Countries and Regions
Deciphering cultural codes of 100+ countries or regions to understand behaviors and optimize one' s professional action
Working with Russia
Summary
Target audience
Managers and employees who work with Russia
Prerequisite
No prerequisite
Objectives
Significantly increase participants’ effectiveness in their professional relationships with their Russian counterparts.
- Acquire an intercultural framework to better understand behaviors
- Explore the cultural reference points of the Russian context
- Decode communication and organizational styles
- Adjust and embed professional practices
- Decode decision-making and negotiation processes
Access Modalities and Entry Assessment
- Average access time: 2 weeks
- Completion of a prior questionnaire and/or e-learning module before the training to identify needs and adapt the content
Evaluation Modalities
- In-training assessments: e-learning module, quizzes, role plays, case studies, etc.
- End-of-training assessment: evaluation completed by consultants to assess the achievement of training objectives, immediate feedback questionnaire including a self-assessment section
Added value
- Conducted by an intercultural expert
- Prior needs assessment to tailor the training
- Access to the Nomad’ Profiler: an intercultural profiling tool
- A blend of theory and practical scenarios
- Sharing of best practices and a personalized action plan
ACCESSIBILITY
All our training courses are accessible to people with disabilities. Each training project will be the subject of a case study by our teams, in order to adapt the training program. Please do not hesitate to contact us to discuss the possible options : r.dubert@akteos.fr
Program
Step 1: E-learning
Exploring your preferences and cultural gaps
- Clarify your context and expectations
- Become aware of cultural filters
- Discover your cultural profile
Step 2: On-site or remote training
Decoding Russian culture
- Cross-cultural perceptions and first impressions
- Key political, religious and cultural reference points
- Imperial, Soviet and post-Soviet heritage
- A culture shaped by crises, instability and resistance
- The importance of the collective and informal relationship networks
Understanding Russian values and norms
- A taste for intellectual, theoretical and conceptual approaches
- Between fatalism and resilience: a strong ability to adapt to practical constraints
- Power dynamics and credibility in interactions
- Understanding the duality between apparent rigidity and real flexibility
Working with Russian colleagues
- Verticality and the importance of assertive and protective leadership
- Direct communication, confrontation and expressing disagreement
- Implicit signals related to status, credibility and power dynamics
- The foundation of trust: loyalty, consistency, credibility and personal commitment
Adapting working methods
- The importance of context, non-verbal cues and emotional tone in expressing commitment, credibility and power dynamics
- Understanding decision-making processes: fast but often centralized
- Preventing and managing cultural misunderstandings: clarifying expectations, avoiding implicit messages
- Managing disagreements: direct exchanges, the importance of the relationship and respect
Remote follow-up session 2 to 3 months after the training, for intra-company courses.
Intra-company coursesDuration: to define
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