Working with the United States

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Summary

Target audience

Professionals who work with the United States

Prerequisite

No prerequisite

Objectives

Significantly increase participants’ effectiveness in their professional relations with people from the United States

At the end of the training session, participants will have the tools to:

  • Adopt an intercultural approach
  • Understand the context and culture of the United States
  • Decipher cultural codes and analyse sources of misunderstandings
  • Adapt their communication and work methods
  • Decode decision-making and negotiation processes

Added value

  • Conducted by an expert consultant specialized on the United States
  • Decoding the Nomad’ Profiler
  • Alternating theory and practical exercises
  • Access to Digital Learning for one year
  • Sharing  best practices
  • Personalized action plan

Program

Adopt an intercultural approach

  • Develop awareness of participant's cultural biases
  • Understand the impact of cultures on behavior
  • Identify and overcome stereotypes

Understanding American Cultural Codes

Discovering the cultural basics of the United States

  • The myths around the founding of the US and their influence
  • Immigration and diversity in the workplace
  • Federal and state governments: power dynamics in the United States
  • Economic, social and religious issues

Understanding American values

  • Self-Made Man and the Bill of Rights: freedom above all
  • Time is money
  • Team spirit and sense of competition
  • Importance of the law and respect for the rules 

Optimize your professional action with Americans

Communicating with Americans

  • Private and public areas
  • Walk the talk
  • Use clear and concrete language
  • Build trust, encourage and give feedback

Adapting work methods

  • The paradigms of effective work: planning, efficiency, reactivity
  • Manage in the United States: give responsibility, being firm and pragmatic
  • Value creativity and surpassing oneself
  • Team spirit and a sense of competition

Conducting successful meetings and negotiations with Americans

  • Establish credibility 
  • Manage time and deadlines, plan and organize for the future
  • Manage disagreements: positive criticism and distancing
  • The legal importance of the contract and its significance

Adopting best practices

  • Recognize key principles
  • Avoid pitfalls, mistakes and misunderstandings
  • Create a tailor-made action plan

Available Inter-company courses Duration: 7 hours

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* (Technical fees and lunch included)

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