Essential Business Skills for China

Seminar for Western Professionals

Brief introduction:

Many Western professionals want to perfect their interaction with the Chinese as they realise it holds the key to success in China. Carrie Kwan Waley, Chief Executive of Mandarin Consultant, who has years of experience in assisting Western clients to forge relationship with the Chinese effectively, is giving a series of seminars in the UK to Western professionals.

Our seminars aim to be the most authentic, practical and in-depth. We cover both hard and soft business skills that are unique for China. We intend to provide Western professionals with an insight into how the Chinese mind works. Our seminars will also be helpful for people who are already working with the Chinese but would like to enhance or update their existing knowledge. We hope that after attending our seminar, participants will be more confident and find their work with China more enjoyable and interesting.

Utilising our accumulated years of experience in Sino-British business dealings and our on-going strong connection with Chinese government departments and businesses, our seminar includes the most up-to-date developments in China.

Mandarin Consultant is a London based China consultancy which offers services to businesses in the UK and China.

Unique features of our seminars:

• The only programme in the UK that is endorsed and supported by the Economic and Commerce Department of the Chinese Embassy;
• Supported by the Chinese Enterprises Association in Britain, the most influential Chinese business association in the UK, members include The Bank of China, China Telecom, UNIPEC, SINOPEC and others;
• Endorsed by the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, the largest Chinese government department involved in the promotion of trade;
• The seminar will give the participants a rare chance to communicate directly with influential Chinese businessmen from top Chinese companies on how to do business with China;
• The seminar is given by Carrie Kwan Waley, CEO of Mandarin Consultant, a London based specialised China consultancy company, with her many years of experience as a leading Chinese businesswoman in the UK;
• The seminar incorporates the most up-to-date developments in Chinese business;

Seminar includes:

• Understanding Modern China and the Chinese
• Typical types of Chinese business people you will meet in modern China and how to deal with each type
• Hard and soft business skills for China
• Class system in mainland China
• Geographical differences in China
• Bureaucracy in China
• The intricate relationship between mainland Chinese. Hong Kong Chinese and Taiwanese
• Challenges for Westerners to succeed in China
• Managing of unconscious and destructive prejudices
• Do’s and Don’ts for doing business with China
• Chinese social and business etiquette
• Chinese dining etiquette
• Chinese after dinner business entertainments

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