Cultural Awareness Training Poland

Why Cross Cultural Training Poland?  Cross cultural training is an essential element for the development of managers and staff of international organisations doing business in Poland.  Cross Cultural Training Poland develops personal cultural awareness and understanding of the national culture of Polish counterparts.  When doing business in Poland, a country rich in history and tradition that is increasingly recognised as an attractive location for business, cross cultural awareness is paramount.

The first country of the communist block to gain independence, Poland has since strived to develop its economy and has established itself as an important player within Euro-Atlantic organisations.  Proud of this history and of their traditions, Polish people are driven by a will to succeed, both in international business and in every day life.  Any organisation doing business in Poland needs to participate in a Cross Cultural Training Poland to course in order to understand this nation’s rich culture and its influence on cross cultural business interactions. 

Relationships, for example, are paramount in Polish business culture. Trust has to be earned and will be done so only by dedicating time and attention to building and fostering mutually beneficial business relationships.  This takes time, and means that foreign business people lacking adequate cross cultural awareness may perceive decision making processes as unnecessarily slow and time consuming.  Hierarchy is also greatly valued, with status assigned according to age and education.  Polish businesses may appoint chief negotiators who have adequate status and age, rather than solely considering candidates’ skills.

The above are just some of the factors to consider when doing business in Poland.  Cross cultural differences between your organisation and a Polish company will vary greatly according to your sectors and to your corporate cultures.  Cross Cultural Training Poland can help you understand and decipher them to ensure you have a positive business venture in Poland. 

Cross Cultural Training Poland programme are designed with your unique context and objectives in mind.  Our client-led approach to cross cultural training guarantees your organisation maximum return on investment and will ensure that your employees have the right level of cross cultural awareness for doing business in Poland successfully. 

Benefits of Cross Cultural Training Poland

Client-led, bespoke Cross Cultural Training Poland programmes delivered by Communicaid provide international organisations with:

• A foundation of cross cultural awareness skills, applicable in any international business environment and interaction
• A comprehensive understanding of Polish business culture and working preferences
• A tailored approach that highlights the core values underlying your organisation’s corporate culture as well as the core drivers of employees’ behaviour and values
• Concrete cross cultural strategies relevant to your company’s market and needs, leading to successful business relations with Polish partners and counterparts
• Personalised cross cultural tools that meet the specific needs of employees and mangers, developed through a case study approach that helps employees to predict cross cultural misunderstandings they may face when doing business in Poland

Who should attend a Cross Cultural Training Poland course?

Communicaid’s Cross Cultural Training Poland courses provide cross cultural awareness solutions tailored to the needs of:

• Managers and employees at all levels of international organisations who are doing business in Poland on a regular basis
• Companies and businesses who have encountered cross cultural challenges when doing business in Poland
• Global organisations that have identified Poland as a key future market
• Business people who travel to Poland or who deal with Polish nationals on a regular basis

Cross Cultural Training Poland Course Overview

Communicaid’s client-led approach to training means that Cross Cultural Training Poland programmes vary in content.  Each course, preceded by a careful assessment of the cross cultural challenges the organisation is likely to meet, is tailored to meet your unique objectives and cross cultural needs.  Cross Cultural Training Poland programmes typically include:

• Insight and overview of Poland’s unique culture and history
• Key Polish cultural drivers and attitudes: solidarity, relationships and the role of religion
• Comparative analysis of the cross cultural differences between Polish culture and your own
• In-depth analysis of Polish business values and attitudes: how to decipher them and their influence on business interactions
• Working with Polish nationals: cross cultural strategies to help employees doing business in Poland understand the working practices and business attitudes
• Polish business etiquette: key do’s and don’ts
• Tools and strategies for doing business in Poland successfully

Approach

Cross Cultural Training Poland courses are available seven days a week, 365 days a year, either at one of our training centres in London, Paris, Brussels, 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 cross cultural awareness materials will be us throughout your Cross Cultural Training Poland 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 Cross Cultural Training Poland course will be discussed during your detailed diagnostic consultancy with Communicaid.

Cross Cultural Training Poland Course Trainer

Your Cross Cultural Training Poland course 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 Cross Cultural Awareness Training Poland team.

GA – Cultural Awareness Trainer – Poland
PhD in Sociology, Graduate School for Social Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
MA in Sociology, Lancaster University, UK

A Canadian by birth, GA has extensive experience living, studying and working in Poland from 1995 to 2006. He has worked for the International Organisation for Migrants in Warsaw and Krakow as a coordinator for language and culture training programmes, co-owned and directed a language and cultural awareness training provider in Warsaw, worked for the Central European University in Warsaw and administered the Canadian International Schools in Warsaw. His research area for his PhD was Cross-cultural management in Central and Eastern Europe and he has been providing cross-cultural training and coaching for executives for several years. He is the author of the Book: Culture Smart Poland, a cross-cultural guide to Poland as well as various journal articles.

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