This course is designed for managers and professionals relocating to the U.K or on secondment for a shorter period. Topics include: synergies and differences between their country and the U.K; business values and attitudes and behaviour; the three types of culture; mapping their own cultural preferences and comparing them to the U.K; how to recognise and deal with cross-cultural differences at work; the seven areas of communication breakdown: strategies for dealing with them; dealing with culture shock.