Intercultural Training for German - American Teams: From Diversity to Synergy
Seminar
Inhouse
Beschreibung
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Kursart
Seminar
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Niveau
Fortgeschritten
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Methodik
Inhouse
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Dauer
2 Tage
The training illustrates socially and culturally determined patterns of thinking and behaving in both business cultures. The program is focused on those aspects of working which areparticularly relevant to successful cooperation in German-American teams. The participants develop a mutual comprehension and appreciation of their partners' attitudes which enables them to *correctly understand and anticipate the partners' approach; *successfully pursue their own objectives; *quickly recognize areas of inter-cultural conflict and constructively handle them; *identify and utilize the potenti. Gerichtet an: American and German managers / specialists working in German-American teams who want to deepen their mutual understanding as well as improve their cooperative efforts.
Meinungen
Dozenten
Andreas BITTNER
Trainer
Thomas T. KRAUSS
Amerikanischer Trainer
Inhalte
Intercultural Training for German - American Teams: From Diversity to Synergy
First Day
8.30 'Meet & Greet'
9.00 Intercultural Training: Presentation of program
9.15 Cultural differences? You must be joking!
Research results and practical experience / Lecture
9.45 Perception and Experience
How strengths and weaknesses are mutually perceived / Group work
10.30 Coffee break
10.45 ‘The meeting’: An exercise on mutual perception
11.15 Evaluation of the exercise
12.00 Lunch
13.00 Planning and cooperation – Similarities and Differences
A structured exercise / Introduction
13.20 Part 1: Planning
13.50 Part 2: Teamwork
14.15 Part 3: Quality circle
14.30 Part 4: Improved teamwork
15.00 Coffee Break
15.30 Evaluation I: Experiences of the team
Results to be discussed in the plenary session
16.15 Evaluation II: Plenary session
* A comparison of the experiences of the two groups
* Comments from the observers
* Cultural preferences and their impact on day-to-day cooperation
18:00 End of first day’s program
Second day
08.30 Review of day one
Outstanding issues and comments
08.45 Professional self-image
Taking a look at values in national groups
09.30 Plenary session: Exchange of results
Similarities and differences
10.20 Coffee break
10.50 ‘Bridging the gap’
A structured exercise on cross-cultural cooperation
12.00 Exercise evaluation
12.45 Lunch
14.00 Input: Cross-cultural cooperation
Practical insights based on IFIM’s experience
15.45 Coffee break
16.15 Commitments for cooperation
Part 1: Brainstorming in mixed groups
16.45 Commitments for cooperation
Part 2: Exchange and synthesis of group results
17.30 Seminar evaluation and closing comments
18.00 End of program
Intercultural Training for German - American Teams: From Diversity to Synergy