Working with Asia

Content of Working with Asians training

• Asian attitude to time and its impact on daily work
• Impact of the importance of maintaining harmony at work
• Effect of religion to work behavior
• Structure of business in Asia: understanding the meaning of company's organization and hierarchy
• Effective communication: expectations of verbal and non-verbal communication
• Personal relationships and networks - basis of working life in Asia?
• Decision-making process: the influence of consensus building mechanism to reaching a decision
• Virtual communication in collective cultures: presenting information remotely
• Giving feedback in a relationship maintaining way
• Meaning of harmony and respect in difficult negotiations
• Asian problem solving style

• you can communicate more accurately with Asians, both in getting across own message and in understanding the received message
• you can avoid conflicts in advance by better understanding the Asian way of thinking and working
• you get practical advices and suggestions to ease your daily work with Asians
• you understand how your own actions look when viewed from Asia
• you understand where an Asian partner's action springs from, and you know how to respond in the most effective manner
• you gain yourself more certainty in handling Asian business matters