Why Leading across Cultures?

International success is no longer a question of the size of an organisation, more than ever it is about having the right people with the right skills. This is especially true in the case of international business managers and leaders. Managing international projects or multicultural teams requires the ability to manage and understand cultural differences between employees and team members, as well as the diverse business cultures that exist across the world.

Styles and approaches that work well at home when leading organisations or managing people are often less effective in a global context. This means that managers need to adopt a global mindset that allows them to flex their natural leadership styles and adapt their default behaviours to the culture and context they are working in. IBA’s Leading across Cultures programme improves your cross-cultural leadership skills by increasing your understanding of culture and how it impacts global communication, working relationships and leadership styles.

Training also helps you develop concrete strategies to adapt and improve your global leadership style as well as your ability to decipher relevant cross-cultural differences that affect your business context. After participating in a Leading across Cultures programme you will be better equipped to appropriately and effectively respond to cross-cultural challenges facing global leaders today.

Benefits

IBA Global’s Leading across Cultures programme will provide you with:

• An increased awareness of culture’s key drivers and their impact on you as a global leader
• An understanding of how different communication styles affect international business and leadership
• Improved communication skills to positively interact and lead colleagues and counterparts in a global context
• Enhanced leadership skills to more effectively inspire and motivate people across cultures
• An opportunity to compare your experiences of global leadership with people in a similar role,furthering your understanding of culture’s influence on global leadership
• Concrete tools and strategies to improve leadership and develop long-term relationships with global colleagues and contacts

Who should attend

IBA Global’s Leading across Cultures programme is designed for:

• Managers of an international or multicultural team either at home or abroad
• Leaders of global projects that involve colleagues and counterparts in different locations across the world
• Business people who have been identified as potential global leaders
• International managers who have experienced challenges of leading across cultures

Course Content

IBA Global’s Leading across Cultures programme will cover the following topics:

• Culture’s key drivers: how they impact global leadership and affect business interactions
• Perceptions, stereotypes and expectations across cultures
• Cross-cultural differences in leadership styles and working preferences
• Managing across cultures with impact: how to adapt your communication style for more effective global leadership
• Change, ambiguity and conflict management in multinational teams and projects
• Virtual communication: challenges, benefits and strategies for more effective virtual global leadership
• Practical tools and strategies for leading more effectively across cultures