Expatriation

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Developing intercultural competence for your international assignment!

Are you responsible for staff development in your company and the expatriation of employees? Or are you sent abroad yourself and possibly accompanied by your family?

Good preparation is an important prerequisite for your successful international assignment.

Intercultural training or expatriation coaching facilitate preparation for the foreign working culture, support the integration of the expatriate and his family and get them ready for possible challenges like culture shock.

Besides preparatory country specific training we offer support during and after the expatriation. These measures can take place face-to-face or virtually and provide an opportunity to support expats in difficult or ambiguous situations on-site.

Our trainers have experienced the change between cultures in their own career. They are experts for the respective target culture. They can advise expatriates on common intercultural topics around the professional activity abroad and challenges in relation to expatriation.

We are happy to talk to you about your company and task specific needs in the context of expatriation and about intercultural training or coaching for expatriates. You can reach us via phone +49 (0)2227 908 6252 and email contact@culturewaves.com. Or just use our contact form.

Intercultural training for expatriation in more than 80 countries

Since 1999, CultureWaves supports companies in their international collaboration as well as in processes of change and internationalisation.

Benefit from the intercultural competence of our experts and contact us for a training for expatriates.

We offer training and coaching for expatriates on the following countries

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  • Albania
  • Algeria
  • Argentina
  • Australia
  • Austria
  • Belarus
  • Belgium
  • Bosnia Herzegovina
  • Brazil
  • Bulgaria
  • Burkina Faso
  • Canada
  • Chile
  • China
  • Croatia
  • Czech Republic
  • Denmark
  • Egypt
  • Finland
  • France
  • Gambia

  • Georgia
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Guatemala
  • Guinea
  • Hungary
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Iran
  • Iraq
  • Ireland
  • Israel
  • Italy
  • Japan
  • Jordan
  • Kazakhstan
  • Kenya
  • Kuwait
  • Libanon
  • Libya
  • Luxembourg
  • Malaysia

  • Mexico
  • Montenegro
  • Morocco
  • Namibia
  • Netherlands
  • Nigeria
  • Norway
  • Oman
  • Peru
  • Philippines
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Puerto Rico
  • Qatar
  • Romania
  • Russia
  • Saudi-Arabia
  • Sweden
  • Senegal
  • Serbia
  • Singapore
  • Slovakia

  • South Africa
  • South Korea
  • Spain
  • Switzerland
  • Syria
  • Taiwan
  • Tanzania
  • Thailand
  • Tunisia
  • Turkey
  • Uganda
  • Ukraine
  • United Arab Emirates (UAE)
  • United Kingdom
  • USA
  • Vietnam
  • Yemen
  • Zimbabwe



  • Canada
  • Guatemala
  • Mexico
  • Puerto Rico
  • USA

  • Argentina
  • Brazil
  • Chile
  • Peru


  • Albania
  • Austria
  • Belarus
  • Belgium
  • Bosnia Herzegovina
  • Bulgaria
  • Croatia
  • Czech Republic
  • Denmark
  • Germany
  • Finland

  • France
  • Hungary
  • Italy
  • Ireland
  • Kazakhstan
  • Luxembourg
  • Montenegro
  • Netherlands
  • Norway
  • Poland
  • Portugal

  • Romania
  • Russia
  • Serbia
  • Slovakia
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Turkey
  • Ukraine
  • United Kingdom




  • Algeria
  • Burkina Faso
  • Egypt
  • Gambia
  • Guinea
  • Libya
  • Morocco
  • Namibia

  • Nigeria
  • Senegal
  • South Africa
  • Tanzania
  • Tunisia
  • Uganda
  • Zimbabwe




  • Australia
  • China
  • Georgia
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Iran
  • Iraq
  • Israel
  • Japan
  • Jordan

  • Kazakhstan
  • Kuwait
  • Libanon
  • Malaysia
  • Oman
  • Philippines
  • Qatar
  • Russia
  • Saudi-Arabia
  • Singapore

  • South Korea
  • Syria
  • Taiwan
  • Thailand
  • Turkey
  • United Arab Emirates (UAE)
  • Vietnam
  • Yemen



Further countries upon request.

What you can expect from our training for expatriates

With the participation in this training expatriates will…

  • sharpen their own cultural perception and develop a broader understanding of values, attitudes and different perspectives in the host country
  • improve their understanding of the impact of cultural values on their own behaviour and behaviour in the target country as well as on working and communication styles
  • be able to better anticipate what behaviour might irritate business partners and colleagues in the country of destination and to develop a better understanding for their behaviour
  • get used to everyday work in the host country quickly and cooperate more successfully with customers, colleagues, suppliers and other business partners
  • understand which competencies are important to negotiate effectively in the new home country
  • have trained alternative communication and interaction styles for a successful collaboration in the country of destination
  • be aware of preferred leadership styles on-site and be able to implement them in managing teams
  • be prepared for the different phases while settling in the new home country and for possible culture shock
  • develop strategies for a successful integration in the host country
  • receive answers to their ow, specific questions concerning life and work abroad for the expatriate as well as for accompanying family members

We look forward to advising you and to tailoring our intercultural training and coaching on expatriation to your needs!

Intercultural training for expatriation – how, where and for whom?

  • one-day or two-day training
  • individually or training in small groups
  • customised
  • face-to-face or virtually, virtual follow-up measures are possible
  • process-oriented and potentially embedded in further measures
  • at the expat’s home, in-house or off-site
  • for employees of all levels, professionals and managers

Intercultural training for expatriation – possible content

Better understanding of the host country

Self-perception and perception of others

  • Historical, geopolitical, economic and societal aspects and their impact on business mentality
  • How values, attitudes and ways of behaviour tend to be perceived in professional and everyday life in the target country

Communication in the country of destination

  • Establishing contact and building relationships: greetings and addressing others
  • Presenting and negotiating in the country of destination
  • The meaning of relationships in the host country and how they can best be maintained
  • Non-verbal communication: gestures and facial expressions, dress code, physical proximity, rituals and recommendations
  • Values and attitudes and corresponding behaviours in the country of destination: e.g. hierarchy and status orientation, the meaning of reliability and trust, flow of information, recommendations for email and telephone communication as well as feedback

Meetings, team and project work

  • Rules, planning and the concept of time
  • Tips for virtual and face-to-face meetings with customers, colleagues, suppliers and other business partners
  • The understanding of team and project work in the country of destination
  • Expectations of team members or managers
  • Recommendations for team and project work in the host country

Leadership

  • The concept of leadership and hierarchy in the country of destination
  • Decision-making process in local companies, decision-making power and decision-makers
  • The role of the manager in the country of destination: How to lead, how to provide feedback, which leadership styles are preferred?
  • Encouraging, demanding, motivating: Which motivational factors work best in the country of destination?
  • Giving instructions and remaining a reliable counterpart
  • Status symbols
  • Staff management: recruiting and retaining employees

How to behave in challenging situations and in case of conflict

  • Dealing with difficult situations and conflicts in the host country
  • Building trust and empathy
  • A third party as mediator and cultural interpreter
  • Creating a positive, solution-oriented atmosphere
  • Working with practical business cases and developing solutions

Living abroad – individual questions

Individual, everyday life topics of the expat and accompanying family members (spouse and children) in the country and place of destination

Phases of an international assignment and culture shock

  • What does culture shock mean?
  • Which phases most frequently occur during a longer stay abroad?
  • What effect do these phases have and which strategies can I use to counteract negative developments?

Further individual topics

  • Personal profile and competency development areas of the expatriate
  • Further sources of information and support possibilities for expats
  • Summary and recommendations for the initial phase in the host country

Repatriation

  • Tips for the end of your stay and for returning home or moving on to another international assignment

Intercultural training – methodology and approach

CultureWaves follows a holistic, systemic approach. CultureWaves trainings are behaviour-oriented and characterised by focussing on participant needs, by an interactive approach and practical relevance.

The variety of our methods comprises background information to better understand the business mentality in a target country, interactive group and individual exercises, up-to-date videos and graphics. Further included is small group work on case studies, discussing and reflecting as well as practice-oriented recommendations for your business success.

Our expectation: top marks from participants. Therefore an evaluation of training measures is a matter of course.

Embracing diversity: the multicultural CultureWaves team

Our experienced trainers and consultants have a broad experience of living and working in different countries.

All intercultural trainings can be provided in German and English; further languages upon request.

The CultureWaves team is made up of more than 120 qualified experts with multiple years of international professional experience in various sectors and positions.

 

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Make use of our experience and competence! We are looking forward to hearing from you!

Since 1999, CultureWaves supports companies in their international business as well as in processes of change and internationalisation.

Benefit from the quality of our trainings!

You can reach us via phone +49 (0)2227 908 6252 and email contact@culturewaves.com. Or just use our contact form.

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