Key use cases of how we have helped our clients:
LEADERSHIP
COMPETENCIES
Preparing managers to operate effectively in an International environment in concert with overseas expansion
OFFSHORING
PERFORMANCE
Improving business effectiveness in off-shoring operations across multiple countries
REGIONALIZATION &
GLOBALIZATION
Helping high potential employees succeed when relocating to a new country
HIGH PERFORMING
TEAMS
Providing cross-cultural coaching to improve team performance
How our solutions have been applied
New Employee Orientation
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Establish the global nature of your company for new employees
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Set corporate expectations that employees will interact with people of various cultures and will be expected to at least appreciate differences among represented cultural groups
Executive Coaching
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Coaching and business briefing for the global executive for leading a global workforce, or preparation for international travel, work, decisions, etc
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Distant interaction (e.g. telephonic/Skype, etc.) may be substituted for face-to-face interaction
Executive Relocation Coaching
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Prepare executives/employees (and their families) who are relocating to new countries
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Help them think through whether or not their preferences will be effective in the new environment
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Review their new responsibilities and offer alternative approaches that may work better than their “natural” style
Cultural Awareness Training
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Help employees benefit from knowing about cultural preferences of other employees, and their vendor/suppliers, or customers from other countries
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Provide specific skill-based training in applying these skills (in custom programs such as “Presenting to the Japanese.”)
Global, Virtual and Intact Team Effectiveness
- Help team leaders and team members understand the impact of culture on leadership/followership, decision-making, conflict resolution, and team communications
Facilitating Cultural Audits
- Analyse workplace preferences to align HR/OD and business practices in various countries
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Use the data collected to recommend alignment of business practices with outcomes, not processes
Global Leadership Development
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Employees and managers working in multi-cultural companies benefit from understanding culturally-based behaviours in the workplace
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Help prepare alternative approaches that are more effective in various cultures
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Use training programs framed around a foundation of the Hofstede Culture In The Workplace Questionnaire results to introduce culturally-based behaviours and provides insight on how to be effective working and managing in the multicultural workplace