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I want to continue where\nI left you the last time, what the trainee program means to me, foremost, from\na personal point of view. My home manager encouraged me to write down some key\ninsights from my time at Husqvarna Group, and I would like to share two of them\nwith you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cultural\ncommonalities<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n It is very popular to talk about cultural differences<\/em>. The importance to be able to adapt to different cultures. Maybe I\u2019m naive and young, but from my perspective, I think it is more about what is common. I have had the privilege to work with people from all around the world. New Zeeland, Brazil, Spain, Morocco, the UK, China, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Singapore, Thailand, Australia, Lithuania, Sweden, Germany, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Poland, okay you get it\u2026 And I would say it\u2019s not the differences that have caught my attention, but our commonalities! Of course, there are some differences in experiences and also different environments, but on an individual level, not too much of a difference. After all, we are all humans, and this insight I will carry with me for my whole life. <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Expanding\nmy comfort zone<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Another\nkey insight is how important it is to constantly step outside of my comfort\nzone to develop. When I moved to the UK, I felt like I was really stepping\noutside of my comfort zone. Moving to a new country where I knew nobody… But,\ncompared to moving to China, that was easy peasy\u2026 Here, the most simple things\nare an adventure in itself. For example ordering food in a local restaurant.\nFirst, you need to find a reasonable place while trying not to get hit by a\nscooter, they are EVERYWHERE\u2026 Phuu. When that is done, you need to explain,\nwith your body language, that you want to have a look at the menu. When you\nhave the menu in your hand, it is time for the translation app to work. Often,\nthe app is working quite good, but you never really know what you have ordered.\nThen the last step; to pay. You just give them your credit card or some cash?\nNope. Now you have to explain, with your body language, that you don\u2019t use Ali\npay or WeChat pay, but that you want to pay with cash. The first times, when I\nwent out to get some food, I was actually a bit nervous, I stepped outside of\nmy comfort zone for the smallest thing, to buy food. After a couple of times,\nyou get used to it, and now it\u2019s a part of my everyday life. You just have to\nput yourself out there. So China, bring on the next challenge. \n <\/p>\n\n\n\n What\u2019s\nnext?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The program is not over yet, I have roughly eight\nmonths left! Next on the agenda is a trip to our Japanese site just outside Tokyo,\nand then I will finish up my rotation here in China before Christmas. My last\nrotation will be in the robotic sales team in the US, fun! There, I will be\nworking with commercial sales to customers like universities and golf courses. I\u2019m\nmoving away from sourcing to the other side of the business, I think that will\nbe a really good experience. <\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.traineebloggen.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/traineebloggen\/2019\/11\/75233491_454130585226844_2919096293915623424_n-1024x1024.jpg\")