As the CEO, COO, CFO, CTO, or other executive position, you want to avoid embarrassing faux pas & make your visit successful.
An embarrassing faux pas happens, unintentionally and unknowingly, when you are not familiar with the culture of the other country. You do not even realize it because you are in a completely different culture!
The Japanese people are very forgiving but, we highly recommend doing the homework and avoid faux pas as much as possible. Your counterparts in Japan will appreciate your efforts and realize that you are serious about working with them.
Well, there is also a positive aspect to "being foreign." Being a foreign-looking person and behaving not 100% with the culture in Japan is seen as a problem as long as you show good local manners, harmony, and respect. Many people are not aware that they can use this as an intelligent tool.
How to use "being foreign" to your advantage?
Well, this is part of the CEO / Executive Briefing.
The Briefing shall give you most of the knowledge to avoid embarrassing faux pas situations and at the same time allow you to use "being foreign" to your advantage without offending anyone.
You go on a business trip to Japan for the first time.
You have been to Japan but still feel insecure.
You want to get a better overview of dos and don'ts.
You want to avoid embarrassing faux pas as much as possible.
You want to discuss rather complex issues and are not sure how to address them.
You want to achieve certain specific business goals and are not sure where to start.
You want to know how you can use "being foreign" to your advantage.
We recommend being prepared is much better than regretting it afterward. Prepare yourself, and you will be more successful.
We coach you on the dos and don'ts in a 9-5 business culture to avoid major cultural faux pas.
We will prepare you for dos and don'ts in the 7-12 evening business culture.
Based on your business goals, we consult you on how you proceed in discussions.
We will show you potential opportunities, how you could better connect to the key person of your customer or cooperation partner.
We will show you how you can use "being foreign" to your advantage.
We also offer a service based on availability, where we could accompany you throughout the entire visit and give timely support as an "active/passive" on-site advisor. This offer is subject to on-cost.
We also offer a monthly membership CONSULT service. This offer gives you guidance and support whenever you need it. This offer is available on a monthly and yearly plan.
The INDIVIDUAL1:1 BRIEFING Package shall give you most of the knowledge to avoid embarrassing faux pas situations, consider your business goals and use "being foreign" to your advantage without offending anyone. It is a tailor-made approach.
The goal of the AUTO BRIEFING is to give you most of the knowledge to avoid embarrassing faux pas situations and showing examples of how to use "being foreign" to your advantage. It is for getting prepared, "last minute" on the plane to Tokyo.
The SPECIAL SERVICE ACCOMPANY Package depends on availability. We offer to accompany you throughout your entire visit and give timely support as an observing "active/passive" on-site consultant.
The CONSULT Monthly Membership is a great option to make sure that you get guidance and support whenever you need it. Please kindly choose from our monthly and yearly plans.
Do you prefer to avoid embarrassing faux pas and make the best out of your visit?
Great, then let us talk about how we could support you.