Working cross cultures involves becoming aware of both your own and others’ unique diversity, with all their potential and passions, and to be able to successfully draw out and integrate the best of both sides. Individuals from different cultures tend to have different preferences. The key is not in classifying cultures as ‘this’ or ‘that’, but in learning how to bridge these differences. A person’s strength comes from the capacity to reconcile contrasting cross-cultural values.
When your self-knowledge is clear and your authentic self is strong, you have confidence in meeting new people and situations in an open and flexible way. It is then easy to open the door to new ways of solving cultural differences and finding solutions in a mutually positive manner. The ability to respect other ways of seeing and doing things greatly enhances the success and far-ranging effects of any cross-cultural business project.
This workshop will help you define what culture is, exchange personal experiences regarding cultural diversity, provide a framework to diagnose cultural differences and encourage sharing of approaches to successfully deal with culture.
Objectives
– Increase participants’ awareness of their own cultural assumptions and that of the cultural perspectives of their foreign colleagues
– Be more aware about their own ways and styles of communicating and doing things
– Build skills in diagnosing and coping with the influence of cultural differences on business dealings and co-operations through mapping the different cultural perspectives
– Develop practical strategies for avoiding misunderstandings, facilitating contact and building trust between people of different cultural backgrounds
– Help participants better understand how they can benefit from their cultural diversity
– Learn the principles of reconciling cultural value differences to improve personal, partner and team effectiveness
– Share experiences and best practices when working across cultures to increase corporate cross-cultural competence
Methodology
This is a very practical and interactive workshop where participants are given tools that can help them understand cultural differences and work effectively across cultures.
Key Features
In-person or virtual workshop: 2x2h
Target: managers and employees
Language: English, Italian, German