Why Doing Business in Italy? A country of remarkable beauty and varying regional characteristics, Italy is unmistakably a place of cultural achievement and historical pride where Italian culture permeates every aspect of life. Italy's infamous north and south divide provides a diversified economy consisting of both industrial and agricultural sectors that have been strengthened by the success of many small family-owned businesses and a strong manufacturing sector. With such a firm emphasis on family orientation and national pride, it is essential to gain an awareness of Italian business practices and culture before you consider doing business in Italy.
Communicaid’s Doing Business in Italy cultural awareness courses are ideal for professionals and teams who need to build more successful business relationships with Italian colleagues, partners and clients. A Doing Business in Italy course will provide you with essential tools for successfully doing business in Italy through a combination of in-depth background information and hands-on practical tips and solutions.
Benefits
Communicaid’s Doing Business in Italy courses will provide you with:
- A clear understanding of the key drivers that motivate Italian business counterparts
- Greater awareness of Italian business culture and etiquette
- Key tips to ensure successful business relations with your Italian colleagues and clients
- Practical strategies for doing business more effectively with Italian counterparts
- Better understanding of the potential business challenges and solutions involved in
establishing or doing business in Italy
Who should attend
A Communicaid Doing Business in Italy course will be of benefit to you if you are:
- Considering doing business in Italy
- Establishing partnerships with Italian business counterparts
- Experiencing the challenges of doing business in Italy
- Employing Italian nationals within your business organisation
Course content
All our Doing Business in Italy 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 Italy course typically includes:
- Overview of Italian culture: history, religion, beliefs and customs
- Italian business culture and attitudes: authority, time, hierarchy and relationships
- Management and working styles for doing business in Italy
- Italian communication, meeting and negotiation styles when doing business
- Challenges and practical solutions for doing business in Italy
Approach
Doing Business in Italy 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 Italy course will be discussed during your diagnostic consultancy (please click here to read more about our approach).
Doing Business in Italy Course Trainer
Your Doing Business in Italy 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 Italian culture training team.
JL
A Canadian by birth, JL has lived and worked in Italy, the UK and the U.S. She has extensive experience of Italian culture and business practices and has provided numerous training programmes and consultancy to a wide range of organisations.
JL has a Ph.D. in Italian and French; her academic research included a three year stay in Naples studying Neapolitan Intellectual History. She spent two years working at the State University of New York and currently lectures at City University. On her arrival in London, JL spent several years working in the banking sector assisting with translation and interpreting, client liaison and preparation of French and Italian technical documents.
JL has lived and worked in Canada, Italy and the UK. She has studied at the universities of Cambridge and Bologna and holds a Ph.D. in Italian Studies from the University of Toronto. She has written over 50 articles on various aspects of Italian culture and a highly acclaimed book on southern Italy entitled In the Shadow of Vesuvius: A Cultural History of Naples.
JL joined Communicaid’s team of trainers in December 2002 and has delivered a number of Doing Business in Italy cultural programmes to delegates from Rolls Royce and MBDA.
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