"Value differences between nations ... from centuries ago are still present today. For the next few hundred years at least, countries will remain culturally diverse." G. Hofstede & G.J. Hofstede
Globalization is increasingly driving the diverse nature of work force today. Even your immediate work team may be consistent of people from different cultural origins and backgrounds. Plus, you are interacting with customers, suppliers or colleagues across time zones virtually and in person. Whenever problems occur, our instinct tends to contribute it to competence or personality. But quite often, conflicts are caused by cultural differences which drive our behavior and styles in everyday work and living. Understanding how we differ from our co-workers and how to effectively work as a team increases your chance of succeeding as a global organization. With this program, you will come away with:
- What is your own cultural preferences and how it compares to that of your co-workers
- What are the underlying cultural assumptions that drive the differences in behavior and styles among your co-workers
- How to interpret and deal with the differences and effectively work as a group to achieve common goals
- How to take advantage of the diverse cultural backgrounds, perspectives and capacity in your work place to innovate and exceed group and personal objectives