Working successfully with Arabs & Muslims
“One who knows about oneself and about others will recognize: Orient and Occident can no longer be separated, to move comfortably between both worlds. Between the East and the West, that is the best.” J. W. von Goethe
The Arab World is not only strategically a very important region full of natural resources but also a huge market with a potential growth. Still many stereotypes and lack of knowledge about the region as well as the culture and the religion make it very difficult for foreign companies to do business successfully there.
How do Arabs or Muslims tick and think? What is an Arab? Is an Arab necessarily a Muslim and is every Muslim automatically an Arab? Does the Arab World exist? What is the difference between an Arab and a Muslim?
This workshop will deal with these issues. It will also explain the main important values, attitudes, gender role, the importance of religion and show some good and bad marketing campaigns. In a nutshell it will demonstrate how Arabs and Muslims tick, communicate, make decisions, cope with conflicts, do business and negotiate.
Trainer profile RidhaMejri 
Ridha Mejri grew up in a bilingual and bicultural environment namely Arabic and French. He lived, studied and worked in several countries such as Great Britain, France, Tunisia, Morocco, Egypt, UAE and KSA. Therefore he is very familiar with the customs, behavior, and business etiquette of the Arab & Muslim World, but also Germany where he has lived for more than 20 years.
He holds a master´s degree in Applied Linguistics from the Heidelberg University and is currently a lecturer for Business English and Intercultural Management at the Worms University of Applied Sciences. He also lectures at the Heidelberg & Mannheim Universitiesof Applied Sciences as well as the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management.
He has worked as an in-company trainer and coach for many years. He offers tailor-made seminars and workshops to top executives who would like to improve their intercultural skills and management competence.
His main focus lies in the Arab & Muslim World as well as Germany for non-German executives. He specializes in helping companies optimize the success factors when working with Arab or Muslim business partners. He mediates the basics of successful negotiations in terms of developing negotiation competencies, seizing opportunities and avoiding risks. Other focus areas include expatriation, conflict management, business mediation, intercultural awareness as well as companion process to manage the change process in general or to sell products/services in the Arab World.
He speaks Arabic, English, French, German and Italian.
Bookings
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