The goal of Intercultural Training is to increase cultural competence*, gain local knowledge, and develop success strategies.
Cultural Competence: The combination of cultural self-awareness, global awareness, the ability to form trust-relationships, and the ability to accept ambiguity, and manage complexity.
Intercultural Training
Programs comprise all or some of the following units, depending on needs:
Solve communication challenges by mastering verbal and non-verbal , direct and indirect, high and low context styles
Familiarization with local business ethics, eiquette, norms, building trusting relationships, norms and expectations
Comparison of personal value orientation to country averages to identify "culture gaps"
Gain knowledge of daily living realities from a local or expert expat
Strategies to cope with Adaptation Stress (Culture Shock)
Raising Transcultural kids and International Parenting
Study a profile of successful cultural adjustment
Facing the challenges of the single expatriate
The Adjustment Cycle - Dealing with Culture Shock
Intercultural Coaching
4 and 8 week Intercultural Coaching Programs - in person, or virtually.
Increased ability to tackle issues relating to business and social success
Strategies for working in and managing Global Teams
Intercultural Webinars
Half, One and Two day programs - delivered Virtually.
"Welcome to the USA" post-arrival Webinar
"Assignment Pre-Departure Program"
For: Assignee and Spouse
The Single Expatriate
Older Teen Program