Dr. Sigvor Bakke

Social Sciences (PhD), (Dr.rer.pol.) –, University of Bremen, Germany;
(MA) International Comparative Politics, Psychology and Spanish/ Latin American Studies (BA) (University of Bergen, Norway, Universidad de Granada and Universidad Complutense Madrid, Spain)

“Management Consultant/ Coach” (Systemic Organization- and Personnel Development, Emphasis on Change Management and Coaching), Nextpractice/ Neuhimmel Management & Business Consulting, Bremen, Germany

Further qualifications: e.g. Organization- and Personnel Development (various subjects); Facilitator; NLP (Neuro-Linguistic- Programming); Mediation; Life-Work-Planning (LWP), Intercultural Communication; Coaching.

Working experience in Norway, USA, Spain, Mexico, Peru and Germany, e.g.:

  • Project-Manager UN/ UNDP (Peru),
  • Lecturer and academic Researcher at the University of Bergen, Norway and at the University of Bremen, Germany (Research in Spain, Mexico, Venezuela and Peru),
  • Hospitality Manager (Hanover, Germany, EXPO2000/ World Exhibition Fair, Norwegian Pavilion);
  • Expat- Coaching for Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Italy, Spain, Latin America (e.g. Bosch-Siemens, BASF, Volkswagen Coaching, Osram, P&G)
  • Coaching Incoming Managers in Germany (Airbus, Unilever, etc.)
  • Lufthansa (Intercultural Training and Coaching), Germany and Hungary
  • Facilitator of Intercultural Training Seminars (e.g. preparing German Experts going to Latin America, InWEnt Germany)
  • “Train-the Trainer” for BASF in Germany, France, Scandinavia, Hungary
  • Project-Manager of “Project-Management-Training for NGOs” (Germany);
  • Coordinator of Further Education “Intercultural Communication” for Pre-School Teachers, (Germany)
  • Diversity Management (HR-Training, Germany)
  • Sales Manager (Swedish Company, Spain)

Several Publications about “Competence-acquisition and – development”

I offer Training, Coaching and Facilitators´ tasks (in Norwegian, English, German and Spanish) e.g. about the following subjects 

  • Crosscultural Coaching
  • Crosscultural Communication / Intercultural Awareness
  • Intercultural Management
  • Customer Service
  • Train-the-Trainer
  • Doing Business in Germany/ Scandinavia/ Spain/ Latin America

Organizations/ Networks:  SIETAR, BPW, GABAL, XING, German-Norwegian Business Council