Business Without Baggage #1: Doing Business With The French, what they don’t teach you in school.

EP 380 - This week we're trying a cultural experiment - to start
an occasional series called Business Without Baggage that helps
people understand the nuances of doing business across different
cultures. 


To kick us off, we invited accomplished French corporate Lawyer
and expert on cultural intelligence Olivier Lopez onto the
show.  We asked him to explain the nuances of doing business
with the French and also got some expert hints about how
different cultures operate around the world.


We chatted about how you can trace many of France’s cultural
instincts and attitudes back to  a revolutionary spirit, the
application of logic and an abiding need to feel Liberté, Egalité
et Fraternité in all of their dealings as well as finding a
balance in life.


We also put these attitudes in a wider cultural context -
amazingly a lot of it is to do with food, but not in the way you
think. But we do have some fine wine and lovely cheese along the
way.


We’d love to do more in this occasional series, so if you want to
talk about what it’s like to do business with your fellow country
folk (even if you’re only from Yorkshire) get in touch. You’ve
got a lot to live up to on the food front mind.


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Spotify Video Chapters:


00:00 BWB with Olivier Lopez


01:00 Special Episode: Business Without Baggage


01:29 Meet Olivier - Legal Expert and Negotiation Teacher


02:16 The Path to Becoming a Lawyer


04:58 Cultural Identities in French Business


08:42 Regional Differences Within France


14:34 Negotiation Tactics Across Cultures


42:52 The Role of Lawyers in Business


46:45 Invoice Payment Practices in France


47:51 Hierarchy and Flat Structures in French Business


49:13 French Cultural Values: Equality and Rebellion


51:17 Engaging a French Audience: Expectations and
Preferences


56:04 Collaborative vs. Individualistic Work Styles


59:30 Financial Support and Equality in France


01:03:57 Setting Up a Business in France


01:09:51 French Cultural Nuances and Business Practices


01:26:02 Wrap Up


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