 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
 |
|
 |
||
 |
||
 |
||
 |
||
 |
||
 |
||
 |
||
 |
 |
|
Intercultural competency training
Courses
Participants
This course is suitable for both experienced international professionals and those who are fairly new to working in an international environment. It is designed to help people transfer their skills from a domestic to an international context and face the challenges of working across cultures.
Objectives
"How do people understand one another when they do not share a common cultural experience?" Living in multicultural societies, we all face this question on a daily basis. International business is on the increase and its success depends on the ability of its players to communicate effectively across cultural and linguistic barriers.
How can we create a climate of respect, not just tolerance, in an international context? This seminar is designed to make people more aware of the effect cultural diversity can have on professional dealings and develop the necessary skills to manage those intercultural situations more effectively.
Contents
- Cultural diversity - various different ways of perceiving the same situation.
- Increasing awareness of one's own culture.
- The D. I. E. model: learning to postone judgement.
- The triggers that lead to misinterpreting situations.
- A closer study of the fundamental differences between countries and their work ethics.
- Building trust across cultures.
- Breaking through language barriers in international encounters.
- Key skills for transferring one's own professional value to an international context.
- Strategies for dealing with potential cross-cultural conflict.
- Techniques to build international skills: meetings, presentations, telephone,video conference.
International management competences
‘The International Profiler’
Participants
Managers and specialists involved in international projects and joint ventures.
Objectives
To develop the skills an individual needs to perform successfully in an international environment.
Contents
This training is based on ‘The International Profiler’ which is a questionnaire and feedback process to help professionals assess the skills they need to develop to work internationally. The profile is based in a set of 10 competencies such as rapport-building, flexibilty and personal autonomy and indicates where an individual is in his/her present international career. The training sessions are then tailor-made to the needs of the individual.
Courses