cross-cultural training

As we repeatedly mentioned already, the globalization of business is a fact. We can’t escape it and it is very important to keep this fact in mind while hiring new staff. Not everyone has the skills to negotiate whit people from different countries, nationalities and cultures. That’s why recently training to cultural adjustment has become more important than ever.

Studies show that expatriates who take training to cultural adjustment, are better prepared, and can therefore achieve better results in there negotiations.

The training should concentrate on language, cultural differences and religion. Of course the training should be adjusted to the country the expatriates are going as well as to the company strategies.

Even though cultural training has proven to be very useful and effective, there are still a lot of companies who don’t offer this possibility to their managers.

While most companies hire and send expatriates, there is a short of this kind of training, which results in many misunderstandings and lost of time, which could easily be resolved by offering cultural adjustment training.

I think that if you do cross-cultural business, you should offer this kind of training. I am convinced it will make the companies position in the international business world stronger.

Céline Peeters