Partnering Across Cultures: Country Focus

Our popular Partnering Across Cultures cultural intelligence programme is also available in a 'Country Focus' format for over 30 country cultures.

In a Partnering Across Cultures Country Focus programme participants undertake a highly interactive experience that develops the skills, knowledge and personal attributes for succeeding in working with colleagues, customers, partners and suppliers of the country culture chosen.

Programmes are currently available for the following cultures: Australia; Brazil; China; France; Germany; Hong Kong; India; Israel; Italy; Japan; Malaysia; Mexico; Netherlands; Philippines; Romania; Russia; Singapore; South Africa; South Korea; Spain; Sweden; Switzerland; Taiwan; Thailand; Poland; United Arab Emirates; UK; and US.

We are continually developing new country focus programmes: if you require a programme focusing on a culture not listed above, please contact us at enquiries@tmaworld.com.

Benefits

• Understand and develop the attributes for successful cross-border relationships with the focus country culture
• Recognise key differences between your dominant cultural orientations and those of the focus country culture
• Develop strategic options when working with cultural differences
• Using a framework to manage cultural differences proactively
• Identify the golden rules for cross-cultural communication in the focus country culture

Audience

Managers whose role includes frequent collaboration and liaison with colleagues, customers and suppliers from a different country culture.

Some key topics

• Culture and the Global Workplace
• Cultural Difference and Effectiveness with the Focus Country Culture
• Applying Cultural RISK Analysis to the Focus Country Culture
• Cross-Cultural Communication and Relationship-Building with the Focus Country Culture
• Cross-Cultural Teamwork: Collaborating Across Borders with the Focus Country Culture
• Apply-Now Planning

Methods

There are two delivery options for this programme:

• Classroom (½, 1 or 2 day): Participants complete the Country Navigator Worldprism Profiler questionnaire as pre-work. This is followed by a classroom session in which participants are taken through the concepts and skills outlined above in order to expand their knowledge of cross-cultural management and global virtual teamwork. The program is high impact and interactive. All participants have continuing access to the Country Navigator e-learning and country comparison resources following the programme.

• Virtual Classroom (2 or 4 hours): Participants complete the same pre-work as for the face-to-face session. This is followed by attending a virtual classroom session in which participants explore the key cross-cultural concepts and skills outlined above, pose questions to the facilitator, complete ‘breakout room’ exercises, and collaborate on the online whiteboard. As above, all participants have continuing access to the Country Navigator following the programme.

For further information or to book a session please email us at enquiries@tmaworld.com.