The 2 topics that I am using for my reflection are Customers’ Perception and International Business Etiquette.
Customers’ Perception is about how to make introduction to the other party, making a good and professional first impression to the other party as well as basic etiquettes that we need to take note of when meeting someone or interacting with someone through different communication platform like telephone or email.
Through Customers’ Perception lesson, I have learnt that our posture, facial expression as well as verbiage will affect how the other party will think differently of us. We should also take note of introducing people of higher rank first before gender in business, however, in other context, man will be introduced to lady and also young to old.
My strength for Customers’ Perception is making introduction to the other party. When making introduction of myself to my employer, I will introduce my name first and then something that is interesting that might
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We will be doing research and present on our findings on the unique business etiquette practices on the country that we have chosen.
After attending the symposium that my class and I had prepared, I found out that it is better to be more conservative in dress code wise, especially in country like Dubai and Japan, as there are very stringent about dress code. It is better to know some facts about the country where you are having business with or at, so that the other party knows that you have done some research not just about the business that you are going to have with them, but also aware of the surrounding, and you are also able to use the research that you did on the country to start of a general topic or small talk with the other
Q 5 – Explain how diversity impacts on practices and experiences on person behaviour, interpersonal relationships, perception and social expectations of others. A – Acknowledge similarities and differences that exist between yourself, co-workers and clients. Culture plays an important part in a person’s behaviour, thoughts and how they relate towards others. An individual's cultural perceptions and expectations will directly impact on the way they work with each client and their co-workers; a failure to recognise cultural differences may cause serious problems when they are dealing with others in the workplace.
Assignment 4 – Interview Questions 1. Tell me about yourself. I am a good listener, an effective negotiator, and a fast and effective problem solver. I enjoy interacting with customers to promote products and services to customers, answer customer questions, and resolve product and service related problems. 2.
One of which is becoming genuinely interested in other people. In today’s society, we simply bypass others and only see them as an item or a resource, especially in the business field. By taking the time to really know an individual, you make others feel important, give them a sense of self worth, and build relationships. One way to do this is remembering people’s name you come into contact with, ask about their family, talk about their interests, and be a good listener. When referring to the workplace, our textbook, Fundamentals of Selling, says in order to be a good salesperson, you must be an active listener.
Reflective Practice in the Early Years Tools for Practitioners 1. Introduction “We do not learn from experience... we learn from reflecting on experience.” -John Dewey- You have probably heard the term “reflective practice”, but do you really know what this means?
Initially, I have well-created communication aptitudes that have ended up being exceptionally useful over the span of my work in the health and social care environment. Now, it merits specifying the way that communication abilities helped me to set up positive relations with clients and give them health care as well as with advising administration. Additionally, my hypothetical information in health and social care were likewise critical qualities that helped me to perform effectively. My hypothetical information laid the ground for the improvement of viable aptitudes and experience. In addition to this, the improvement of my professional abilities over the span of my work was encouraged by my hypothetical learning in the field of health and social
Named as the “entry stage”, the first out of the three developmental stages involves the sharing of basic and demographic information. Examples of these could be one’s age, occupation and ethnicity. In this stage, communication rules and norms are highly practiced. The two communicators involved are still quite reserved—if not reticent. However, once the conversation between the two communicators has shifted from talking about one’s basic information to sharing one’s personal views and beliefs, the interaction has then reached the second stage—which is the personal stage.
CULTIVATING REFLECTION-IN-ACTION & REFLECTION-ON-ACTION Reflection is loosely defined as the way we learn from an experience in order to understand and develop practice. Reflection is a means of processing thoughts and feelings about an incident, and gives us a chance to come to terms with our thoughts and feelings about it. For example, if something did not go the way you wanted it, we would tend to reflect on it by asking ourselves questions such as why did it go wrong and how did it go wrong. John Dewey’s theory of Reflective Practice John Dewey (1933) was among the first to identify reflection as a specialised form of thinking.
What is reflection? Reflection is described as the process individuals use for self-development in their future career. The process of reflection has been used for many years in professional health fields such as midwifery and nursing (Lillyman. S & Merrix. P, 2012). Florence nightingale pioneered the practice known as reflection-on-practice, this is a tool that is needed in developing improvement and knowledge to enable an individual to grow in their nursing profession.
Introduction Japan as business destination This report is about the business cultural analysis of Japan. The Japanese culture is very complex, they have seven major elements of their cultural are their communication, languages, religion, ethics, attitudes, manners and social structures. If we wish to conduct a business in Japan, we must understand what the major elements of the Japanese culture. We also need to know on how the Japanese conduct their business.
The interaction can be described as more interpersonal than intercultural as a result of the degree of interactant is drawing on personality traits, personal values and experience. When people from different cultural background become close to each other, their interactions typically move along the continuum from more intercultural to more interpersonal, though intercultural elements may always play a role. There is no doubt that no matter for casual or business communication, be sensitive to intercultural communication is always a key to achieve
Masculinity versus femininity This dimension doesn’t correlate directly with gender roles or behaviours. Instead this is more orientated towards specific traits that Hofstede has defined as masculine and low masculine (femininity). A high masculine culture is characterized by focusing on money, possessions, and traditional family values. Feminine cultures are said to be relationship oriented, focused on quality of life, and failing is generally more accepted. This is best describe by the commonly used phrase “Americans live to work, while Europeans work to live.
Introduction: The process of communicating successfully with our family, friends, co-workers, business associates and people is one of the most critical skills. Communication is such a key part of life that I often tell to a person that “Its no use of someone if he/she really don’t know by associates people in their work place or area of field”. Communication makes us to be known of others, good or bad that depends on usability of a person communication. And, it is up to each of us to learn to communicate well with those who are important to us.
Introduction “Soft skills get little respect, but will make or break your career.” This popular quote from Peggy Klaus certainly gives an idea of the importance of these soft skills in one’s career. Also in Stephen Covey’s book ‘The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People’ he states that in his career spanning more than 25 years in business, university and other fields, he has come in contact with several individuals who have achieved pinnacles of outward success but somehow have found themselves struggling with an inner hunger which includes a need for personal development and developing a healthy as well as effective growing relationship with people, (Covey, 1989). Directly or indirectly he explained the importance of these skills. One may question what does actually mean by this term, well soft skills can be defined as personal characteristics that enable an individual to interact effectively and harmoniously with other individuals.
Abstract Communicating successfully with people from different cultures can be a real challenge. Cultural differences may lead to tensions, arguments, and even wars between peoples and nations. This paper deals with one of the most common problems in intercultural communication cultural shock, it introduces its concepts and basic traits, causes and symptoms, stages of adjustment and strategies of overcoming culture shock with the aim of improving intercultural communication competence for smoothing intercultural communication. Key words: Cultural shock; Intercultural communication; Stages of adjustment; Intercultural communication competence Wang, M. L. (2015).
(Mind Tools) Figure 1 Characteristic of Positive Working Relationship Communicate Effectively with Stakeholders Organisation needs to communicate their objectives well both internally and externally. The communication should be two-way conversation, relevant, regular and consistent. Initiated repeated interactions and communication can build relationship with the person working with. It helps to get to know each other, personally and professionally, indirectly establish a closer connection that can greatly create