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Certification Course in Intercultural Management

Info Webinar

Intercultural Management

1. About the Hofstede Centre2. Introduction to ICM3. The certification course 4. The Accredited Practitioner and Accredited

Lecturer 5. Organisational culture6. About itim International 7. Contact information

Egbert Schram Managing Director of the Hofstede Centre and itim international.Dutch-Frisian by birth, Egbert has worked in a.o. Belgium, Germany, Russia, Sweden, the Netherlands, and Finland, where he currently lives.

He has close to 10 years’ experience on International HRD and guides tens of consultants, trainers and coaches in realizing organisational and personal development projects.

About The Hofstede Centre

Our goal is to translate Hofstede´s legacy into daily management practices and advance the research into culture´s impact on the bottom line results of organizations.Location: HelsinkiFounder: Bob WaisfiszManaging Director: Egbert Schram

About our certification agents

Bob Waisfisz

Karin Faase (OC)

Chika Miyamori

Miguel Gurrola

”Performance depends on the fit between strategy and culture. First you

need to know where you want to go, but where you want to go has to fit

with your culture”

PRACTISES

Symbols

Heroes

Rituals

Values

Greetings, Meeting, Religion

Words, Gestures, Images or Objects

Role-models of society alive or dead, fictional or

realCartoon figures, Founder,

Discoverers

National Culture

Organisational Culture

Different levels of culture

”the collective programming of the mind with which one group distinguishes itself

from another”

Prof. Dr. Geert Hofstede

Definition of Culture

How can it be applied?

• Let´s look at two examples* comparing a few countries

1.Guiding principles of an organisation2.Being an effective boss

*Material on 40 work related practices

UK Russia GermanySpainChinaFinland

Value differences between countries can be explained by six “dimensions of culture”

+Power distance +Individualism versus Collectivism +Masculinity versus Femininity +Uncertainty avoidance +Long term Pragmatic versus short term Normative

+Indulgence versus Restraint

The 6-D model on national culture (by Geert Hofstede and Michael Minkov)

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The 6 Culture ClustersList of 40 organisational practices with implications for Cultural Diversity.

Certification course in Intercultural managemento Directed at practitioners who join the itim International

Networko Pre-course study requiredo Course spread out over 5 days (36 hours on site)o Combination of lectures, case studies and simulations

Actively work on properly understanding the dimensions and the combinations of the dimensions in order to develop and assist clients with real life challenges

Costs: 5500 euros*

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*Included: Training materials, refreshments, snacks and lunches and two dinners are included in the price.Not included: (travel expenses, hotel, activities, additional dinners, applicable VAT

Benefits • The ability to work under the strong brand of itim

International, to use its references and to get assignments from itim’s headquarters

• Getting deep insight into the 6-D Model of Hofstede• Navigating the topic of culture and management, based on

combinations of the 6 dimensions both on a theoretical and practical level

• Access to all our materials, such as case studies, exercises, presentations, background information and P.R. materials

• Platform to exchange and interact with experienced intercultural and management colleagues

• Opportunity to further develop mutual understanding and respect among people from different cultural backgrounds

• Invitation to the annual conferences organised by itim International, focused on the exchange of information among colleagues and focused on the latest cultural insights

• Receiving certification to show that you are sufficiently knowledgeable to service your clients as a lecturer, trainer and consultant based on Hofstede’s 6-D Model and its applications

About itim International Itim International is a cultural transformation expert group, enabling managers to go beyond cultural awareness and enabling managers to use culture as tool of management.

We do this by using a unique and proven framework (the Hofstede 6-D Model and Multifocus model), which works independently of business and country so that managers get reinsurance and guidance on how do to a better job and be more effective by using their cultural assets. We are the only ones who are commercially endorsed by Prof. Hofstede in applying both models.

Over 70 Culture & Management Consultants in 32 countries and 30 years of experience

We were founded in 1985 by Bob Waisfisz with the assistance of Prof. Dr. Geert Hofstede

Join the itim Network

ITIM NETWORK Itim consultants are people who believe in the necessity of creating cultural competence. We are highly selective so that we can ensure that each member will fulfil the needs of our clients by having the best consultants for your organisation. The people who join us all have outstanding cultural knowledge, a wide variety of experience of both working and living internationally and a strong record of consulting experiences and skills.

ITIM CONSULTANTS:+ Have high standards of professionalism and intercultural empathy+ Possess strong didactical skills and are able to generate creative, innovative and practical ideas+ Are fluent in several languages, both written and verbally+ Have lived and worked in at least two countries outside of their home country+ Have strong commercial skillsIn addition to these basic requirements, we also value personal attributes such as integrity, openness, sensitivity and a strong sense of initiative.

Itim consultants are a unique blend of consultant, trainer, coach and sales professional

5 easy steps

STEP 1 ITIM NETWORK Send CV and Motivation letter at [email protected]

Step 2 Interview with itim’s managing director

Step 3 Sign the contract, officially register and participate to the course

Step 4 Observe a training/consulting

Step 5 Be observed consulting/training

And a world will openAccess to exclusive master

trainings at cost level Access to itim’s intranet

Certification Course ACCREDITED PRACTITIONER Focus on change managers and consultants November 9-13, ItalyFebruary 22-26, 2016, UK

ACCREDITED LECTURERGetting theoretical insight into The Hofstede´s Model on Strategy, Culture and Change that goes beyond the publications by Hofstede in comparison with other approaches.November 9-13, TurinFebruary 22 2016, UK

Organisational Culture Intercultural Management

ACCREDITED PRACTITIONER Focus on managers and consultants September 21-25 ,2015 HelsinkiMarch 7-11, 2016 Helsinki

ACCREDITED LECTURERGetting theoretical insight into The Hofstede´s Model on National CultureSeptember 21 HelsinkiMarch 7,2016 Helsinki

Online solutions

E-Learning Sign up for an online course and benefit from the experience of our consultants. Watch the videos, read the articles provided and complete the tasks given to you every week. Interact with your consultant and the other participants throughout the course and gain valuable and readily applicable knowledge.

https://eliademy.com/catalog/essentials-in-intercultural-management-public.html

Online solutions

OCS LightGet the most out of social, educational and professional situations by empowering them with cross-cultural competence specific to their experience abroadPrices from 5,90 per person (student) up to 25,90 euros (managers)

http://geert-hofstede.com/organisational-culture-scan-light.html

Online solutions

Culture Compass Get the most out of social, educational and professional situations by empowering them with cross-cultural competence specific to their experience abroadPrices from 5,90 per person (student) up to 25,90 euros (managers)

http://geert-hofstede.com/cultural-survey.html

Contact us

For more information on the country value scores go to: www.geert-hofstede.com and/or visit www.itim.org

And remember:

Culture is a group process which describes certain tendencies in society and organisations, nothing more, nothing less.

[email protected]

+358 45 1375007