1. Learn English with Myngle
(Other/Affiliate Services)

... that connects you with people and cultures from all over the world.  ...

2. Issues & Background - Time
(Cultural Training/Business Culture)

Potential Issues At the moment the British culture shares most of its values and beliefs with cultures that appreciates the past and present. This means that the potential for problems predominantly ...

3. The British & Other Views on Time
(Cultural Training/Business Culture)

The British share many of the views of the other European past oriented cultures. Because of this and because of the British 'inbuilt' diplomacy, the British are good at addressing issues from a formal ...

4. The British Past/Present Perspective
(Cultural Training/Business Culture)

The British culture is like most of the Northern, Central and Southern European cultures positioned somewhere between the past and present cultures on the scale. Most British are very much aware of this and ...

5. Issues & Background - Management
(Cultural Training/Business Culture)

Potential issues Most of the potential issues in dealing with the British management style come into play when either very hierarchical or very egalitarian cultures are mixed with the British. However, ...

6. The British & Egalitarian Cultures
(Cultural Training/Business Culture)

While the British take a hierarchical view on most aspects of life they still see themselves as egalitarians. This means they have a good understanding of the more egalitarian cultures - even if they ...

7. The British & Hierarchical Cultures
(Cultural Training/Business Culture)

... British can at times have somewhat complicated relationships with hierarchical cultures that are different from their own. Some Similarities However, there are certain beliefs that the British share with ...

8. The British Perspective on Management
(Cultural Training/Business Culture)

... and worth to the company. Where egalitarian and collaborative cultures delegate responsibility and decision making power to people on all levels in their organisations, the British typically keep ...

9. Issues & Background - Risk
(Cultural Training/Business Culture)

...  Most cultures that are moderately adverse to risk taking share a past where their societies have undergone many changes and where not all of them have been good. The history of the UK is one of those. ...

10. The British & High Risk Cultures
(Cultural Training/Business Culture)

If the British at times question the low risk cultures' approach to business, then what do they think of cultures that are more prone to take risks than themselves? Business Decisions Well, because ...

11. The British & Low Risk Cultures
(Cultural Training/Business Culture)

Because the British have developed a culture where people are moderately happy to take risks they will often question cultures that do not share the same willingness. In general the British like employees ...

12. The British Perspective - a View of Calculated Risk
(Cultural Training/Business Culture)

Compared to many other cultures the British are moderately happy to take risks. While they are aware that they are not as willing to take risks as for example the Americans they still rightly take pride ...

13. Issues & Background - Context
(Cultural Training/Business Culture)

... necessarily mean they do not feel obligated to honour verbal agreements, but simply that written contracts are easier for them to deal with. People from higher context cultures should not be affronted if ...

14. The British & High Context Cultures
(Cultural Training/Business Culture)

Because high context cultures do not see the need for much contextual or background information, people from low context cultures such as the UK will at times have problems understanding each other. A ...

15. The British & Low Context Cultures
(Cultural Training/Business Culture)

Communication from the public sector is a good example of how the British ensure that a message is well understood by their receivers. A high level of bureaucracy and low context communication are ...

16. Issues & Background - Communication
(Cultural Training/Business Culture)

... inputs and do not even notice indirect inputs. Because the British people themselves are direct communicators they are unlikely to understand everything more indirect communicating cultures are trying ...

17. The British & Direct Cultures
(Cultural Training/Business Culture)

The North American, most of the Nordic and some of the Northern European cultures are typically more direct than the British. This creates an interesting situation, as the British who often think "The ...

18. The British & Indirect Cultures
(Cultural Training/Business Culture)

So what do British people think of cultures that are more indirect than themselves? As these cultures represent more than 80% of the world’s population, understanding this aspect is rather important ...

19. Culture Class Classroom Training
(Other/Affiliate Services)

... is based on the cultures and experiences of the participants.   At the end of the course each participant will have learned methods and tools that can be used to efficiently achieve their individual goals. ...

20. Context Style
(Cultural Training/Business Culture)

... reading this section, you should revisit the Prepare section where the concept of High and Low context is explained in great detail! The Dimension of Context Styles People from low context cultures ...

21. Meetings & Negotiations
(Cultural Training/Business Culture)

... and move with the agenda. During the meeting, they will avoid most forms of confrontation. More direct cultures can benefit from remembering that if the British dislike an idea, they will often express ...

22. Time Perspective
(Cultural Training/Business Culture)

... in this dimension explores whether a culture focuses mainly on the past, the present, or the future. Cultures that focus on the past look to tradition and value precedence when making decisions. These ...

23. Management Style
(Cultural Training/Business Culture)

... of hierarchies in both companies and society. ! STOP! Before you continue reading this section, please find the position of the British and your own cultures in both the dimensional models. If ...

24. Risk Taking
(Cultural Training/Business Culture)

... Taking. The opposing poles in this dimension describe cultures that either show high willingness to take risks and cultures that are more risk adverse. As all cultures take risks, this dimension ...

25. Communication Style
(Cultural Training/Business Culture)

This dimension of Communication Style describes the way we communicate with each other. The dimension is highly relevant for people of all cultures, as our differences in whether we appreciate directness ...

26. The Business Culture
(Cultural Training/Business Culture)

... cultures and evenly important it tells us about the British people’s ideas and expectations of the other cultures. The Eight Regions American Cultures NA - North America LSA - Latin & ...

27. The Culture Class Dream Plan
(Relocation Zone/Plan Your Success)

... yoga three times a week. Three months after this I had given up my day job and had started travelling around the world training people in the art of crossing cultures. Start Dream Planning Now! Make ...

28. Cultural Training
(Other/Section Introduction Pages)

... politics. Compared to many other western cultures, a relatively big part of the British workday is spent on socialising and building business relationships rather than working on technical tasks or other ...

29. British Manners
(Cultural Training/Social Culture)

... of same) or about the English royal Family. A Private People The British are compared to many other cultures reserved when it comes to being forthcoming about their private lives and families. ...

30. Meeting & Greeting
(Cultural Training/Social Culture)

... to say was that a handshake should not be too loose as this is seen as weak, but not too strong either as this could easily be seen as dominating. Unlike cultures such as Latin and a few other European countries, ...

31. Language & Communication
(Cultural Training/Social Culture)

... 'international' English and British English is the British tendency for self-deprecation. Compared to many other western cultures, the British tend to understate many things they do or say. This also ...

32. The Dimensional Model
(Cultural Training/Cultural Models)

... widely used is a bi-polar scale where two or more cultures can be placed between two opposing poles representing two different values or beliefs. The example here below shows how the level of formality ...

33. The Jigsaw Puzzle Model
(Cultural Training/Cultural Models)

... be defined by events that go back thousands of years - just think of Asian traditions, religion and political systems. But events that have happened within recent years can also form or redefine cultures ...

34. The Iceberg Model
(Cultural Training/Cultural Models)

... new cultures it is common to misinterpret these values and see them as more important than they really are. Becoming successful in a new culture requires you to know not only what is different but ...

35. Is Perception Always Right?
(Cultural Training/Understanding Culture)

... people from different cultures. Before you start the exercise, download and print out the exercise questions on this three page .pdf file. Perception Exercise – Part One This exercise will ...

36. Culture, Values, & Behaviour
(Cultural Training/Understanding Culture)

Nobody is beyond culture. In a way, having a culture is what defines us as human. All cultures, past and present, have had, at some point, to decide how to solve common problems and concerns. Some of ...

37. Understanding Culture!
(Cultural Training/Understanding Culture)

... the cultural values of your neighbour country, you can also assume that your neighbour cultures would be unhappy to adopt all of your values. In other words, working across cultures must be something you ...

38. Modern Day
(UK Information/Facts)

The United Kingdom is a predominantly Protestant nation brought together under the Church of England. Even though England much like most other European cultures at the moment sees a development towards ...