Why Intercultural Training Germany?  Germany is the second largest country in Europe, its economy the third in the world and it is a prominent member of both NATO and the EU.  As such, German companies have such a worldwide presence and a global outlook that is can be  easy to forget that Germany’s national culture is both unique and diverse.  It is arguably Germany’s national culture that has spawned such global economic success, and Intercultural Training Germany programmes delivered by Communicaid offer valuable insight into it.

Communicaid’s Intercultural Training Germany programmes will provide you with a bespoke solution to meet your organisation’s unique international business needs.  Intercultural Training Germany will increase your awareness of culture and how it can affect business interactions, providing you with a set of skills to understand what drives your own behaviours and mindset.  With this foundation of knowledge and skills, Intercultural Training Germany will then develop your understanding of your German counterparts so that you can decipher relevant cultural variables and respond appropriately when doing business in Germany.

One area many people doing business in Germany struggle to grasp are two key German values: order and task orientation.  Understanding that business interactions in Germany tend to follow a pre-determined schedule with few diversions and a high focus on the task at hand will help you anticipate German meeting and negotiating practices.  Having an awareness of the aversion to risk many people in Germany may show will also help you when planning projects, negotiating deals or making a decision with German counterparts. 

Communicaid’s Intercultural Training Germany programmes provide you with insight on the above as well as many other areas of German business culture that may cause intercultural misunderstandings when doing business in Germany.  Designed in close collaboration with you, Communicaid’s Intercultural Training Germany solutions are tailored through a Diagnostic Consultancy process that enables us to understand your organisation’s context and to the skill set of your employees. 

Benefits

Communicaid’s Intercultural Training Germany programmes will provide you with:

• Intercultural competence skills to understand and decipher both your own culture and German business and social culture
• Detailed overview of key German cultural drivers and values and how they affect German working practices such as meetings, negotiations and decision-making
• A better understanding of the intercultural challenges you will face when doing business in Germany
• Practical tools and tailored solutions to reduce the intercultural misunderstandings you may face doing business with Germans

Who should attend?

Communicaid Intercultural Training Germany programmes are aimed at:

• Global organisations who already have or are establishing business operations in Germany
• All staff and employees that are doing business in Germany or with German nationals on a regular basis
• International organisations that employ German nationals
• Multicultural teams involved in projects and programmes with German counterparts
• Business people who travel on a regular basis to Germany for business purposes

Intercultural Training Germany Course overview

Intercultural Training Germany courses are specifically tailored for our clients needs, and delivered by trainers with vast experience in the relevant business context. Our client-led solution implies the program can vary in content, but typically includes:

• An overview of key cultural drivers in Germany: task orientation, attitudes to risk, individualism, punctuality
• Perceptions and stereotypes: avoiding common misinterpretations and making a positive first impression when doing business in Germany
• A clear understanding of relevant intercultural differences between you and your German counterparts and how they are likely to affect the success of doing business in Germany
• Tips and strategies for doing business in Germany more effectively: decision making processes, presentations, meetings and negotiations
• Essential social and business etiquette when doing business in Germany
• Key Germany communication styles: levels of directness, formality and context
• Language: using International English for business

Approach

Intercultural Training Germany programmes are available seven days a week, 365 days a year, either at one of our training centres in London, Brussels, 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 Intercultural Training Germany course will be discussed during your diagnostic consultancy.  Detailed below is the profile of a member of our Intercultural Training Germany team.

HJK – Cultural Awareness Trainer – Germany Specialist
Masters and Phd in Contemporary History

HJK has over fifteen years experience working as an international trainer, consultant and coach delivering cross cultural, team building  and leadership programmes. He has worked with a wide range of companies from sectors including chemical, automotive and pharmaceutical industries and trains in German, English, Portuguese or Italian.  Throughout his career, he has attended regular training courses for professional intercultural trainers.

After completing his post graduate studies in Italy, HJK then started his career as a lecturer in German culture in Florence.  On his return to Germany he joined several large training companies as a consultant designing and delivering management training to international companies. 

HJK went on to co – found his own training consultancy and currently focuses on cultural integration, international mergers and  acquisitions workshops, presentation and negotiation programmes.  He also coaches foreign executives and accompanies international mergers and joint ventures as a consultant.

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