Country Briefings

Our briefings are designed for executives doing business or working with colleagues from a specific country. We thoroughly review the people and their business culture and provide practical information on the destination.

We offer country briefings for over 20 major trading countries and can usually meet requests for other locations as required, our regular roster of briefings includes;

Argentina, Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, India, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Malaysia, The Middle East, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, UK, UAE, USA.

Flexible in content and delivery through a range of media and techniques, we tailor courses to your requirement typically focusing on expanding knowledge of the ways you will be expected to work and carry out trading in each country.

Objectives

• Learn about the other cultural group's national identity and people
• Become aware of the significance of family, networks, relationships, age, hierarchy and status 
• Workplace approaches: Rules and regulations,  presentations, negotiations, decision-making, accepting responsibility, taking initiative
• Preferred leadership styles: deference for age and seniority, outward signs of demonstrating respect for seniors, establishing           your credibility
• Cross-cultural communication: Understanding Yes and No, listening habits, format and expectation of meetings, using International English, learning about questioning techniques for clarifying situations
• Building trust, conflict resolution, understanding sources of anxiety and emotions

Strategies for Working Effectively Together:

Practical and useful tips that will help cement relationships and get the best out of multi-cultural working.

Babel also offers Foreign Language Training Courses throughout the UK and overseas, on a one-to-one basis or in small groups.  Please contact us today if you require any more information.