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Tag Archives: Cross-cultural Training
Teamwork with the French – Part 1
We want to devote this and the next blog post to the topic of teamwork with French team members. Here are the initial questions we intend to answer: What do French people understand by the term “teamwork”? What needs to … Continue reading
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The best tips and strategies from 19 years of Eidam & Partner trainings
I myself have conducted more than 100 cross-cultural trainings for our company. An important module in these is the exchange of experiences between participants. Over the last 19 years, this has allowed me to learn a multitude of unbelievably good … Continue reading
Conflict management / giving feedback in a cross-culturally adept way
Feedback isn’t easy. Even when I want to give feedback to someone from my own culture about a specific behavior, it can easily lead to conflict, especially when it comes to negative aspects and wishes for improvement. For instance, the … Continue reading
Time management in international business
Direct and indirect communication in business
Today we’d like to introduce you to a cultural difference that causes misunderstandings in global collaborations extremely often. You’ll encounter the issue of direct and indirect communication when collaborating with people all over the world, wherever they come from. Because … Continue reading
Do your foreign contacts often say “yes” and then do nothing? You rarely receive negative information?
Especially in very indirect cultures there is a tendency not to speak out negative things openly. Instead, you usually say “yes”, even though you cannot complete a task at all, for example. Or you only get to hear praise, although … Continue reading
Overcoming hierarchical differences
There are certain cultures in which a lot of value is placed on hierarchies – for example, in Japan, South Korea and Brazil. In contrast, there are also countries and regions where almost all people tend to be treated equally, … Continue reading
Process management in China
In recent months, the Chinese stock market has shown considerable growth. But economic and political events throughout the world could significantly influence these figures, as many experts fear. This is where strategic management comes into play. This, in addition to … Continue reading