Mit Polen arbeiten

ADOPTING AN INTERCULTURAL APPROACH

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

UNDERSTANDING POLISH CULTURAL CODES

• Discovering the cultural basics of Poland
• Historical and social context
• A special relationship with authority
• The Catholic Church as the glue of the nation
• The family and the child at the heart of Polish concerns
• Understanding Polish values
• A strong sense of individualism
• The willingness to commit
• Pride and sensitivity

OPTIMIZE YOUR PROFESSIONAL ACTION WITH POLISH PEOPLE

• Communicating with Poles
• Politeness and courtesy: respect etiquette
• An increasingly task-oriented culture that favors an explicit communication style
• Create and maintain trust
• Empathy, respect and listening
• Adapting work methods
• The entrepreneurial spirit and the taste for risk
• Effective management: leading, cooperating, controlling
• The notion of efficiency based on the ends and not the means
• Project management: agility rather than planning
• Conducting successful meetings and negotiations with Poles
• Reinforce your credibility: legitimacy and diplomacy
• Maintain relationship dynamics
• Give feedback, managing conflict situations
• The importance of the contract and its significance
• Adopting best practices
• Recognize key principles
• Avoid pitfalls, mistakes and misunderstandings
• Create a tailor-made action plan