Working with Indonesia

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Summary

Target audience

Managers and employees who work with Indonesians

Prerequisite

No prerequisite

Objectives

Significantly increase participants’ effectiveness in their professional relationships with their Indonesian counterparts.

  • Acquire an intercultural framework to better understand behaviors
  • Explore the cultural reference points of the Indonesian context
  • Decode communication and organizational styles
  • Adjust and embed professional practices
  • Decode decision-making and negotiation processes

Access Modalities and Entry Assessment

  • Average access time: 2 weeks
  • Completion of a prior questionnaire and/or e-learning module before the training to identify needs and adapt the content

Evaluation Modalities

  • In-training assessments: e-learning module, quizzes, role plays, case studies, etc.
  • End-of-training assessment: evaluation completed by consultants to assess the achievement of training objectives, immediate feedback questionnaire including a self-assessment section

Added value

ACCESSIBILITY

All our training courses are accessible to people with disabilities. Each training project will be the subject of a case study by our teams, in order to adapt the training program. Please do not hesitate to contact us to discuss the possible options : r.dubert@akteos.fr

Program


Step 1: E-learning

Exploring your preferences and cultural gaps

  • Clarify your context and expectations
  • Become aware of cultural filters
  • Discover your cultural profile

Step 2: On-site or remote training

Decoding Indonesian culture

  • Cross-cultural perceptions and first impressions
  • A young nation rich in ancient traditions
  • The influence of spirituality and religion on worldviews
  • The role of Pancasila (national ideology) and the principle of unity in diversity (Bhinneka Tunggal Ika)

Understanding Indonesian values and norms

  • Social harmony (rukun) and the importance of group cohesion
  • Respect for social, religious and family hierarchies
  • Saving face (malu): avoiding confrontation and debate
  • The importance of relationships: patience, respect and good manners
  • The role of politeness, greetings and marks of deference

Working with / Managing Indonesian colleagues

  • Building trust through listening, loyalty and respect for hierarchy
  • Communicating indirectly and with nuance: interpreting the unspoken
  • Valued leadership: benevolence, gentle authority and leading by example
  • Collective decision-making: slow but stable, through informal consultation

Adapting working methods

  • Work pace: flexibility, adaptation and work-life balance
  • Meetings: ceremony, consensus and the importance of form
  • Relationship to time: “jam karet” (rubber time)
  • Managing disagreements: avoiding open conflict, relying on mediators
 

Remote follow-up session 2 to 3 months after the training, for intra-company courses.

Available inter-company coursesDuration: 7 hours

September 28, 2027

remote session

1020 €HT/PERS.

Training session held in French

* Technical fees and lunch included

To register yourself or one of your colleagues for one of these sessions, email us at interentreprises@akteos.fr or fill in our contact form.

Intra-company coursesDuration: to define
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