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Read the article Indian Companies Are Adding Western Flavor. Then read the
questions below Viewpoint to find the answers. Once you’ve found the
answers to the questions below Viewpoint, focus on the questions in
Discussion and answer them.

Viewpoint

1.- Why did Mr Kumar and his colleagues attend the training sesión?
To learn global-employees skills

2.- What do employees like Mr Kumar most need to learn?

How to interact with people from other cultures

3.- What should you NOT do when you meet an American for the first time?
You should not slap him on the back or call him by his firt name in the first meeting

4.- What result have been obtained by training program like these?
They have improved the image of Indian companies and allow therm to work on
bigger projects at better rates

Discussion

1.- What is your reaction to the article?

2.- Do you think Sierra Atlantic’s training policy for its Indian employees is a
Good example of how to motivate and train staff?
Definitely. I think it's a great example to motivate staff, as it helps to know how to
address people and treat them in a better way.
3.- How would you feel if you had to changes your style of dress or behavior
to suit the business culture of foreign employees?
I would feel strange, since I would have to change my personality to adapt to such
a culture.