The Viking Code – How Do We Find and Develop Our Talent?
Please note: this session is delivered in English.
A small country with a remarkable number of world-class athletes. That is no accident. Norway has produced elite sportspeople for years from a population smaller than Austria’s. Economic philosopher Anders Indset puts this down not to chance but to a shared mindset, which he describes in his book Wikinger Kodex (2024).
On 12 January 2027 the Performance & Competence Center brings this perspective to Oberwaltersdorf and sets it against a direct question: how do we find, develop and keep our talent, and what would it take to become a true sporting nation? An afternoon for everyone who develops performance: coaches, federations and clubs, sport managers, business leaders and PCC partners.
What You’ll Learn:
- The Viking Code: the cultural values behind Norway’s run of success, and why performance and the joy of getting better go together
- Finding and developing talent: breadth before early selection, environment, patience and personal responsibility
- Applying it at home: a moderated discussion translating the Nordic perspective to federations, clubs, schools, business and the role of golf
- Open exchange: time for questions with Anders Indset and conversations with people facing the same challenges as you
CPG Learning & Performance Institute / Ă–GV Performance & Competence Center
The Performance & Competence Center offers competitive athletes state-of-the-art, year-round training facilities and brings together the expertise of numerous Austrian golfing institutions in one place.
The development of a central location for the further development of golf has been underway for many years, and the vision of this center in Oberwaltersdorf was developed for the first time as part of the Austrian bid for the 2022 Ryder Cup. The realization of this vision should form the foundation for numerous participations of Austrian players in Solheim & Ryder Cups.
The goal was to develop the most advanced indoor practice facility in Europe and to create a central hub for European golf. Through cooperation with national and international institutions, the Performance & Competence Center is to develop into an important hub for the education and training of players and teaching professionals.
The centralized provision of year-round training facilities and state-of-the-art analysis tools for competitive athletes offers unprecedented opportunities for training management and player development. Facilities from which players from all over Austria will benefit in order to develop the next stars of international golf.
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Fontana Allee 4, A-2345
Oberwaltersdorf, Vienna
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Anders Indset
- Economic Philosopher, Author and Entrepreneur
Anders Indset is an economic philosopher, entrepreneur, investor and former elite athlete. He advises international business leaders and is one of the most sought-after keynote speakers in the German-speaking world. In 2018 Thinkers50 named him among the 30 thinkers most likely to shape the future of leadership. He grew up in Røros, a Norwegian town of around 3,500 people that produced several professional athletes from his age group alone, which is the starting point of the Viking Code.
Seminar Details:
- Date: Tuesday 12 January 2027, 14:00-18:00
- Location: Performance & Competence Center (PCC), Fontana, Oberwaltersdorf, Austria
- Language: English
- Early Bird: €190 until 12.11.2026, then €240 (including catering)
- Participants: Max. 50 (first come, first served)
- Registration Deadline: 05.01.2027
- Certificate: personalised certificate of attendance confirming 4 hours
- Federations and teams: packages of 3 or more places available on request
50 places, one afternoon, one question that affects us all.
Register on a first come, first serve principle. Fees will be confirmed once you have registered via invoice.
