Intercultural training Arab countries: 200 experts from
business practice

In-house Training Arab countries

Seminar content: Intercultural training Arab countries

The following suggested key topics provide an overview of possible training content. The contents are mutually agreed upon and tailored to the individual needs of your company and participants.

Open training Arab countries

An open training is open to all interested parties. People from various companies, institutions or private individuals can participate.

Training locations:
Hanover / Munich / Stuttgart / Frankfurt / Berlin / Hamburg / Düsseldorf / Cologne / Vienna / Zurich AND ONLINE

Dates:

Investment:
3,490.- Euro plus VAT per participant.
From 2 participants from the same company: 2,490 euros plus VAT / participant.

In order to best accommodate our clients and offer high added value, we conduct open intercultural seminars Arab countries in selected cases even with one participant.

Specific trainings Arab countries

Global Cultures

Academy for Intercultural Management

+49 6195 969 34 06
Frankfurt
+49 800 181 51 15
Munich
+49 800 181 51 15
Stuttgart
+49 800 181 51 15
Hamburg
+49 800 181 51 15
Düsseldorf
+49 800 181 51 15
Cologne
+43 1 229 74 06
Vienna
+41 43 508 03 71
Zurich
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Practical tips for efficient intercultural collaboration

Intercultural training Arab countries

Intercultural training Arab countries: In the many different countries of the Arab region, even experienced business people have to know how to deal with numerous intercultural misunderstandings. Especially for people who want to establish new business relationships, a great deal of patience is sometimes required in order to actually achieve the goals set. With the know-how that you will acquire in the intercultural training Arab countries, you will increase your chances of doing so many times over.

Why us: Experts from the business world

  • They come from Arab countries or have lived and worked in Arab countries for a long time – they have absorbed the specifics of the market “with their mother’s milk”, so to speak, or have experienced them at first hand
  • You have several years of professional experience in management or other senior positions in Arab countries
  • Their high level of methodological competence guarantees a fast and efficient transfer of know-how for our customers
  • Certification as intercultural trainers from renowned international institutes
  • Training and certification as a business coach
  • Training and experience as systemic organizational developers
  • This is how we ensure the quality standards that not only we have for ourselves, but also our customers have for us.
  • Your professional qualifications ensure a targeted and professional structure of our seminars for the rapid and efficient acquisition of intercultural competence

Higher success rates for business and projects

The Arab countries span a wide range from the Atlas Mountains in North Africa to Mesopotamia. Targeted intercultural training will significantly increase your success rate in business with the Arab countries – and you will benefit from smooth project processes, more efficient cooperation and better negotiation results. This is why companies operating in the Arab countries are increasingly investing in intercultural competence. This is because many collaborations do not fail due to poor performance: According to the renowned trade journal “Psychologie heute”, intercultural barriers are the cause in around 70% of all cases. The holistic approach of Global Cultures includes intercultural training as well as intercultural coaching and intercultural consulting, so that you can achieve optimal results with this program.

Increase intercultural competence – benefit sustainably

When working with business partners from Arabia, employees are confronted with seemingly unsolvable problems. In most cases, cooperation does not suffer from a lack of expertise, but from a lack of preparation. This is because numerous studies show that intercultural preparation is the key factor in almost all projects, especially when it comes to a diverse region such as the Arab world.

How do you benefit sustainably from intercultural competence?

Creating awareness and trust in the Arab business

Intercultural training enables you to create awareness of your own culture, leadership style and attitude towards working with Arab colleagues and business partners. Furthermore, intercultural training helps Arab countries to build cooperation on the basis of mutual trust.

Success through targeted communication

In the intercultural training for Arab countries, you will learn how to communicate efficiently with Arab partners. You will also significantly improve the motivation of your employees and their loyalty to the company. After our practice-oriented training, you will eliminate misunderstandings in communication. You will also develop a deeper understanding of the mentality of Arab colleagues and business partners.

A good solution for many countries – our intercultural training is practical for 112 countries.

Global Cultures – Academy for Intercultural Management offers you a broad spectrum of: intercultural training and intercultural coaching — from general preparation training for short-term projects abroad to exclusive seminars and industry-specific intercultural troubleshooting. Intercultural training from Global Cultures is specially tailored to the requirements of internationally active companies and corporations. We place particular emphasis on the benefits for everyday business. Your employees learn how to deal with the other culture and can thus better respond to intercultural peculiarities.

Global Cultures

Academy for Intercultural Management

+49 6195 969 34 06
Frankfurt
+49 800 181 51 15
Munich
+49 800 181 51 15
Stuttgart
+49 800 181 51 15
Hamburg
+49 800 181 51 15
Düsseldorf
+49 800 181 51 15
Cologne
+43 1 229 74 06
Vienna
+41 43 508 03 71
Zurich
Hochstraße 1
D-65779 Kelkheim

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1. Why do 70% of international cooperations fail due to intercultural problems?
  • Enormous losses and damage to image due to inadequate intercultural preparation - examples of failed projects and joint ventures in Arab countries
  • Typical mistakes: analysis and lessons learned
  • How to be one of the best: tactics and action strategy
2. arabic countries - fiction and truth

What influence does the Arab mentality have on intercultural cooperation?

  • What makes Arabs so "Arab" and why are they so different?
  • Reasons behind Actions: How can you better understand and interpret the behavior of your Arab colleagues and business partners?
  • What makes Arabs "tick"? - Misleading due to assumed external similarities and geographical proximity
  • What historical events have shaped the Arab mentality?
  • What influence does religion have on the norms and values of Arabs?
  • How have political and social trends shaped today's mentality?
  • What regional differences should you be aware of in order to work successfully with your Arab colleagues and business partners?
3. culture and business: comparison with target countries
  • Status and hierarchy: Efficient techniques to improve communication and achieve good results
  • Individualism vs. group harmony: How do you deal with the individualistic and collectivistic orientation in different situations?
  • Emotionality vs. neutrality: negative effects of a purely objective and neutral attitude in business life
  • Punctuality vs. time flexibility: How do you benefit from the professional combination of the two attitudes to time management?
  • Direct vs. indirect communication: How do you quickly read between the lines in an intercultural setting?
  • Performance and relationships: How do you combine both? What dangers does understatement hide? Concrete tips in intercultural training Arab countries
4. Successful cooperation – Practical suggestions

1. professional communication:

Verbal communication

  • How do you learn to formulate messages and requirements professionally?
  • What proven tactics are there to make written communication efficient and effective?
  • How do you use constructive criticism professionally?
  • How do you give and receive feedback?

Non-verbal communication:

  • Eye contact: What special features should you be aware of?
  • Facial expressions and gestures: How can you quickly and accurately recognize what your conversation partner means?
  • Tone of voice: The tone makes the music - How do you understand what's going on without having a good command of the language?

2. Successful negotiation

  • Preparing for negotiations: What should you know about negotiating partners?
  • Types of negotiation: Power, knowledge and relationships - what should you consider?
  • Demands: How do you deal with them to still make a good deal? Concrete tips
  • What does win-win mean in Western Europe and the Arab countries?

3. Business meetings and discussions

  • Preparation: What special features should you bear in mind?
  • Agenda: How do you ensure that the agenda is known to all participants?
  • Follow-up: How do you ensure that the results are actually implemented?

4. Decision-making

  • At what level are decisions made? – Influence of corporate culture
  • Decision-making process: What should you consider?
  • Power distance: What special features should you know?

5. Employee management and motivation

  • The role of the supervisor: status and social responsibility - Efficient tactics
  • Motivational factors: Which intrinsic and extrinsic factors should you consider?
  • Are the non-monetary factors strong motivators?

6. Conflict resolution

  • What cultural differences should you be aware of?
  • Constructive conflict resolution: how does it work?
  • How do you resolve conflicts successfully?

7. teamwork

  • How do you form and motivate well-functioning teams?
  • What do Arab countries mean by teamwork?
  • How do teamwork concepts differ?
5. business etiquette for business success
  • How do you make a good first impression - what should you bear in mind to avoid being seen as arrogant?
  • Clothes make the man: How do Arabs judge a foreign business partner by his clothes?
  • Greeting: What should you pay attention to in order to show respect and save face?
  • Business cards - what should be on them, what will make you look ridiculous?
  • Gentleman or colleague - how do men and women treat each other in business? Which gender-specific rules of etiquette should you follow?
  • Humor: What should not be missing and what is "too much"?
  • Restaurant bills - When should bills be paid by the guest and when by the host?
6. Corporate cultures and their influence on successful intercultural cooperation
  • 4 variants of corporate cultures, presented in detail
    • "Family" - power orientation: What essential aspects of this corporate culture are important to you in the Arab business?
    • 'Eiffel Tower' – Role orientation: What opportunities and risks does this category hide?
    • "Guided missile" - project orientation: In which contexts is this variant expedient for your Arabia business?
    • "Incubator" realization: Which facets of this category are particularly essential for the USA?
  • Which combination of the 4 variants is most efficient for your company in the Arab countries?
  • Which factors and risks regarding corporate culture should be considered?
7 Long-term success
  • 6 phases of developing intercultural competence
  • What skills are crucial for adapting quickly to the working environment in Arab countries?
  • What difficulties will the family face - how can you mitigate them? Useful skills in intercultural training Arab countries
  • Culture shock - what can you do about it?
  • How long does the slightly depressive mood last and how do you deal with it?
  • How do partners and especially children deal with culture shock?
  • Back home - reintegration: opportunities and risks
  • Why do a third of seconded employees terminate their employment contracts before returning to their home country?
  • How do you prepare professionally for the return?
  • Which expectation regarding the next professional step is most productive?
  • Development of an individual action plan for each participant of the intercultural training Arab countries

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  • January 23-24, 2025
  • January 27-28, 2025
  • February 17-18, 2025
  • February 24-25, 2025
  • March 10-11, 2025
  • March 17-18, 2025
  • April 7-8, 2025
  • April 14-15, 2025
  • May 8-9, 2025
  • May 19-20, 2025
  • June 2-3, 2025
  • June 26-27, 2025
  • July 14-15, 2025
  • July 28-29, 2025
  • August 4-5, 2025
  • August 25-26, 2025
  • September 8-9, 2025
  • September 29-30, 2025
  • October 13-14, 2025
  • October 27-28, 2025
  • November 3-4, 2025
  • November 24-25, 2025
  • December 1-2, 2025
  • December 8-9, 2025

Sollten Sie an den genannten Terminen bereits anderweitige Verpflichtungen haben, kontaktieren Sie uns. Aufgrund der Nachfragesituation für interkulturelle Trainings Arab countries ergeben sich kurzfristig in vielen Fällen alternative Termine.

Um unseren Kunden bestmöglich entgegen zu kommen und einen hohen Mehrwert zu bieten, führen wir offene interkulturelle Seminare Arab countries in ausgewählten Fällen auch bereits mit einem Teilnehmer durch.

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1. Why do 70% of international cooperations fail due to intercultural problems?
  • Enormous losses and damage to image due to inadequate intercultural preparation - examples of failed projects and joint ventures in Arab countries
  • Typical mistakes: analysis and lessons learned
  • How to be one of the best: tactics and action strategy
2. arabic countries - fiction and truth

What influence does the Arab mentality have on intercultural cooperation?

  • What makes Arabs so "Arab" and why are they so different?
  • Reasons behind Actions: How can you better understand and interpret the behavior of your Arab colleagues and business partners?
  • What makes Arabs "tick"? - Misleading due to assumed external similarities and geographical proximity
  • What historical events have shaped the Arab mentality?
  • What influence does religion have on the norms and values of Arabs?
  • How have political and social trends shaped today's mentality?
  • What regional differences should you be aware of in order to work successfully with your Arab colleagues and business partners?
3. culture and business: comparison with target countries
  • Status and hierarchy: Efficient techniques to improve communication and achieve good results
  • Individualism vs. group harmony: How do you deal with the individualistic and collectivistic orientation in different situations?
  • Emotionality vs. neutrality: negative effects of a purely objective and neutral attitude in business life
  • Punctuality vs. time flexibility: How do you benefit from the professional combination of the two attitudes to time management?
  • Direct vs. indirect communication: How do you quickly read between the lines in an intercultural setting?
  • Performance and relationships: How do you combine both? What dangers does understatement hide? Concrete tips in intercultural training Arab countries
4. Successful cooperation – Practical suggestions

1. professional communication:

Verbal communication

  • How do you learn to formulate messages and requirements professionally?
  • What proven tactics are there to make written communication efficient and effective?
  • How do you use constructive criticism professionally?
  • How do you give and receive feedback?

Non-verbal communication:

  • Eye contact: What special features should you be aware of?
  • Facial expressions and gestures: How can you quickly and accurately recognize what your conversation partner means?
  • Tone of voice: The tone makes the music - How do you understand what's going on without having a good command of the language?

2. Successful negotiation

  • Preparing for negotiations: What should you know about negotiating partners?
  • Types of negotiation: Power, knowledge and relationships - what should you consider?
  • Demands: How do you deal with them to still make a good deal? Concrete tips
  • What does win-win mean in Western Europe and the Arab countries?

3. Business meetings and discussions

  • Preparation: What special features should you bear in mind?
  • Agenda: How do you ensure that the agenda is known to all participants?
  • Follow-up: How do you ensure that the results are actually implemented?

4. Decision-making

  • At what level are decisions made? – Influence of corporate culture
  • Decision-making process: What should you consider?
  • Power distance: What special features should you know?

5. Employee management and motivation

  • The role of the supervisor: status and social responsibility - Efficient tactics
  • Motivational factors: Which intrinsic and extrinsic factors should you consider?
  • Are the non-monetary factors strong motivators?

6. Conflict resolution

  • What cultural differences should you be aware of?
  • Constructive conflict resolution: how does it work?
  • How do you resolve conflicts successfully?

7. teamwork

  • How do you form and motivate well-functioning teams?
  • What do Arab countries mean by teamwork?
  • How do teamwork concepts differ?
5. business etiquette for business success
  • How do you make a good first impression - what should you bear in mind to avoid being seen as arrogant?
  • Clothes make the man: How do Arabs judge a foreign business partner by his clothes?
  • Greeting: What should you pay attention to in order to show respect and save face?
  • Business cards - what should be on them, what will make you look ridiculous?
  • Gentleman or colleague - how do men and women treat each other in business? Which gender-specific rules of etiquette should you follow?
  • Humor: What should not be missing and what is "too much"?
  • Restaurant bills - When should bills be paid by the guest and when by the host?
6. Corporate cultures and their influence on successful intercultural cooperation
  • 4 variants of corporate cultures, presented in detail
    • "Family" - power orientation: What essential aspects of this corporate culture are important to you in the Arab business?
    • 'Eiffel Tower' – Role orientation: What opportunities and risks does this category hide?
    • "Guided missile" - project orientation: In which contexts is this variant expedient for your Arabia business?
    • "Incubator" realization: Which facets of this category are particularly essential for the USA?
  • Which combination of the 4 variants is most efficient for your company in the Arab countries?
  • Which factors and risks regarding corporate culture should be considered?
7 Long-term success
  • 6 phases of developing intercultural competence
  • What skills are crucial for adapting quickly to the working environment in Arab countries?
  • What difficulties will the family face - how can you mitigate them? Useful skills in intercultural training Arab countries
  • Culture shock - what can you do about it?
  • How long does the slightly depressive mood last and how do you deal with it?
  • How do partners and especially children deal with culture shock?
  • Back home - reintegration: opportunities and risks
  • Why do a third of seconded employees terminate their employment contracts before returning to their home country?
  • How do you prepare professionally for the return?
  • Which expectation regarding the next professional step is most productive?
  • Development of an individual action plan for each participant of the intercultural training Arab countries

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  • January 23-24, 2025
  • January 27-28, 2025
  • February 17-18, 2025
  • February 24-25, 2025
  • March 10-11, 2025
  • March 17-18, 2025
  • April 7-8, 2025
  • April 14-15, 2025
  • May 8-9, 2025
  • May 19-20, 2025
  • June 2-3, 2025
  • June 26-27, 2025
  • July 14-15, 2025
  • July 28-29, 2025
  • August 4-5, 2025
  • August 25-26, 2025
  • September 8-9, 2025
  • September 29-30, 2025
  • October 13-14, 2025
  • October 27-28, 2025
  • November 3-4, 2025
  • November 24-25, 2025
  • December 1-2, 2025
  • December 8-9, 2025

If you already have other commitments on the dates mentioned, please contact us. Due to the demand for intercultural training, Arab countries alternative dates often arise at short notice.

In order to best accommodate our clients and offer high added value, we conduct open intercultural seminars Arab countries in selected cases even with one participant.

Request now

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