Why attend Doing Business in Spain? Spain is a nation of great diversity, not only geographically and climatically different, but with an eclectic blend of personalities and identities deeply rooted in tradition. Europe’s third largest country, Spain’s social and economic structures have improved dramatically over the last four decades creating numerous new business and investment opportunities. Understanding Spanish business culture and practices is essential for any organisation wishing to do business successfully in Spain.
Communicaid’s public cultural awareness course, Doing Business in Spain, is ideal for professionals who need to build more successful business relationships with Spanish colleagues, partners and clients. This interactive course will provide you with the tools to maximise the competitive advantage of doing business in Spain through a mixture of in-depth background information, discussion and hands-on practical tips and solutions.
Benefits
Communicaid’s Doing Business in Spain courses will provide you with:
- A framework for understanding Spanish business culture
- Analysis of cultural values and behaviours prevalent in Spain
- Greater understanding of Spanish working practices and social etiquette
- Open forum to discuss the key issues involved in establishing a business in Spain
- Practical strategies for working more effectively with Spanish counterparts
Who should attend?
A Communicaid Doing business in Spain course will be of benefit to you if you are:
- Setting up business with Spain
- Travelling regularly to Spain
- Experiencing the challenges of working in Spain
- Managing or being managed by Spanish colleagues as part of a virtual team
Course Content
Doing Business in Spain course includes:
- Overview of Spanish culture: history, religion, belief, customs and regional identities
- Spanish business culture and attitudes: authority, time, hierarchy and relationships
- Management and working styles for doing business in Spain
- Spanish communication, meeting and negotiation styles
- Challenges and practical solutions for doing business in Spain
Doing Business in Spain Course Trainer
Your Doing Business in Spain 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 Spanish cultural training team.
CL
CL is a senior consultant and trainer with more than 20 years of international working experience. Her work has focused on managing complex international projects and coordinating international teams with specialists with different expertise throughout Europe and Latin America.
Between 1988 and 1994, CL worked for Cedex, a major research institute based in Madrid and managed international projects relating to health and safety and technology transfer. She then relocated to the UK with her family and joined the European Topic Centre on Water, part of the European Environment Agency. Her work there again involved co-ordinating projects across Europe. She has also published a number of articles in English and Spanish on environmental issues.
A Spanish national, CL has lived in the UK for 13 years. She has also lived in France and is a fluent French speaker. She is a qualified trainer and specialises in business language and cultural awareness training combining her hands on experience with academic and business qualifications.
CL has delivered programmes on Spain to Communicaid clients including NATS, Alliance & Leicester and Scottish Power. |
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