About the course

Whether you've just joined a Japanese company, are preparing for a recruitment interview with Japanese company or looking to partner with a Japanese company, this course will help you understand and navigate Japanese corporate culture from etiquette to decision making. It also takes a look at the challenges Japanese companies face and how they are changing. 12 five minute videos, with some thought provoking self-assessments you can do on your smartphone to understand your cultural communication profile, with a reflection and review session at the end. This course is particularly relevant for people working in Japanese multinationals in the Europe, Middle East and Africa region as it contains references to the cultures of many of the countries in that region, in the context of Japanese corporate cultures.

Instructor: Pernille Rudlin

Pernille Rudlin is the Europe, Middle East and Africa Representative for Japan Intercultural Consulting. Since starting Japan Intercultural Consulting’s operations in Europe in 2004, Pernille has conducted seminars for Japanese and European companies in Belgium, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Switzerland, UAE, the UK and the USA, on Japanese cultural topics, post merger integration, leadership and on working with different European cultures. She was brought up partly in Japan and partly in the UK. She is fluent in spoken and written Japanese, and lived in Japan for 9 years. She has worked for two of Japan's largest multinationals in a variety of roles from sales to marketing to HR to corporate planning and she is the author of several books and articles on cross cultural communications and business.

Curriculum

12 Chapters · 12 Lessons

  1. 1

    Introduction

    1. (Included in full purchase)

      Introduction

  2. 2

    Japanese Corporate Culture

    1. (Included in full purchase)

      Japanese Corporate Culture

  3. 3

    Group and Individual Orientation

    1. (Included in full purchase)

      Group and Individual Orientation

  4. 4

    Process vs Result

    1. (Included in full purchase)

      Process vs result

  5. 5

    Decision making style

    1. (Included in full purchase)

      Decision making style

  6. 6

    Verbal and nonverbal communication

    1. (Included in full purchase)

      Verbal and nonverbal communication

  7. 7

    Direct and indirect communication and conflict

    1. (Included in full purchase)

      Direct and indirect communication and conflict

  8. 8

    Communication tips

    1. (Included in full purchase)

      Communication tips

  9. 9

    Japanese business etiquette

    1. (Included in full purchase)

      Japanese business etiquette

  10. 10

    Key process - hansei

    1. (Included in full purchase)

      Key process - hansei

  11. 11

    Key process - horenso

    1. (Included in full purchase)

      Key process - horenso

  12. 12

    Review

    1. (Included in full purchase)

      Review

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