Cultural Detective Introduction

Real resultsin a real world

The Cultural Detective® Solution

Cultural Detective® transforms mindsets and abilities from ethnocentric to multicultural. It’s been used with great results by businesses, NGOs,study abroad organizations, universities, non-profits and schools. It is theonly process-based intercultural competence development toolset on the market. Cultural Detective® is immediately useful and very practical, yet is theoreticallygrounded in developmental and constructivist models.

Subscribe now to begin achieving the posSubscribe now to begin achieving the positive results that intercultural competence can bring to your organization.

• Online subscription for individuals or groups

• Printable PDF site licenses enable integration with

your existing training or coaching programs

or academic curricula

• Online subscription reinforces and deepens face-to-face

or simultaneous learning

• Experiential, context-specific learning

• Licensing the Cultural Detective® Method does not require certification.

Certification workshops are occasionally provided for those who wish to

make the most of their investment in this very flexible tool.

• If desired our team of authors and certified facillitators are available

to support your strategy, rollout and training.

• Higher turnover• Lost customers• Shrinking global market share• Negative reputation• Lack of innovation, quality, efficiency, productivity

• Are your employees equipped to secure necessary g necessary growth in today’s competitive worldwide economy?• What is your organization’s global reputation, and how does it affect your ability to gain market share?• How can your organization support your globally distributed teams in order to improve their ope their operational effectiveness and performance?• What is the impact of culture on the performance of your global workforce?• How can you improve your global supply chain management?• How can you gain a competitive advantage in foreign markets?• How can you find, hire, acquire, develop and retain technical and professional talent internationally?

What is the Cost of Global INcompetence?

Is Global Competence Worth the Price?

In the larger scheme of things, Cultural Detective® provides high returns on a minimal investment.

Increase Performance and Profits Through:

• Existing courseware

• Executive coaching

• Classroom or virtual classrooms

• Study abroad orientation and reentry preparation

• Joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions

• Expat relocation and global business travel preparation

• Corpo • Corporate diversity training

• Conflict resolution orocesses

• Global purchasing/procurement training

• Job-specific skills development (multicultural interviewing,

recruiting, managerial feedback & coaching, performance

management training, ethics, negotiation, etc.)

• Affinity group learning and sharing

• Lunch & learns • Lunch & learns

• Multicultural and virtual team effectiveness

development

• Global management competence training

LoyaltyStronger relationships help attract—and keep—faithful customers, talented employees, and reliable partners.

TeamworkTeamworkImproved collaboration, communication and teamwork lead to better decisions as well as faster, more creative and more effective problem solving.

ROIIntercultural competence helps avoid misunderstandingsthat can lead to costly delays, lost customers, bad pubpublicity, and litigation.

Incorporate Cultural Detective Into Your:

For more information please contact Dianne or Greg,[email protected], +1.913.901.0243.http://www.CulturalDetective.com

Contact Info

Creator of the Cultural Detective® Model, Dianne Hofner Saphiere has been active in the field of cross-cultural consulting and training for over 30 years. She has worked with people from over 120 nations and lived on three continents, and is a frequent author.

Culture-specific content in The Cultural Detective® series is a collaborative effort of more than 80 global management consuglobal management consultants, organizational behaviorists, educators, psychologists and experts around the world. They have distilledtheir knowledge from decades of cross-cultural experience in a wide range of settings—from business and government to academic and non-profit organizations.

About the Founder

About the Developers