international management – iran (1 day)
professional environment and values
1. Economic and social environment
• Nuclear agreements and the reopening of a major economy in the region
• Cooperation and growth markets
• Complex business environment: identifying the stakeholders and the correct intermediaries
2. Iranian values
• An omnipresent social hierarchy
• Islam in Iran: the importance of values and behaviours related to religion
• Women in society: separation and consideration
Communicating effectively
3. Iranian forms of communication
• Communication styles and methods: determining the context
• The oral and written forms: which is best and when?
• Gestures are crucial for the Iranians: yes, but what about remotely?
• Addressing your contacts: names and formalism
• Protocol and etiquette
4. At the workplace
• Collecting reliable information
• Predominance of relationships
• Using and maintaining networks
• Exceptional contacts
Managing teams and projects
5. Management practices and tools
• The decision-making process: how to identify the decision-maker
• The meaning of written documents and their implications
• The challenge of not becoming the obligated party
• Distinguishing between the possible and the impossible in terms of legislation
• Effective management: the manager’s role
• Time and deadline management
• Individual responsibility and collective responsibility
• Managing individual ambitions
6. Operational applications
• Advice when starting a job
• Action plan