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How to work with the Indians
TARGET GROUP DURATION DELIVERY COST
People having to interact with and deal with the INDIANS 2 days Small groups or one to one At request

PROPOSED PROGRAMME

1. Understanding the Indian identity through its diversity
  • The many faces of India and their impacts
  • The influence of regions, languages and religions
2. The influence of the sociological aspects on national culture
  • The functioning of the socio-economic system
  • The functioning of the family structure, rules and consequences
3. The importance of beliefs and their impact on national culture
  • What motivates the Hindus? : the aims of the Hindus
  • Understanding the concepts of Dharma, Artha Kama and Mokhsa
  • Beliefs and expectations: the Law of Karma and reincarnation
4. The bases of the Indian national culture and comparisons to other countries.
(Power distance, collectivism, uncertainty avoidance,…)

5. The Indian value system at work : combination between tradition and modernity

6. The world of business in India
  • Trends in Indian Economy since 1991
  • The Indian economic model
  • The consumption habits of Indians
  • The business practices, partnerships, networks
  • The potential consumption and emergence of the middle class
  • The constraints of bureaucracy and corruption
7. Business attitudes
  • Some examples of behaviour and tactics to use
  • The mode of reasoning
  • The mode of communication
  • Comfort with silence
  • How to handle confrontations?
  • Being and appearance
  • The role of superstition in the company
  • The woman at work
  • The beliefs of the Indian entrepreneur
  • The animation of teams and remote working : what strategies to use to be effective ?
8. Socialization practices
  • Link between work and private life
  • How to understand the names?
  • Conversation topics to broach or to avoid
  • The practice of gifts, and how not to make blunders?
  • The titles, the ritual of exchanging business cards
  • The wellcoming etiquette, behaviour codes during business lunch/diner
  • The public behaviour to comply with or to avoid
  • Important dates to take into account
9. What to do/what not to do, some tips
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