Why Doing Business in the UK? As the fourth largest economy in the world, the UK presents organisations with immense investment opportunities. Flexible business practices combined with a highly skilled and mobile workforce offer many of the economic ingredients necessary to successfully conduct business in the UK. Doing business in the UK, however, involves understanding the diversity and unique characteristics of the British and British business culture. An island nation, proud of its history and independence, the UK and British culture can often prove daunting for the uninitiated.
Communicaid’s Doing Business in the UK cultural awareness courses are ideal for professionals and teams who need to build more successful business relationships with British colleagues, partners and clients. A Doing Business in the UK course will provide you with the tools to maximise the competitive advantage of doing business in the UK through a mixture of in-depth background information and hands-on practical tips and business solutions.
Benefits
Communicaid’s Doing Business in the UK courses will provide you with:
- A clear understanding of the key drivers that motivate British business counterparts
- Greater awareness of British business etiquette and culture
- Practical strategies for doing business more effectively with British counterparts
- Better understanding of the potential challenges and business solutions involved in
establishing or doing business in the UK
Who should attend
A Communicaid Doing Business in the UK course will be of benefit to you if you are:
- Considering doing business in the UK
- Establishing partnerships with British business counterparts
- Travelling extensively to the UK to do business
- Employing British nationals within your organisation
- Experiencing the challenges of doing business in the UK
Course content
All our Doing Business in the UK training courses are designed to meet the specific needs of our clients depending on their particular requirements and existing skills set. A Doing Business in the UK course typically includes:
- Historical and political overview of the UK
- British culture and values including religions, beliefs and customs
- British business practices and current economic environment
- British cultural values and attitudes in the workplace: hierarchy, status, accountability
- Management and communication styles for doing business in the UK
- British negotiation and presentation styles
- Challenges and solutions for doing business in the UK
Approach
Doing Business in the UK programmes 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 Doing Business in the UK course will be discussed during your diagnostic consultancy.
Doing Business in the UK Course Trainer
Your Doing Business in the UK trainer will be assigned to you following the results of your diagnostic consultancy according to your objectives and areas of focus. Detailed below is the profile of a member of our British culture training team.
RD
RD is an intercultural trainer and management consultant with substantial experience of working in the UK, US and Italy. He specialises in delivering business-focused training to senior managers and has an in-depth understanding of American and British culture.
RD has delivered many Doing Business in the UK programmes for Communicaid clients including Cadbury Schweppes, Adidas, L'Oréal and Rio Tinto. He also delivers 'Building International Teams' programmes for the London Business School and GSK on behalf of Communicaid.
RD lived in the US between 1991 and 2001 where he was President of an international consulting group working with blue chip clients to develop strategic marketing and brand development for automotive, hotel, banking and other sectors.
Prior to this RD spent time in the UK and Italy working on various marketing communications, segmentation and product development projects for consulting groups, advertising agencies and government agencies. He formerly worked at various UK Universities Management faculties including Birmingham, Aberdeen and the Open Business School.
See also Doing Business in the UK and Doing Business in Britain
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