About us
A small team of specialists with long experience
Sunne Organisasjoner is based at Jar in Bærum. There are only a few of us, we have been doing this for a long time, and we keep working on the same question: what does it take for people to thrive at work, and for the business to benefit from it?
For over 30 years, we have run mandatory HSE courses, measured working environments, helped when things have reached a deadlock between people, and calculated what prevention is worth. We don’t just deliver a report and leave.
- Over 30 years in Norwegian working life
- Three advisers, three areas of expertise
- Based at Jar in Bærum
WHY WE EXIST
Norwegian workplaces can be the best in the world
It sounds ambitious, and it is meant to. Norway already has something most countries don’t: a short distance between managers and employees, high levels of trust, and legislation that takes the working environment seriously. The foundation is in place.
Even so, too many people dread Monday mornings. Not because anyone wishes them harm, but because expectations are unclear, the workload is impossible, or a disagreement was left for too long. It is rarely anything big, and it is almost always something that can be put right.
That is where we come in. We don’t deal in mission statements on the wall. We deal in the practical steps that help people stay in their jobs for the long haul.
WHAT WE BELIEVE IN
Four values that actually guide our work
Most lists of values could be swapped between companies without anyone noticing. Ours have practical consequences for how an assignment is carried out.
01
Mutual respect and trust
We don’t come in and tell you what you are doing wrong. You know your organisation. We know our field. Those are two different things, and both are needed.
02
Empowerment and accountability
We work with the whole organisation, not just the management team. Everyone has something to contribute, and everyone has something they are responsible for.
03
Everyone has something to contribute
The best answers to what is wrong in a working environment rarely come from the top. That is why we ask everyone, and why the free-text answers matter as much as the numbers.
04
Everyone does their best, based on their own abilities
That is our starting point, even in deadlocked conflicts. People rarely want to be difficult. Usually they are just missing something they need.
THE PEOPLE
You deal with the same person all the way through
There are three of us. That means the person you speak to on the first call is the same person who runs the course and follows up afterwards. No handing you over to a junior consultant.
Christian H. Rafn
The managing director
Has 40 years of experience in Norwegian working life, including as HR director and managing director. Works with HSE, internal working environment, and leadership and employee development, and has just as long experience with Acem Meditation and stress management.
Jørgen Rafn
Conflict management and dialogue
Qualified teacher with a master’s degree in Development Management. Specialist in balanced, thought-provoking dialogue, and the one who steps in when a conflict has reached a deadlock. Also works with meditation and stress management.
Nivedita Prabhu
Sustainability and circular economy
Works with sustainability communication, CSRD reporting and the transition from linear to circular business models.
OUR VISION
Helping to make Norwegian workplaces the most sustainable in the world.
Sustainability is about two things at once, and that is why our company has the name it does (Sunne Organisasjoner means “healthy organisations” in Norwegian). People who can last a whole working life without wearing out, and businesses that reuse resources instead of throwing them away.
Healthy people make healthy companies. Healthy companies can take care of the planet. Healthy Employees. Healthy Companies. Healthy Planet.
- Mutual respect and trust
- Empowerment and accountability
- Everyone has something to contribute
- Everyone does their best, based on their own abilities
PARTNERS
We bring in others when an assignment calls for it
Being a team of three has its limits. That is why we work closely with a few people we have known for a long time and know we can rely on.
Jarle Hellum
HMS Norge
Laila Stange
Coaching and consulting
Anne Jorunn Ravndal
Sustainability developer