15. BUSINESS IN UK
Ways to success Ways to failure
Be with your work on time, do not Be proud on your achievements
dramatize your achievements
Be on time to any meeting Speak an hour on your presentation
If problem arises – ask for advice, do not Phone to people on business matters at
risk to miss the deadline evenings or weekends
At the end of the meeting ask what are Let somebody down when it is said that
the exact expectations from your work you are a trustful person
Go for some bear or sports after office Behave patronisingly with women
hours
Icebreakers Icebergs
British weather Religion, politics and migration
Real estate prices – but never ask how Salary and personal wealth
much is worth a property of your
opponent
Complaints about traffic, parking and “Why Brits send their parents to nursing
public transportation houses?”
17. BUSINESS IN FRANCE
Ways to success Ways to failure
Try to get into French discussion Talk only English
regarding a free market and social
guarantees
Show respect to French culture Ignore French intellectual experience
Be sure that your French guests gets good Curse and drink too much
food and drinks
Keep the formal communication till you Decreasing importance of French
suggested to address by names language in a modern world
Be logic and consistent while negotiating Refuse a proposal to have lunch or dinner
and keep up with your decision together
Icebreakers Icebergs
Marvellous regions of France Comparison of unemployment rate in
France and UK
Food and wine Old French – English conflict
Six Nations rugby Championship Why you decided to choose a new world
wine instead of French one