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"Mission
Critical Cross-cultural Issues
English words of Indian origin
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India is known for its richly diverse culture, geographical contrasts, more than 700 languages and leading global business partner.
Doing business with India can be daunting and business practices can differ depending on the location in India as well as who you are working with, e.g. multinational companies, government officials, smaller companies and local vendors. |
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| Working Effectively with Indian IT Professionals - Workshop |
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| Workshop Objectives |
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To increase the participant’s intercultural competency and confidence in understanding and working with Indian
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To present an overview of key elements of the Indian culture and their impact on workplace behaviors, performance and communication styles, to include common misperceptions and stereotypes relative to American and Indian working styles. This will include an understanding of core Indian values, the historical foundation of Indian beliefs, perceptions and business
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To identify differences in American vs. Indian communication styles, presentation skills, motivational strategies, and issues resolution
styles |
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To acquire practical skills and behaviors and develop best practices to effectively and productively communicate with the Indian team, to include business and social contexts, pro-active listening and feedback skills, practical discussion, negotiation, e-mails, face-to-face meetings and
teleconferences |
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| Key Learnings... |
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Major challenges of offshore development models |
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Introduction to India and its business environment |
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Comparison of workplace cultural values: Indians and American |
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Communication styles and Indian English |
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Best practices & building strategies |
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Contact us to discuss how our training, consulting, and coaching
services can help your company become culturally savvy.
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