In preparation for Tokyo, I must have read some 30 websites on business etiquette and culture there.
Katen Consulting facilitates soft skills workshops in the areas of Dress and Demeanor, Communication, Business Etiquette, and Dining Etiquette all geared to help employees, entrepreneurs, job seekers, and students appear polished, professional, and make a positive impression in the workplace.
He criticised the approach for a failure to observe business etiquette and told Mr Mittal to look closely at a bid by China's CNOOC for Unocal, an American oil firm, which was scuppered by the hostile reaction of America's government and public.
According to the survey, the following percentages of employers want their employees to sharpen their skills in the following areas: time management (62 percent), customer service (45 percent), Microsoft Excel (44 percent), leadership (39 percent), interpersonal skills (33 percent), business etiquette (26 percent) and business ethics (17 percent).
Operating in a country with a history of thousands of years -- and ways of doing business that go back as far -- it is valuable to develop insight into China's business culture and social etiquette to avoid misunderstandings that could scuttle deals and harm working relationships.
Etiquette applies to all business jet passengers, but especially to middle managers accompany their C-level colleagues.
Segal also recommends finding a friend who comes from the culture where you're moving and has spent time in the U.S. "Find someone who can help you with protocol and etiquette, and with the nuances of doing business, " she suggests.
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Mr. Holbert, 39, is one of more than 100 students in the Prison Entrepreneurship Program, an initiative organized by a Houston nonprofit of the same name that teaches business skills to prisoners who will soon be released, including market research, finance and professional etiquette.
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