Working with Japanese Partners - Open Courses

Course duration:  2 days

Venue:  Canning's London Training Centre (Fulham Broadway)

Course hours:  0900-1730

Maximum group size:  10

Overview

In this seminar you will learn how to:

- understand what motivates the typical Japanese businessperson

- create a positive impression and avoid unintentional offence

- deploy a range of techniques for effective cross-cultural communication

Content 

• Know yourself:  how has your culture shaped your own values and behaviour?
• As others see us:  what image do Japanese people have of your culture and how can you overcome any negative or stereotypical views?
• Facts  ®  Attitudes  ®  Behaviour:  a model for developing understanding of Japanese people and their business practices
• Wa, honne/tatemae, giri, gaman, amae:  Japanese values and their impact on business
• Decoding Japanese body language
• Management styles and hierarchies in Japan
• Japanese or Offshore English?:  how should you communicate with your Japanese business partners in order to avoid misunderstandings?
• Meeting, presenting, negotiating:  practise doing business with the Japanese 

Course Dates - Click on a course to book it

We can recommend a number of hotels near Canning, including the opportunity to stay in the hotel at Chelsea Football Club.  Most are four star standard, with a business centre, gym and restaurant.  We can obtain reduced rates for you at these hotels.

Tailored Courses

We can offer this course tailored specifically to the needs of your organisation and the course participants.  The training is customised to the world your organisation operates in, while maintaining many of the benefits participants gain from attending a Canning open course.  This can be a very cost effective way for an organisation to train large numbers of people.  The per-head fee can work out significantly lower than our open course fees.  Please call or mail us to discuss your requirements.

Please bring with you any personal scenarios you would like to discuss.

Non-native English speakers need to speak English at High Intermediate to Advanced level.