Cross-Cultural Workshops – ROI through increased cross-cultural awareness
Benefits for you – Cross Cultural Workshops
Increased self-awareness of your own culture as a filter of how you see things
Higher awareness of the significance of cultural differences, norms & belief systems
Improved sensitivity, curiosity & knowledge about other cultures
Better understanding of different norms and practices
Greater intercultural competence and increased ability for successful communication with people from other
cultures
Understanding the value of diversity
Increased performance to deliver results across borders and teams
Understanding the importance of cross-cultural management tools as a global leadership skillset
Global mindset
Great companies and institutions value diversity
The world is small and flat. We are all connected. Globalization created a highly interrelated and interdependent world in which people from different nations and cultures work together – often in diversified teams, in different time zones and different geographic regions. Great companies and institutions value diversity. They are knowledgeable about other cultures, norms and belief systems. They see cultural differences as enriching, an opportunity to grow and learn. They have a high level of cross-cultural awareness which brings individuals, teams, managers, leaders and organization forward.
Organizations want OUTCOME
Cultural awareness is a process. Developing sensitivity for people from different nations and cultures takes time and effort. The learning process starts within you and your organization. To be open-minded is by far not enough, only a real interest in the “other” leads to understanding, adaptation and feeling in a comfort zone. Without trust between individuals and organizations from different cultures a profound relationship cannot evolve and value in terms of company results cannot be created.
We are aware that more than 50-75% of all international collaborations (alliances, JV’s, M&As) sooner or later fail. The three major reasons for failure cited by CEO’s are unclear leadership, poor integration process and cultural differences. Working in a cross-cultural context, in international teams, as a leader abroad or as an expatriate is a challenge. In the worst case non-awareness and non-adaptation leads to disastrous outcomes on an individual or organizational level. This is where we come into play and support you in sharpening your cross-cultural skills & awareness as an individual, team, leader or expatriate.
Our individual and team cross-cultural workshops help to take you and your team to a higher level of awareness. Our aim is for our customers to not only feel comfortable in dealing with different cultures, but that they see value in diversity – for themselves and for their organization. Our customers keep confirming in their feedback that they become more aware of their own culturally-based perceptions, values, ways of thinking, behaving and communicating. And learn how to adapt these to an intercultural context. In short, the workshops we offer will enable customers to develop skills of managing cultural differences in a multicultural environment.
OUR CROSS-CULTURAL TRAININGS & WORKSHOPS
Our workshops are adapted to your needs and can be as short as one day or a series of modules over several months. Topics include:
- Leadership, verbal and non-verbal communication, negotiation, time management, emotions, assertiveness, culture shock & more
To foster learning on different levels (cognitive, emotional, behavioral) we work with our participants in an interactive way which includes role plays, simulations and experiential activities.
Our customers are international companies, Hidden Champion firms, international institutions & NGO’s, government institutions, Thai companies with a high export share and international aspirations and MNC’s. Participants are usually supervisors, managers, high potentials, senior managers and leaders in key functions as well as executives and CEO’s. Please have a look at our client list and testimonials.
Please contact us for a first info session or any questions you have.