typical Swedes;

Conscientious, honest, loyal, tolerent, believers in equality, lovers of peace, lovers of nature, clean, kind, modest, defenders of the weak and calm

• The typical Swedish businessman is;

"Inflexible in his arguments and behaviour - unwilling to discuss and adjust, slow to take decisions, over- cautious, avoids conflict and a stickler for punctuality. Difficulty to get to know, hard to work with and for, stiff, no fun, dull and conceited."

On the other hand, the typical Swedish business women is described as "clever, extremely easy to get on with, modest and fun."

• The typical Swedish manager;

Is not expected to have all the answers, delegates authority, expects staff to take initiative, is reflective, rational and accessible, requires good listening skills, requires good negotiation skills, requires good reconciliatory skills and always punctual.

The successful Swedish manager has to "create an image of not being powerful"

The Swedish people are very conscious of their lifestyle; they do not like to be too showy, they love to share and they in moderation. A concept Swedes live by is LOGOM, which means "just enough"