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Poland’s protocol and customs

Poland’s protocol and customs . Sara Mohammed 201010605 BUS 207-004. Poland is Located in Central Europe and its capital is Warsaw . The official spoken language is Polish.

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Poland’s protocol and customs

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  1. Poland’s protocol and customs Sara Mohammed 201010605 BUS 207-004

  2. Poland is Located in Central Europe and its capital is Warsaw. • The official spoken language is Polish. • Religion is essential in Poland community and it interact with their culture. Therefore, Religious holidays are considered national holidays when most businesses are closed.

  3. Greeting someone should be done with a good handshaking, direct eye contact, and an appropriate smile. • Call people by their respectful title adding up with it their surname; “Pan” for man and “Pani” for a women. • You must take care when moving from formal to informal names, because Polish people separate the ‘inner circle’ from their business environment.

  4. In this picture, Both women and men are wearing Polish traditional clothes. • Polish traditional dress usually reflects a respectable and elegant manners .

  5. Business Etiquette and Protocol:- • Poland culture displeasure snobbish and showing off of their wealth. Therefore, they dress up in simple and formal way. • Men & women wear suites with formal colors such as black, white, brown and avoiding bright colors.

  6. In Poland, if you were thinking to operate a business on a regular bases. It would be a form of business etiquette to have your business card translated into Polish. • The level & tone of a relationship in Poles manners determine how direct someone can be, Poles are known for bring direct communicators & also sensitive at times.

  7. Poles may judge others personal qualities, which allows them to size people up. Some examples would be: Honesty; highly valued in Poland. Trust; foundation of business relationships in Poland. Sharp timings; 8 am – 4 pm, including Saturday morning. Poles are more attracted to long term businesses which can be only achieved through having a good business relationship.

  8. Business Meeting:- • The most senior Pole generally opens the meeting and sets the groundwork for what is to be discussed. • Poles hate to rush the proceedings, thus small talks is the norm at the start of meetings. Lunch and dinner business meeting are often used to further the relationship. • You can only know that your Polish colleague is still sizing you up, when the first few meetings seem to be more of a small talk than business discussions. • Business decision decisions will be only taken at the top echelons of the company.

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