International collaboration

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International Collaboration – Training for your specific needs

Employees of international companies are increasingly challenged to collaborate successfully with people from other countries and cultures, virtually and face-to-face. They face the day-to-day demand to achieve good results with customers, colleagues and suppliers from many countries all over the world.

In our training for International Collaboration your employees will develop skills and obtain tools to operate more successfully at an international level and communicate with more cultural-sensitivity.

You can find more information regarding our offer here. We will also be glad to advise you personally.

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

We are looking forward to your request.

What you can expect from our Training for International Collaboration

By completing the training participants will:

Sharpen their own cultural perception and develop a broader understanding of different perspectives
Improve their understanding of the impact of cultural values and attitudes on collaboration
Gain a better understanding of communication and work styles of international business partners and in multicultural teams
Learn to recognise and avoid intercultural misunderstandings
Develop strategies to handle difficult intercultural situations and broaden their personal scope of action for dealing with international customers, colleagues and suppliers

International Collaboration – Possible training content:

The impact of culture on work life, self-perception and the perception of others

Reflection on past experiences in contact with people from other cultures
Cultural influencing factors on communication and work styles
Self-perception and perception of others of values, attitudes and behaviours in the working context
Origins of intercultural misunderstandings

Intercultural communication

Communication styles in international comparison and their influence on international project work: intentions, possible misinterpretations and misunderstandings
Specific challenges in virtual communication: web conferences, emails, phone calls or teleconferences
Giving and receiving feedback in multicultural teams

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Meetings, team and project work

Best practices for the organisation and design of international meetings
Culture specific behaviour in project work (sense of time, know-how transfer, decision processes, motivating factors, etc.)
Comparing expectations of team members in international projects and team work
Demands and expectations regarding project leaders and managers

How to behave in challenging situations and in conflict situations

The meaning of trust in international collaboration
Recognising conflicts and behavioural patterns in conflicts

Intercultural competence – what are the principles of successful international collaboration?

What is intercultural competence?
Necessary and helpful attitudes, skills and competencies
Recording results for individual participants and for the group

Training for International Collaboration – How, where and for whom?

Customized to target group and main topics
individual or group training
face-to-face or virtual training
on-site or off-site
for employees of all levels, professionals and leaders

We are looking forward to advising you and to tailoring the Training for International Collaboration to your specific needs!

Embracing diversity: the CultureWaves trainer team

The CultureWaves trainer team is made up of more than 100 qualified trainers and consultants with multiple years of international professional and training experience in various sectors and positions.

Based on our experts’ broad experience they will provide you with deep insights into the opportunities and challenges of intercultural communication and international collaboration.

Training for International Collaboration – methodology and approach

CultureWaves emphasises the variety of methods applied. With decades of experience in designing and delivering customised training, CultureWaves has optimised training methods for your maximum benefit.

Business-oriented expertise

The CultureWaves trainer team has profound expertise through:

Many years of professional experience
Multicultural life and work experience
Training qualification
Native or multilingual language skills
Presentation and facilitation competence

Multimedia

For the International Collaboration Training CultureWaves uses latest video and graphic footage to give you an authentic insight into the international working world.

Interactive training style

CultureWaves looks to support the understanding of the business mentality in different cultures, reaching more security in the collaboration with international colleagues and business partners as well as broadening your personal scope of action through:

Role plays
Interactive group exercises
Exchange of experiences in the international working context
Individual exercises and exercises for reflection
Personal feedback
Work on business case studies in small groups
Discussion and reflection
Background information for a better understanding of the business mentality in other cultures
Practical recommendations and tips for further self-paced learning

If you are interested please feel free to contact us!

We are looking forward to writing a proposal for you or answering any remaining questions.

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Since 1999, CultureWaves delivers customised training for corporate customers all around the world.

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