Cultural Intelligence Workshop

THECHALLENGE

“The world’s center of economic gravity is shifting towards emerging markets... To continue growing, US companies have no option but to forge strong relationships in emerging and other global markets.”
The Economist April 15, 2010

• How prepared are you to leverage opportunities in emerging markets?
• Does your organization have the needed competence to build trusting relationships and enduring collaboration across cultural barriers?
• Are you successfully attracting globalminded, newgeneration talent?
• What level of cultural intelligence do your executives have?

THESOLUTION

Lapin International, a global strategy and leadership development firm, presents its handson, interactive Cultural Intelligence Workshop in which participants will learn key skills to:

• Identify, build, and manage diverse talent
• Create successful alliances in emerging and other foreign markets
• Negotiate crossculturally in ways that achieve outcome without compromising relationship
• Instantly build trusting and enduring connections
• Inspire diverse people to higher standards of performance and delivery

In the multi–cultural laboratory of South Africa, Lapin International researched and created a universal “language” designed to build trusting partnerships across cultures. Multinationals and government organizations around the world have used it to improve their negotiation effectiveness, talent retention, and the success of their M&A initiatives in developing and other global economies.

THEPROGRAM OUTLINE

What we will cover in this powerful, oneday workshop:

• Making the case for cultural intelligence
• Clarifying the difference between individual uniqueness and shared ancestry
• Introduction to Lapin International’s Cultural Intelligence Model™
• Analyzing the USA from a cultural diversity perspective and examining why trust often breaks down between the U.S. and other cultures
• Communicating Across Cultures: A universal language to effectively communicate across global cultures
• Building Respect Across Cultures: How to build authentic respect and trust across global cultures
• Avoiding and Resolving Conflicts Across Cultures: How to negotiate effectively across global cultures
• Sharing case studies and exercises that explore cultural challenges in business relationships, mergers & acquisitions, etc.
• Exploring individual cultural composition and the impact on team dynamics

Please Note: In order to facilitate quality handson coaching in this workshop, the number of participants per session will be limited.