Emotional Intelligence

NOK 6,500.00

Understanding how emotions, interpretation, and cultural context shape the way we communicate, lead, and collaborate in teams.

What it enables

Many international teams experience misunderstandings, lack of trust, and communication breakdowns due to different emotional expressions, cultural interpretation styles, and implicit expectations. Messages are often “lost in translation,” not because of language, but because of emotional and cultural filters.

Who it’s for

  • Team members in multicultural or international environments

  • Managers and team leaders in global organisations

  • HR and People & Culture professionals

  • Cross-functional teams working across cultures and time zones

Key topics

  • Emotional intelligence in multicultural communication (Goleman: self-awareness, empathy, relational awareness)

  • How emotions influence trust, collaboration, and leadership

  • Universal vs culturally shaped emotional expressions (Paul Ekman)

  • Culture as interpretation: meaning as co-constructed rather than transmitted

  • Organisational culture and its impact on communication styles and expectations

  • Culture as a leadership and collaboration tool

This course helps participants develop greater emotional awareness and intercultural sensitivity, enabling more conscious communication, stronger relationships, and more effective collaboration across cultures.

Workshop format

Module 1: Emotional Intelligence in Multicultural Communication

  • Participants explore how emotions, empathy, and cultural context influence communication, trust, and collaboration across teams.

Module 2: Organisational Culture and Intercultural Management

  • Participants examine how organisational and cultural values shape workplace expectations, communication styles, and team dynamics. The module includes a practical exercise where participants apply insights from Module 1 to real-life workplace scenarios, working in groups to reflect on communication challenges and cultural misunderstandings.

Module 3: The Culture Factor – Culture as a Leadership Tool

  • Participants learn how cultural awareness can strengthen leadership, improve decision-making, and support more inclusive and effective collaboration.

Duration

Approximately 2.5 hours

Group size

Up to 15 participants

Expected outcomes

Participants will be able to:

  • Understand how emotions, interpretation, and cultural context shape communication and collaboration

  • Apply emotional intelligence principles (self-awareness, empathy, relational awareness) in multicultural settings

  • Recognise cultural differences in emotional expression and interpretation

  • Adjust communication to improve trust, clarity, and collaboration across cultures

  • Develop greater intercultural sensitivity in everyday teamwork

Understanding how emotions, interpretation, and cultural context shape the way we communicate, lead, and collaborate in teams.

What it enables

Many international teams experience misunderstandings, lack of trust, and communication breakdowns due to different emotional expressions, cultural interpretation styles, and implicit expectations. Messages are often “lost in translation,” not because of language, but because of emotional and cultural filters.

Who it’s for

  • Team members in multicultural or international environments

  • Managers and team leaders in global organisations

  • HR and People & Culture professionals

  • Cross-functional teams working across cultures and time zones

Key topics

  • Emotional intelligence in multicultural communication (Goleman: self-awareness, empathy, relational awareness)

  • How emotions influence trust, collaboration, and leadership

  • Universal vs culturally shaped emotional expressions (Paul Ekman)

  • Culture as interpretation: meaning as co-constructed rather than transmitted

  • Organisational culture and its impact on communication styles and expectations

  • Culture as a leadership and collaboration tool

This course helps participants develop greater emotional awareness and intercultural sensitivity, enabling more conscious communication, stronger relationships, and more effective collaboration across cultures.

Workshop format

Module 1: Emotional Intelligence in Multicultural Communication

  • Participants explore how emotions, empathy, and cultural context influence communication, trust, and collaboration across teams.

Module 2: Organisational Culture and Intercultural Management

  • Participants examine how organisational and cultural values shape workplace expectations, communication styles, and team dynamics. The module includes a practical exercise where participants apply insights from Module 1 to real-life workplace scenarios, working in groups to reflect on communication challenges and cultural misunderstandings.

Module 3: The Culture Factor – Culture as a Leadership Tool

  • Participants learn how cultural awareness can strengthen leadership, improve decision-making, and support more inclusive and effective collaboration.

Duration

Approximately 2.5 hours

Group size

Up to 15 participants

Expected outcomes

Participants will be able to:

  • Understand how emotions, interpretation, and cultural context shape communication and collaboration

  • Apply emotional intelligence principles (self-awareness, empathy, relational awareness) in multicultural settings

  • Recognise cultural differences in emotional expression and interpretation

  • Adjust communication to improve trust, clarity, and collaboration across cultures

  • Develop greater intercultural sensitivity in everyday teamwork