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Virtual business initiation event for German and Indian companies in the field of education and training (products and services) A project-related promotion initiative within the framework of the BMWi Foreign Market Entry Programme for predominantly small and medium-sized German enterprises (SMEs) The German Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) aims at providing this perfect opportunity for you to network online in a matchmaking event! On behalf of the German Federal...

Veröffentlicht am 26. Oct 2020

Intercultural skills are important as they help build trust as well as maintain a successful business relationships in a modern business environment. Even people who live in countries that share borders closely show different mannerisms and display stark difference in their business protocols. Failure to understand such a difference will lead to costly mistakes. The ‘WFH’ (Work from Home) model has created added complexity when teams from different cultures meet virtually for important...

Veröffentlicht am 15. Sep 2020

CEO Dr Fritz Audebert sees his global company ICUnet.group in a better position than before. How does a company that has built up a global network and lives from handling international business relationships get through the coronavirus crisis? The sudden lockdown has left Dr Fritz Audebert, CEO of ICUnet.AG, almost in despair. "If you had asked me at the end of March, I would have been devastated," says the 54-year-old, who runs his company from Passau with 180 permanent employees and 350...

Veröffentlicht am 10. Jul 2020

In Lewis Carroll’s ‘Through the Looking Glass’ there is a sequence where Alice and the Queen begin to run. While this is happening, the most interesting thing is that the trees and the other things around them never change their places at all. However fast they run, they never seem to pass anything. To a very puzzled Alice, the Queen explains that ‘here you see, it takes all the running you can do, to keep in the same place. If you want to get somewhere else, you must run at least twice as...

Veröffentlicht am 20. Jun 2020

The cultural layers of Hierarchy at the workplace: Denmark, India, US, China, Germany. (This article was previously published in Copenhagen post, June 2019, under the name "Why are there no mountains in Denmark? ") If you are from a highly hierarchical society and you have relocated to work in Denmark or Sweden, one of the ‘Scandinavian Shocks’ you are going to experience is to understand and adapt to their ‘Flat structure’ system. For example, in a work environment, you might observe a lot...

Veröffentlicht am 22. Jun 2019

Cross-cultural encounters can be challenging when you cross the borders. What is normal in one culture will be Completely different in another culture. There are chances of having misunderstandings and issues when doing business between two completely different cultural backgrounds. Such mistakes could lead to broken business deals, dispirited client relationships and missing project deadlines. The directness of one culture could be sometimes seen as an aggressive behavior for another. The...

Veröffentlicht am 24. Apr 2018

Icebreaker Goal: To understand the cultural elements and characteristics of their home town/city and compare its characteristics with a city in another country/culture Objective: This activity will help to explore the knowledge of their home town/city and to reveal how stereotypes are affecting their decision in choosing the other city Group size: variable Materials: Pen and paper, flip chart or whiteboard with markers Procedure: Ask the participants to group together based on the city they...

Veröffentlicht am 17. Feb 2017