Bridging Cultures
Understanding diverse cultures is more important than ever in today’s globalized world. As workplaces become more diverse, cross-cultural competency provides us with the skill set to understand, communicate and work effectively with colleagues, clients and customers from a range of diverse cultures.
The benefits of building cross cultural competency across an organization are significant. Bridging cultures leads to improved communication, better decision making and problem solving, increased innovation, improved customer service and enhanced brand reputation. When people understand cultural differences, they are better able to assess situations and make informed decisions that consider the perspectives and needs of everyone involved.
Bridging Cultures helps individuals gain insights, concepts, skills and tools needed to effectively work across cultures. It explores the foundation or “roots” of culture including: belief systems, values, thought patterns, assumptions and expectations. And it examines how underlying factors manifest within the behaviors that individuals display in the workplace.
Are You Ready to Build Cross-Cultural Competency?
Participants in this program will:
- Deepen their understanding of culture and how it influences behavior.
- Recognize how similarities and differences between cultural groups show up in the workplace.
- Improve your cross-cultural communication skills and cultural dexterity.
- Practice with cross-cultural tools and approaches to effectively interpret cultural differences and choose appropriate behaviors in multi-cultural situations.
Facilitators ensure that this fast-paced, interactive experience is conducted in an environment that is safe and respectful by establishing affiliation between participants and creating an open and trusting learning space.