Business Culture South Korea

Benefit

For employees working internationally and for those who want to achieve better understanding, better interaction and success with international colleagues and partners.

Target group

Newcomers and beginners, employees who work with colleagues, clients or business partners from, or will be dispatched to, South Korea.

Learning objectives

In about 90 minutes you’ll look deeper into the South Korean business culture and develop a better understanding of the South Korean way of thinking and communicating.

Learning Content

• Establishing and maintaining contacts with South Korean business partners 
• First impressions
• Presenting products and services
• The South Korean communication style – choosing the right interpreter, small talk, expressing criticism appropriately, facial expressions and gestures
• Meetings – agenda, participants, coordination
• Hierarchies, negotiation strategies, pricing
• The South Korean way of working – communication between colleagues and supervisors, dealing with problems and conflicts, deadlines
• Appropriate business attire