Nar International | BUILDING BRIDGES WITH TURKISH CULTURE/CROSS CULTURE (Cross Cultural Communication)

What’s in it for me?

To increase the awareness of participants about cultural differences and cultural integration.

To make the participants familiar with the Turkish Culture to make their adaptation to the Turkish Culture easier and thus increase their level of satisfaction and success both in their business and social relationships

To discover cultural blunders, which are unique to Turkish Culture, in advance rather than by experience, to avoid the risk of being part of one of the million cultural blunder stories, which resulted in losing a lot of money to brands and had been tracked as a failure story in professional careers of individuals.

To discover To bridge the cultural gap between expats and their local colleagues (superior, co worker, subordinates) to increase the harmony and synergy, rather than the antagonism blunders, which are unique to Turkish Culture, in advance rather than by experience, to avoid the risk of being part of one of the million cultural blunder stories, which resulted in losing a lot of money to brands and had been tracked as a failure story in professional careers of individuals.

To increase the awareness of best practice exchange in multicultural companies making multiculturalism a value adding factor for themselves.

How does the course flow?

1.Day

The concept ‘’Culture’’
The effect of different perspectives of different cultures on cultural conflicts and how to avoid it.
Consequences of disregarding and underestimating cultural differences and typical cultural blunders
Values which make up the Turkish Culture and understanding reasons for the differences.
Cultural dimensions and their reflections to the Turkish Culture.
Basic Facts of Turkey (Economic, socio cultural, geographical….)

2. Day

Points to take care of and critical success factors in relationship management in Turkish Culture ( business life & social life)
Dominant management models in Turkish business life and how to cope with ( especially when they represent their companies outside)
Points to take care of in meetings.
Dress code in business life.
Different understanding of ‘’Business Plan’’ concept in Turkey and Western countries and underlying reasons ( with economical and social factors)
Disadvantages of Turkish Culture in business life and how to cope with.
Competitive advantages, Turkish Culture conveys to the business life and how to benefit from as ‘’Best Practice Transfer’’
Turkish Culture in Social Life
Things to avoid in Turkish Culture (behaviors, taboos), general conversation topics, ice breakers to establish relationship and to take one step further.

What is the duration?

2 days, 09.00 am – 05.00 pm

Who is the consultant?

Burak Bilgici

Who is it for?

Spouse of the expat (Fridge Benefit)
Expat together with his/her team. For Instance an expat manager with his/her team
Expats in a specific company
Employees who are working in the Head Office of the main shareholder of the Turkish subsidiary and responsible for Turkish operations, having intense relations with their Turkish colleagues and want to enhance the level of effective communication with them
Expat Customers of the company within the framework of social responsibility
Employees working with foreign cultures
***Some Notes with regards to Target Groups
The design and flow as well as methods to be applied during the training may change according to the profile of the participants. I.e. In case the group is composed of the expat and his/her team, additional workshops may be added and the training will be supported with Group Coaching sessions.
The training can also be designed for groups composing of various cultures, rather than getting familiar with the Turkish culture, to increase the skills of cross cultural communication. In this case the content will be adjusted accordingly.