Our trainer was extremely knowledgeable.
Aileen Strachan, HR , Talisman Energy (UK)The impact of cultural difference is felt not only by those assigned to international postings, but also by their host-country managers and colleagues. While they may not have endured the trauma of an international move, they will be working with colleagues whose methods of working, style of interaction and expression may be completely new and ‘foreign.’
In such situations, it would be easy to suggest that ‘when in Rome, do as the Romans do’ and expect expatriate staff members to adapt to their host-country ways of doing things. However, such an approach lacks the necessary cultural sensitivity to help expatriates integrate positively and effectively into their new workplace and is likely to lead to unnecessary misunderstanding, uneasy working relationships and potential loss of business.
In order to make this experience a successful one for all concerned, Communicaid’s Managing Expatriate Staff courses are aimed at managers and HR professionals who regularly work, interact with and manage expatriate staff.
Improve your intercultural competence with Communicaid, one of the world’s leading providers of expatriate training courses.
Benefits of Managing Expatriate Staff Courses
A Managing Expatriate Staff course will provide you with:
Who should attend?
A Communicaid Managing Expatriate Staff course will be of benefit to you if you:
Course content
Managing Expatriate Staff courses are designed to meet the specific needs of our clients depending on their specific requirements and existing skills set. A Managing Expatriate Staff course typically includes:
Approach
Managing Expatriate Staff programmes are available seven days a week, 365 days a year, either at one of our training centres in London, Paris, Brussels, 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 training materials will be provided and your trainer will provide a balance of structured input and discussion of case studies, critical incidents and scenarios relevant to your own particular context. The most appropriate training format, content and approach for your expatriate training course will be discussed during your diagnostic consultancy.
Your Managing Expatriate Staff course trainer
Your Managing Expatriate Staff course trainer will be assigned to you following the results of your diagnostic consultancy according to your objectives and areas of focus. Detailed below is the profile of a member of our culture training team.
CR
CR has over twenty years international management and intercultural training experience with corporate and non-profit clients in both the US and UK. She has worked with a number of major multi nationals across a wide range of sectors including engineering, energy, finance, pharmaceutical and petrochemical industries. Her areas of expertise include diversity training, intercultural coaching, UK and US business training and cross border communication.
After graduating in American Studies, CR moved to Chicago where she lived and worked for over ten years. She spent the first four years as Training Manager with International Orientation Resources recruiting and supervising trainers in addition to delivering training herself. She then moved to Bennett Associates where her projects included Train-the –Trainer, cultural adaptability, cross cultural awareness for international management and intercultural training for HR. CR’s final position in the States was as Project Manager for the Anti-Defamation League developing materials and seminars for diversity training.
On her return to the UK in 1996, CR completed her Masters in Strategic Training and Development and has since worked as an intercultural and global diversity consultant delivering cultural transition training, diversity seminars and intercultural training in support of European mergers and acquisitions and international HR. CR also regularly delivers workshops and seminars for a number of professional organisations such as SIETAR and CIPD. She has delivered training for key Communicaid clients including L’Oreal and Cadbury Schweppes.
The impact of cultural difference is felt not only by those assigned to international postings, but also by their host-country managers and colleagues. While they may not have endured the trauma of an international move, they will be working with colleagues whose methods of working, style of interaction and expression may be completely new and ‘foreign.’
In such situations, it would be easy to suggest that ‘when in Rome, do as the Romans do’ and expect expatriate staff members to adapt to their host-country ways of doing things. However, such an approach lacks the necessary cultural sensitivity to help expatriates integrate positively and effectively into their new workplace and is likely to lead to unnecessary misunderstanding, uneasy working relationships and potential loss of business.
In order to make this experience a successful one for all concerned, Communicaid’s Managing Expatriate Staff courses are aimed at managers and HR professionals who regularly work, interact with and manage expatriate staff.
Improve your intercultural competence with Communicaid, one of the world’s leading providers of expatriate training courses.
Benefits of Managing Expatriate Staff Courses
A Managing Expatriate Staff course will provide you with:
Who should attend?
A Communicaid Managing Expatriate Staff course will be of benefit to you if you:
Course content
Managing Expatriate Staff courses are designed to meet the specific needs of our clients depending on their specific requirements and existing skills set. A Managing Expatriate Staff course typically includes:
Approach
Managing Expatriate Staff programmes are available seven days a week, 365 days a year, either at one of our training centres in London, Paris, Brussels, 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 training materials will be provided and your trainer will provide a balance of structured input and discussion of case studies, critical incidents and scenarios relevant to your own particular context. The most appropriate training format, content and approach for your expatriate training course will be discussed during your diagnostic consultancy.
Your Managing Expatriate Staff course trainer
Your Managing Expatriate Staff course trainer will be assigned to you following the results of your diagnostic consultancy according to your objectives and areas of focus. Detailed below is the profile of a member of our culture training team.
CR
CR has over twenty years international management and intercultural training experience with corporate and non-profit clients in both the US and UK. She has worked with a number of major multi nationals across a wide range of sectors including engineering, energy, finance, pharmaceutical and petrochemical industries. Her areas of expertise include diversity training, intercultural coaching, UK and US business training and cross border communication.
After graduating in American Studies, CR moved to Chicago where she lived and worked for over ten years. She spent the first four years as Training Manager with International Orientation Resources recruiting and supervising trainers in addition to delivering training herself. She then moved to Bennett Associates where her projects included Train-the –Trainer, cultural adaptability, cross cultural awareness for international management and intercultural training for HR. CR’s final position in the States was as Project Manager for the Anti-Defamation League developing materials and seminars for diversity training.
On her return to the UK in 1996, CR completed her Masters in Strategic Training and Development and has since worked as an intercultural and global diversity consultant delivering cultural transition training, diversity seminars and intercultural training in support of European mergers and acquisitions and international HR. CR also regularly delivers workshops and seminars for a number of professional organisations such as SIETAR and CIPD. She has delivered training for key Communicaid clients including L’Oreal and Cadbury Schweppes.
