Working with the Japanese

Our Japanese-focused intercultural training will help you to build successful relationships with Japanese colleagues and partners.  You will increase your understanding of Japanese business culture and learn how to develop long-lasting relationships.

Who’s it for? 

Working with the Japanese is for anyone working on the ground in Japan, for a Japanese-owned organisation at home or managing remote relationships with Japanese colleagues or partners.

Outcomes

• Up-to-date knowledge of the Japanese business context
• Increased understanding of Japanese values, attitudes and behaviours
• Greater awareness of Japanese working and management styles and expectations
• Practical techniques for communicating and building relationships with Japanese partners

• Insights into Japan: historical, political and economic influences
• Understanding the Japanese mindset:consensus harmony, honour and face
• Japanese business culture and working preferences
• Management styles and expectations
• Communicating with the Japanese: decoding unspoken signals
• Nuances of Japanese social and business etiquette
• Developing cultural intelligence

Useful blog posts about Japan

• The Land of the Rising Scrum Some useful things to bear in mind if you're heading  to Japan for the Rugby World Cup
• Hard Ball or Soft Ball? Japan's influence on Brexit negotiations

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