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Cross-Cultural Collaboration

Communication & Collaboration
Communication & Collaboration
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In today’s global workplace, employees collaborate across cultures, languages, and geographies more than ever before. Effective cross-cultural communication enables stronger collaboration, trust, and performance. This training equips employees with the knowledge, awareness, and practical skills to navigate cultural differences, build inclusive relationships, and reduce misunderstandings that can derail collaboration.

Training Includes:

  • Research
  • Self Reflection
  • Discussions
  • Activities
  • Action Planning

Learning Objectives 

Participants will leave this training with an understanding of:

  • The importance of effective communication across cultures for individuals, teams, and organizations.
  • How cultural differences and personal identities shape communication preferences and expectations.
  • The role of dialogue, trust, and team norms in bridging communication gaps.

And the confidence and skills to:

  • Identify and adapt to different cultural communication styles.
  • Learn and respond to teammates’ communication preferences.
  • Establish inclusive team norms that ensure all voices are heard.
  • Manage disagreement productively and foster collaboration across cultural divides.

Formats Offered

  • In-Person or Virtual Workshop
  • In-Person or Virtual Keynote

High-Level Outline

Introduction

Discuss the changing global workplace, the costs of poor communication, and the importance of cross-cultural communication for team effectiveness.

Cultural and Individual Differences

Explore key cultural dimensions and examine how individual identities and experiences shape communication within and across cultures.

Individual and Team Strategies

Uncover best practices for learning your teammates’ communication preferences, adjusting your own default patterns, and establishing team norms and processes for collaborating cross-culturally.

Action Planning

Engage participants in committing to specific next steps for contributing to cross-cultural effectiveness.

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Why Paradigm?

Paradigm empowers organizations to create high-performance workplaces where everyone can do their best work.

56 %

Increase in job performance

50 %

Decrease in Turnover risk

75 %

Fewer employee sick days