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Team Readiness: Helping your team help itself
When did you last enjoy being part of a (culturally) diverse team? Diverse teams have three options: They may end up in conflict, they may perform like regular teams, or they may outperform such teams in creative and cooperative potential.
Translate and Relate
Novels and films are a window for us to look into other cultures. A good story can transport us into an alien culture, make us experience what others experience, understand what they understand, and feel what they feel. Without good translations, however, even the best stories have diminished cross-cultural appeal.
One-on-one feedback with intercultural assessment tool
Case studies and the study by Schnabel remind us of how carefully we need to design the feedback phase when working with an intercultural assessment tool.
Spending time abroad – Does it get us ready for working across cultures?
A key goal of study abroad programs is to enable students to develop their intercultural competences. Global organizations likewise assume that international experience predicts intercultural..
Intercultural Sensitivity
When did you last check your Intercultural Sensitivity? Hard facts about a soft skill If you could choose between Knowing China’s Top 10 Do’s and Taboos and Sensing How Your Chinese Business Partner Feels Right Now: What would you choose?
Stay focused and Learn from others
The more tools we have for connecting, the more distracted we get. We just started a good conversation, and the phone rings. We almost finished that brilliant thought, and a WhatsApp message plops up.
Find out about IRC Certification
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Contact us directly
IRC Centre
Dr. Ursula Brinkmann
ursula@ibinet.nl
+31 35 62 94 269
IRC certification is available worldwide. Please contact us to find out more.