Leading International Teams |
2 days |
• understand the challenges of working in internation teams
• develop your international communication and leadership skills
• learn ways to make your international teamwork deliver results
It is well documented that international teams often fail to deliver results as efficiently as possible. Different approaches to international working processes lead to breakdown in communication and a failure to realise team synergies.
This workshop identifies key areas of international teamwork which must be handled successfully based upon an understanding of cultural diversity, management of individual working styles and the development of international teamwork practices which can bring improved results through better working relationships.
Programme
Day 1
Introduction to the seminar
| • | Introduction and objectives |
| • | Mapping the challenges of working internationally |
Building relationships
| • | Connecting to different mindsets |
| • | Developing an international communication style |
Leading towards results
| • | Understanding success factors for international teams |
| • | Influencing people in an international context – video case study |
Supporting team performance
| • | Peer coaching – working on real cases |
| • | Personal feedback |
Day 2
Overcoming conflict
| • | Dealing with conflict in an international project team – video case study |
| • | Best practice for virtual communication |
Creating synergy
| • | Facilitation skills for international conference calls |
| • | Staffing an international project team – simulation |
Building trust
| • | Understanding the "10 trust factors" |
| • | Developing trust practice in my environment |
Moving forward – feedback and actions
| • | Reflecting on own intercultural competence |
| • | Defining a personal action plan |
Coursefact
Day 1: 10.00-17.00. Day 2: 9.00-16.00. Coffee is served from 9.30.
Ideally, participants should have experience of working internationally/working in an international team.
The seminar will develop key skills for working in international teams including:
| • | building an understanding of cultural diversity and its impact on international teamwork |
| • | developing relationships and international teams |
| • | building commmitment to clear and common goals |
| • | planning for cultural diversity - creating team communication guidelines |
| • | clarifying roles and responsibilities |
| • | supporting the team with the "coach approach" |
| • | using feedback to analyse international team performance |
| • | representing the team to external within an international organisation |
| • | managing conflict |
| • | building cooperation and trust |
The training programme will include a range of activities and inputs such as:
| • | facilitator input followed by discussion |
| • | communication skills practice |
| • | working on video case studies and own business issues |
| • | simulations |
All participants will be offered a short personal feedback session via telephone after the seminar to support the implementation of your personal action plan from the seminar.
Bob Dignen
The fee for the course includes documentation and morning/afternoon coffee. VAT is not included.
For booking, information and consultation please ring on 08-600 62 00. You can also book a place by:
• clicking on “Booking" in the “Course
Dates" box on our website.
• or mailing us or faxing us with your
booking:
E-mail: kurs@foretagsuniversitetet.se
Fax number: 08-600 29 50