Description

Develop your intercultural competence and get to know the German business culture better!

In the global business environment, understanding and dealing with cultural differences is crucial for the success of interpersonal communication. Experience shows that ignoring a multitude of small but subtle differences in business practice often strains the nerves and budgets of even experienced foreign entrepreneurs.

Immerse yourself in the mindset of your German business partners. German companies are valued, competent and sought-after partners on the world market. When working with Germans, international colleagues and employees are amazed at the level of formality, the special sense of humour and, last but not least, the direct way of communicating.

Get to know the German culture and its peculiarities with Natural business solutions. Afterwards, you will be optimally prepared to enter into conflict-free and successful business relationships with German business partners and learn to appreciate the value of cultural differences.

Course Content

We cover:

• values and norms of German society
• social and business etiquette
• communication between intercultural parties
• German culture in a business context, sources of conflict and tension as well as solutions and the successful management of business contacts
• expectation management of the two intercultural parties

Outcome

• recognising and understanding intercultural barriers and using them as an opportunity.
• reflecting on one’s own perceptions and comparing them with intercultural perceptions, as well as exploring and breaking down stereotypes
• deepening knowledge and understanding of German manners and business culture
• optimising communication with German colleagues, employees and business partners

Advantages

Our training helps you to

• interact with people who are culturally diverse (openness)
• ask questions of other cultures (curiosity)
• describe own cultural rules and biases (self-awareness)
• differentiate complex worldview frameworks (cultural worldview frameworks)
• discuss differences in forms of communication (verbal and non-verbal communication)
• recognize the feelings of diverse cultural groups (empathy)

Who is this course for?

This course is for anyone willing to improve their intercultural competence and be sensitised to understanding their target groups in an international, global business setting.