Living and Working in Dubai (U.A.E)

One of the United Arab Emirates, Dubai has experienced tremendous economic growth in recent decades and now has one of the highest per capita incomes.  More tolerant and more multicultural than neighbouring countries, today Dubai is an international business and tourism hub with oil only contributing 10% of the total GDP.  It is not surprising, then, that many global organisations are choosing Dubai as their Middle Eastern head quarters and are seconding senior managers and technical specialists to live and work in Dubai for a period of months or even years.

An international assignment in Dubai can be a challenging and stressful experience and a failure to adapt to a new set of cultural rules and behaviours can cause frustration and misunderstanding.  Communicaid’s Living & Working in Dubai  courses are designed to respond to the needs of international assignees by providing practical information and advice on the various aspects of living and working in Dubai, as well as conveying an understanding of the underlying elements that shape Dubai culture inside and outside the workplace.

Benefits

A Communicaid Living and Working in Dubai course will provide you with:

- A comprehensive insight to Dubai and its historical, social and economic development

- An understanding of Middle Eastern culture or ‘way of doing things’

- Key communication tools and skills to understand and respond to  business and social

  subtleties and nuances of Dubai culture while living and working in the Dubai

- An awareness of culture and country shock and ways of surviving it

- Essential practical and information to improve  your experience of living and working in Dubai

Who should attend

A Communicaid Living and Working in Dubai programme will be of benefit to you if you:

- Are about to relocate or have just relocated to Dubai for business purposes

- Work on short-term assignments or projects  in Dubai and spend periods of time in Dubai

Course Content

All our Living and Working in Dubai training courses are designed to meet the specific needs of our clients depending on their personal/organisational requirements and existing skills set.   A Living and Working in Dubai course typically includes:

- An overview of Dubai culture: history, religion and tradition

- Multiculturalism in Dubai:  ethnic groups and attitudes to foreigners

- The expat community and Dubai society

- Practical information on living and working  in Dubai

- Social and business etiquette

- Attitudes and values in Dubai business culture

- Management and negotiation styles

- Effective business communication in Dubai

- Tips and strategies for successful living and working in Dubai

- Working practices and business etiquette in Dubai

Approach

Living and Working in Dubai courses are available seven days a week, 365 days a year, either at one of our  training centres in London, Paris, Frankfurt and New York or at your offices in any location worldwide.  We usually recommend a one or two day course but can also offer a more flexible format to suit your schedule.

Suitably tailored materials will be used throughout your course and your trainer will provide a balance of structured input and discussion of case studies and scenarios relevant to your own particular context.

The most appropriate training format, content and approach for your Living and Working in Dubai course will be discussed during your diagnostic consultancy (please click here to read more about our approach).

Living and Working in Dubai Course Trainer

Your trainer will be assigned to you following the results of your diagnostic consultancy according to your objectives and areas of focus.  Detailed below is a sample profile of a member of our Middle East cultural training team.

DM – Cultural Awareness Trainer – Middle East

BA Psychology

A dual British/American citizen, DM has travelled extensively throughout her 30 year professional career, and has visited more than 135 countries on five continents.  She has been travelling to the Middle East regularly since 1978.

DM was Middle East Sales Manager for a Fortune 500 IT company for several years in the 1990s and early 2000s, running a territory from a regional hub in Dubai that extended throughout the Middle East to the Afghan border, as well as to countries in North Africa and the Eastern Mediterranean.  She was also responsible for marketing and public relations, including print and broadcast media.

Her earlier career was spent at a major supplier of banking technology, based in London, where she opened and developed markets, again in the Middle East, as well as in India, Pakistan, Australia, South Africa and Japan.