Book description
An outstanding source for training activties relating to employee empowerment. Today most executives and managers need to have an international business and cross-cultural perspective. 50 Activities for Achieving Cultural Competence includes 50 training activities and self-development exercises to prepare your personnel for international assignments and develop better understanding of cross-cultural communication. Compiled by a team of experts from around the world, these ready-to-use activities have been tested and refined for a wide variety of international businesses and organizations. They are ideal for both preparing people to work, market, negotiate, and otherwise do business with people in Asia, Latin America, and Europe and for preparing foreign nationals to work in the United States.
Table of contents
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50 Activities for Achieving Cultural Competence
- Copyright
- Foreword
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Introduction—How To Use This Book
- From Diversity to Global Management
- Who should use this book?
- How This Book Is Organized
- Part I—Icebreakers
- Part II—Culture—General Activities
- Part III—Culture-Specific Activities
- Part IV—Language and Interpretation
- Part V—Leadership and Team Development
- Part VI—Expatriation and Acculturation
- Part VII—Editors and Contributors
- How to Use This Book
- Activity Locator
- Copyright and Reproduction
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Part I—Icebreakers
- Chapter 1: Coups and Faux Pas
- Chapter 2: See Differences and Similarities
- Chapter 3: Where in the world do you come from?
- Chapter 4: Celebrations (1/2)
- Chapter 4: Celebrations (2/2)
- Chapter 5: Identity (1/2)
- Chapter 5: Identity (2/2)
- Chapter 6: Insider–Outsider
- Chapter 7: Silent Interview (1/2)
- Chapter 7: Silent Interview (2/2)
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Part II—Culture—General Activities
- Section A. Cultural Dynamics
- Chapter 8: Working in Unfamiliar Surroundings (1/2)
- Chapter 8: Working in Unfamiliar Surroundings (2/2)
- Chapter 9: Who am I? Who are you? (1/2)
- Chapter 9: Who am I? Who are you? (2/2)
- Chapter 10: Response to Differences Scale (1/2)
- Chapter 10: Response to Differences Scale (2/2)
- Chapter 11: Cultural Awareness through Self-Reflection (1/2)
- Chapter 11: Cultural Awareness through Self-Reflection (2/2)
- Chapter 12: Building with Differences (1/2)
- Chapter 12: Building with Differences (2/2)
- Chapter 13: The Stereotype Gallery
- Chapter 14: In Other Worlds: An Intercultural Space Fantasy (1/3)
- Chapter 14: In Other Worlds: An Intercultural Space Fantasy (2/3)
- Chapter 14: In Other Worlds: An Intercultural Space Fantasy (3/3)
- Section B. Communication
- Chapter 15: Communication Continuum (1/2)
- Chapter 15: Communication Continuum (2/2)
- Chapter 16: Mixed Messages (1/2)
- Chapter 16: Mixed Messages (2/2)
- Chapter 17: The Transcultural Communicator (1/4)
- Chapter 17: The Transcultural Communicator (2/4)
- Chapter 17: The Transcultural Communicator (3/4)
- Chapter 17: The Transcultural Communicator (4/4)
- Chapter 18: Forced Choices (1/2)
- Chapter 18: Forced Choices (2/2)
- Chapter 19: Conducting the Intercultural Meeting (1/2)
- Chapter 19: Conducting the Intercultural Meeting (2/2)
- Chapter 20: Networking across Cultures (1/2)
- Chapter 20: Networking across Cultures (2/2)
- Chapter 21: Where is my order?
- Chapter 22: Describe and Draw: An Information Exchange Game (1/2)
- Chapter 22: Describe and Draw: An Information Exchange Game (2/2)
- Chapter 23: What is it? What is it for?
- Section C. Time
- Chapter 24: What time is it? (1/2)
- Chapter 24: What time is it? (2/2)
- Chapter 25: Time and Space
- Chapter 26: Managing Time across Cultures (1/2)
- Chapter 26: Managing Time across Cultures (2/2)
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Part III—Culture-Specific Activities
- Chapter 27: Global Management Skills
- Chapter 28: Cross-Cultural Dialogues (1/5)
- Chapter 28: Cross-Cultural Dialogues (2/5)
- Chapter 28: Cross-Cultural Dialogues (3/5)
- Chapter 28: Cross-Cultural Dialogues (4/5)
- Chapter 28: Cross-Cultural Dialogues (5/5)
- Chapter 29: Identify Your Priority Values
- Chapter 30: Germany, Britain, and the U.S.A.: Values and Behavior Patterns (1/4)
- Chapter 30: Germany, Britain, and the U.S.A.: Values and Behavior Patterns (2/4)
- Chapter 30: Germany, Britain, and the U.S.A.: Values and Behavior Patterns (3/4)
- Chapter 30: Germany, Britain, and the U.S.A.: Values and Behavior Patterns (4/4)
- Chapter 31: Giving Gifts (1/2)
- Chapter 31: Giving Gifts (2/2)
- Chapter 32: Doing Business in China (1/2)
- Chapter 32: Doing Business in China (2/2)
- Chapter 33: Arguing Asparagus
- Chapter 34: Japanese Business Protocol Quiz (1/2)
- Chapter 34: Japanese Business Protocol Quiz (2/2)
- Chapter 35: The "ma" Game
- Chapter 36: Saudi Arabia Critical Incident (1/2)
- Chapter 36: Saudi Arabia Critical Incident (2/2)
- Part IV—Language and Interpretation
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Part V—Leadership and Team Development
- Chapter 40: How do you trust?
- Chapter 41: Rainbow Mission (1/2)
- Chapter 41: Rainbow Mission (2/2)
- Chapter 42: "Of course I know what a TEAM is! Do you?"
- Chapter 43: Decisions, Decisions
- Chapter 44: My Most Frustrating Culture Clash
- Chapter 45: Six Key Aspects of International Business Contact (1/4)
- Chapter 45: Six Key Aspects of International Business Contact (2/4)
- Chapter 45: Six Key Aspects of International Business Contact (3/4)
- Chapter 45: Six Key Aspects of International Business Contact (4/4)
- Chapter 46: Cultural Self-Awareness in Leadership Teams
- Chapter 47: Peer Supervision
- Part VI—Expatriation and Acculturation
- Part VII—Editors and Contributors
- Activity Locator (1/2)
- Activity Locator (2/2)
Product information
- Title: 50 Activities for Achieving Cultural Competence
- Author(s):
- Release date: December 2009
- Publisher(s): HRD Press
- ISBN: 9781599961774
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