Why Building International Teams? The last decade has seen the rise of international teams spanning countries and continents. Made up of professionals of many nationalities and backgrounds, these teams face unique challenges. In addition to obvious logistical obstacles, such as different time zones and geographical distance, all international team members bring their own attitudes, perceptions and beliefs to the team. These differences can cause major clashes, since issues such as leadership, management and consultation styles, decision-making and trust have potentially very different meanings in the different cultures represented within each international team.
In response to the growing needs of organisations and their international teams, Communicaid has developed Building International Teams. This course aims to assist managers, HR professionals and team members to develop the intercultural competence and communication skills required when building international teams. Upon completion of a Communicaid Building International Teams course, you will understand the key issues and motivators that drive international teams and gain the skills and tools to successfully build, manage and work in an international team.
Benefits
Communicaid’s Building International Teams course will provide you with:
- Increased understanding of the impact of cultural differences for international team building
- The opportunity to explore cultural diversity and its impact on international team building
- Enhanced communication skills to positively interact with international colleagues, superiors,
subordinates
- Strategies to enhance motivation, leadership and decision-making in international team
building
Who should attend
Communicaid’s Building International Teams course will be of benefit to you if you:
- Lead an established international team
- Are responsible for building a new international team
- Work in a culturally diverse environment
- Regularly work in international project teams Course content
All our Building International Teams courses are designed to meet the specific needs of our clients depending on their personal/organisational requirements and existing skills set. A Building International Teams course typically includes:
- Establishing a cross-cultural perspective
- Values and attitudes within the international team
- Key stages in international team building
- Working and management style preferences
- Communication styles within the international team
- International virtual communication
- Practical strategies for effective international working Approach
Building International Teams courses are available seven days a week, 365 days a year, either at one of our training centres in London, Paris, Frankfurt and New York or at your offices in any location worldwide. We usually recommend a one or two day course but can also offer a more flexible format to suit your schedule.
Suitably tailored materials will be used throughout your Building International Teams course and your trainer will provide a balance of structured input and discussion of case studies and scenarios relevant to your own particular context.
The most appropriate training format, content and approach for your Building International Teams course will be discussed during your diagnostic consultancy.
Building International Teams course trainer
Your Building International Teams trainer will be assigned to you following the results of your diagnostic consultancy according to your objectives and areas of focus. Detailed below is a sample profile.
TH
TH has over twenty years' experience of language, management and intercultural training, delivering courses in a wide range of countries including France and the USA where he has lived for periods of time. He has run training courses for a large number of corporate multinationals including GSK, Shell, Conoco, Esso, Microsoft and UBS and public sector organisations such as London Regional Transport and the National Bank of Slovakia. His key areas of expertise are leadership, building international teams, diversity and cross-cultural training.
A graduate in English and American language and literature, TH’s first experience of intercultural training was at the University of California. On his return to Europe, he worked for LTS Training and Consultancy setting up an offshoot in Esso France running their sales and technical presentation programmes. TH then spent the next five years working in international conference management in both Paris and London managing teams and events throughout Asia, Europe, Africa and the USA. Since 1994, TH has worked as a training consultant based in London, firstly in international HR project management working in areas of organisational development, performance management and employee relations and more recently in global leadership consultancy focusing on leadership, diversity, cross cultural issues and workforce development.
Key Communicaid clients where TH has delivered International Team Building courses include BP, BASF, Genzyme, Lehman Brothers and Denton Wilde Sapte.
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