Risa has had the pleasure of working with Bjørnson for several years. Bjørnson has helped Risa with executive assessment and selection as well as executive team development and leadership development. Bjørnson’s expertise and experience in assessing and developing our leaders has been so effective that we can say that today our leadership is our organisation’s competitive advantage. Bjørnson developed a custom 360 assessment in collaboration with us, used for assessing and developing our management team. The leaders have found the feedback relevant, practical and useful in their day-to-day responsibilities as well as their own development and growth. The 360 feedback tool is based on Risa’s strategy, goals and values. Bjørnson has demonstrated a unique ability to immerse themselves in our world and understand our industry, organisation and culture while designing the 360 feedback tool and other programs designed to strengthen the leadership capabilities at Risa.
 

Total E&P Norge chose Bjørnson as their preferred provider in September 2017 to provide support developing teams within their new organisational structure. The goal of the project was to enable managers and the organisation as a whole to achieve the benefits of a team-based management approach.
 
A team from Bjørnson organised the project. Between October and November 2017, Bjørnson delivered Leadership Team Alignment workshops for each of the nine Business Unit Leadership Teams found in the restructured Total E&P Norge. 
Bjørnson also designed a template for team development of the multiple cross-functional teams found within the organisation, and trained HR Business Partner employees in using it. The team development processes were conducted primarily by HR-Business Partners in Total, with support from Bjørnson consultants where needed. 
 
Overall, Bjørnson delivered according to our expectations. They did a thorough job with analysing current status and future ambitions including one-to-one meeting with key stakeholders in the organisation. Their approach was driven by experience and flexibility, and they were very professional, particularly in the execution phase. During the execution, they managed to adapt to our culture and ways of working, despite of certain last minute changes of scope of work. They were able to connect with the managers and adapt the tailor-made program to the various group dynamics in a very successful way. During facilitation of team development they created an arena for open sharing and building trust amongst team members. The consultant from Bjørnson had a good understanding of the energy sector and the challenges we were facing, which facilitated the preparations. We would recommend Bjørnson to other companies and look forward to further cooperation.
 
The HR department in Total E&P Norge was very pleased to have a professional partner to discuss and navigate when developing teams within their new organisation. Bjørnson delivered a good mix between hands-on facilitation, strategic alignment and the ability to understand the clients point of view. HR Business Partners in Total E&P Norge and Bjørnson consultants worked well together and received good feedback from the various Business Units.
 

Kruse Smith group has nearly 1000 employees divided across four locations between Bergen and Oslo, and has had an extensive collaboration with Bjørnson since 2013. We’ve taken advantage of a number of their services and collective expertise, including an extensive leadership development program for 150 leaders at all levels of the organisation. Bjørnson is a trusted and professional player in their space, and it’s been easy for us to allow them access deep into our organisation. They’ve gained our trust and conduct themselves with integrity and professionalism. In addition to the high degree of professional expertise within organisational and leadership development, they demonstrate extremely high quality in their administrative processes and routines. I would give Bjørnson my highest recommendation. 

Vår Energi (Eni Norge) has since 2017 worked closely with Bjørnson Organisational Psychologists across a range of areas related to developing leaders, the organisation and work environment. The responses from our participants have been tremendously positive, both to the developmental programmes implemented as well as the consultants themselves. Bjørnson has carried out the different projects in a very satisfying manner. They’ve ensured buy-in and acceptance and made sure that the developmental efforts support the company’s strategy and goals. They’ve followed the outlined project plans and deadlines, while also demonstrating flexibility when required, and listen to Vår’s needs and concerns.
 

We chose Bjørnson because they provide the professionalism and quality we desire in our leadership development programme. The program provides our leaders with a common language, tools and awareness of the responsibility that comes with leadership.

The project involved developing an executive team and defining criteria and areas where we could improve the organisation’s performance. The consultants we met were highly competent, professional, yet also personable and approachable and provided constructive feedback to develop an open and positive dialogue in our team. Recommended.

We’ve received a great amount of feedback over the years, both internal and external, that tells us how much we’ve developed in the last few years - both as leaders and also as a company. I think it’s safe to say that our work with Bjørnson, including their 360 feedback product, has given us ”value for the money”.

Bjørnson worked with Coop Sørvest from 2017 through 2018 in a comprehensive leadership development programme with over 100 participants in a number of roles, both operational and administrative. Bjørnson designed the programme in close collaboration with us and trained internal facilitators to conduct the programme on our own. In addition to this, Bjørnson designed and delivered a custom made leadership assessment that was used to evaluate leaders on key factors, important to Coop’s executive management. Working with Bjørnson was effective and went smoothly, we found them to be flexible and adaptable to our requirements, and clearly experts in their field. Their approach was solidly rooted in established psychological science and what we learned was extremely practical. The leadership assessment helped us give participants deeper, more precise feedback and insight into their own strengths and growth areas as leaders.

REMA 1000 has worked with Bjørnson for many years, they’re currently helping us developing our administrative leaders. We jointly developed a concrete set of practical tools for leadership that work very well in our context, regardless of level. Bjørnson is very familiar with REMA 1000 and serves as a strategic advisor in their field of expertise. We especially appreciate their ability to adapt to the client’s needs. At REMA 1000 we use value-based leadership, have faith in the individual employee, and use Bjørnson to hone the tools we use within the discipline of leadership and management. As our leaders are already extremely competent, we’re quite selective with whom we choose to work and require them to provide demonstrable value to our leadership team. Bjørnson qualifies.

The project was a mix of coaching and team development. The participants were extremely happy with the results and felt that the techniques they learned were relevant and useful. The project was completed exactly as we had hoped and planned.

We’ve invited Bjørnson to hold several courses for us autumn 2017: What affects our self-image? What can you expect of yourself and those around you when we’re in the middle of a major organisational change? What tools can you use to deal with your experiences? The organissational psychologist from Bjørnson took us through a short theoretical basis for change processes, then moved on to stress reactions and how to manage them. We were invited to an open dialog and discussion in groups and all together, exchanged experiences and learned how to be more aware that people can react differently to the same situation. Our impression was that the consultant was confident, knowledgeable, self-aware, credible and passionate about work. The consultant created an atmosphere of trust and was an excellent communicator. We’re extremely pleased with how the consultant delivered on this and are looking forward to new courses.

We’ve used Bjørnson Organisational Psychologists for our leadership development programme. The consultants’ ability to understand our specific challenges and context, both in the planning and delivery stages of the programme demonstrates high quality and professionalism. Combined with their focused yet flexible delivery, the programme exceeded our expectations.

The Director of Stavanger County Kindergartens utilised Bjørnson Organisational Psychologists’ services between 2016 and 2017 to train kindergarten managers in the GROW communication method to manage and prevent conflict. The workshop has been offered to both kindergarten leaders as well as pedagogical leaders, as well as staff. Over 700 individuals have gone through the workshop. Bjørnson’s consultants have provided a theoretically sound and quality workshop where participants have received concrete training and practice in applying the method. The participants feedback has been overwhelmingly positive, many have told us how they’ve used the method in their daily duties and found it very useful. We are very pleased with the quality of the delivery from Bjørnson, our experience is that they deliver what they promise – psychological science with a balance between theory and application, but also with humor and excellent communication skills.

Bjørnson conducted a professional work environment survey for us that resulted in the entire organisation finding a renewed sense of pride and self-esteem, and a positive relationship to the work environment in which we all are involved.

 

Effective and profitable workshop that provided deep insights for both owners, board members and employees!

A work environment survey in 2011 for more than 900 employees was handled with a high degree of professionalism, engagement, knowledge and experience. Bjørnson’s consultant was an irreplaceable part of this project and delivered high ROI. Bjørnson conducted themselves with integrity when dealing with both the company’s management and it’s unions throughout the process.

Bjørnson Organisational Psychologists have worked with the Reitan Group since 2010. The Reitan Group’s goal is to become Scandinavia’s most value-driven company and has won a string of awards for their results. The company has been ranked at the very top of the “Great Place to Work” Institute’s survey year after year. Bjørnson has been key to our efforts in developing the conceptual framework which today serves as the Reitan Group’s Values School for Leaders. At the Values School, Bjørnson lectures on modern leadership theory, conducts individual assessments and works with multiple developmental processes that have provided our leaders increased awareness of value-based leadership and their own leadership behavior. The Reitan Group’s experience with Bjørnson is that of a professional and results-focused strategic partner who has delivered incredible value in strengthening value-based leadership as a competitive advantage in the Reitan Group.

Leadership training with Bjørnson has provided a common language of leadership for our employees. The leaders have been clearer in this language and it has grown with each challenge. Employees can now perform and collaborate more efficiently than previously. Self-interest among employees has risen and enjoyment increased. Which in turn creates bottom line results. Sick leave in 2011 has decreased from Q1 2011, 7.36% to Q2 2011: 2.56%."

The consultants from Bjørnson have an excellent understanding of conflict and are exceptional at recognising the situation and people along with the underlying dynamics. The process has been extremely positive for the parties involved, as well as the department as a whole. The work environment has become much more open and positive thanks to Bjørnson’s help.