Intercultural training Western Europe: 200 experts from
business practice

In-house Training Western Europe

Seminar content: Intercultural training Western Europe

The following suggested key topics provide an overview of possible training content. The contents are mutually agreed upon and tailored to the individual needs of your company and participants.

Open training Western Europe

An open training is open to all interested parties. People from various companies, institutions or private individuals can participate.

Training locations:
Hanover / Munich / Stuttgart / Frankfurt / Berlin / Hamburg / Düsseldorf / Cologne / Vienna / Zurich AND ONLINE

Dates:

Investment:
3,490.- Euro plus VAT per participant.
From 2 participants from the same company: 2,490 euros plus VAT / participant.

In order to best accommodate our clients and offer high added value, we conduct open intercultural seminars Western Europe in selected cases even with one participant.

Specific training Western Europe

Global Cultures

Academy for Intercultural Management

+49 6195 969 34 06
Frankfurt
+49 800 181 51 15
Munich
+49 800 181 51 15
Stuttgart
+49 800 181 51 15
Hamburg
+49 800 181 51 15
Düsseldorf
+49 800 181 51 15
Cologne
+43 1 229 74 06
Vienna
+41 43 508 03 71
Zurich
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Intercultural Training Western Europe

Intercultural training Western Europe: expertise from business practice!

The colorful patchwork of Western Europe offers more different nations, languages and mentalities in a relatively small area than almost any other region of the world. Once often at enmity with each other, Europeans today live peacefully together in prosperity, united by political and economic communities. To be successful here, you need an excellent knowledge of the different cultures and mentalities. Global Cultures helps you to untangle the patchwork and thus contributes systematically to your business success.

Why us: Experts from the business world

  • They are Western Europeans or have lived and worked in Western Europe for a long time – they have absorbed the specifics of the Western European market “with their mother’s milk”, so to speak, or have experienced them at first hand
  • You have several years of professional experience in management or other senior positions in Western Europe
  • Their high level of methodological competence guarantees a fast and efficient transfer of know-how for our customers
  • Certification as intercultural trainers from renowned international institutes
  • Training and certification as a business coach
  • Training and experience as systemic organizational developers
  • This is how we ensure the quality standards that not only we have for ourselves, but also our customers have for us.
  • Your professional qualifications ensure a targeted and professional structure of our seminars for the rapid and efficient acquisition of intercultural competence

Lecturers with international experience from the private sector: Intercultural seminar

Our experts come from the private sector and are therefore very familiar with the requirements of day-to-day business. The basic requirement for our experts is many years of experience in business with the respective target country. Our experts for intercultural seminars either come directly from Western Europe or have several years of professional intercultural experience in Western Europe. Participants in our seminars can therefore benefit from direct experience from the business world. This increases the business relevance of our programs and the implementation in professional practice above average and thus guarantees excellent results for your business success through the intercultural seminar.

A good solution for many countries – our intercultural training is practical for 112 countries.

Global Cultures – Academy for Intercultural Management offers you a broad spectrum of: intercultural training and intercultural coaching — from general preparation training for short-term projects abroad to exclusive seminars and industry-specific intercultural troubleshooting. Intercultural training from Global Cultures is specially tailored to the requirements of internationally active companies and corporations. We place particular emphasis on the benefits for everyday business. Your employees learn how to deal with the other culture and can thus better respond to intercultural peculiarities.

Global Cultures

Academy for Intercultural Management

+49 6195 969 34 06
Frankfurt
+49 800 181 51 15
Munich
+49 800 181 51 15
Stuttgart
+49 800 181 51 15
Hamburg
+49 800 181 51 15
Düsseldorf
+49 800 181 51 15
Cologne
+43 1 229 74 06
Vienna
+41 43 508 03 71
Zurich
Hochstraße 1
D-65779 Kelkheim

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1. Why do 70% of international cooperations fail due to intercultural problems?
  • Enormous losses and damage to image due to inadequate intercultural preparation / intercultural training Western Europe - examples of failed projects and joint ventures in Western Europe
  • Typical mistakes that can be avoided through intercultural training in Western Europe: Analysis and lessons learned
  • How to be one of the best: tactics and action strategy
2. western europe - fiction and truth

What influence does the Western European mentality have on intercultural cooperation?

  • What makes Western Europeans so "Western European" and why are they so different?
  • Reasons behind Actions: How can you better understand and interpret the behavior of your Western European colleagues and business partners?
  • What makes Western Europeans "tick"? - Misleading due to assumed external similarities and geographical proximity
  • What historical events have shaped the Western European mentality?
  • What influence does religion have on the norms and values of Western Europeans?
  • How have political and social trends shaped today's mentality?
  • What regional differences should you be aware of in order to work successfully with your Western European colleagues and business partners?
3. culture and business: comparison with target countries
  • Status and hierarchy: Efficient techniques to improve communication and achieve good results
  • Individualism vs. group harmony: How do you deal with the individualistic and collectivistic orientation in different situations?
  • Emotionality vs. neutrality: negative effects of a purely objective and neutral attitude in business life
  • Punctuality vs. time flexibility: How do you benefit from the professional combination of the two attitudes to time management?
  • Direct vs. indirect communication: How do you quickly read between the lines in an intercultural setting?
  • Performance and relationships: How do you combine both? What dangers does understatement hide? Specific tips for intercultural training in Western Europe
4. cooperation with Western Europe - practical suggestions

1. professional communication:

Verbal communication

  • How to learn to formulate professional messages and requirements
  • What proven tactics are available to make written communication efficient and effective: Inductive and deductive perception of information
  • How do you use constructive criticism professionally?
  • How do you give and receive feedback?

Non-verbal communication:

  • Eye contact: What special features should you be aware of?
  • Facial expressions and gestures: How can you quickly and accurately recognize what your conversation partner means?
  • Tone of voice: The tone makes the music - How do you understand what's going on without having a good command of the language?

2. Successful negotiation

  • Preparing for negotiations: What should you know about negotiating partners?
  • Types of negotiation: Power, knowledge and relationships - what should you consider?
  • How do negotiations work? What should you pay particular attention to?
  • Proven strategies and tactics in intercultural training Western Europe

3. Business meetings and discussions

  • Preparation: What should you pay attention to?
  • Agenda: How do you ensure that the agenda is known to all participants?
  • Follow-up: how do you ensure that the results are actually implemented?

4. Decision-making

  • At what level are decisions made? – Influence of corporate culture
  • Decision-making process: What should you consider?
  • Power distance: What special features should you know?

5. Employee management and motivation

  • The role of the supervisor: status and social responsibility - Efficient tactics
  • Father or friend – Pros and Cons
  • Motivational factors: Which intrinsic and extrinsic factors should you consider?
  • Are the non-monetary factors strong motivators?

6. Conflict resolution

  • What cultural differences should you be aware of?
  • Constructive conflict resolution: how does it work?
  • How do you resolve conflicts successfully?

7. teamwork

  • What do Western Europeans mean by teamwork
  • How do the teamwork concepts differ
  • How do you form and motivate well-functioning teams?
5. business etiquette for business success
  • How do you make a good first impression - what should you bear in mind to avoid being seen as arrogant?
  • Clothes make the man: How do Western Europeans judge a foreign business partner based on their clothing?
  • Greeting: What should you pay attention to in order to show respect and save face?
  • Business cards - what should be on them, what will make you look ridiculous?
  • Gentleman or colleague - how do men and women treat each other in business? Which gender-specific rules of etiquette should you follow?
  • Humor: What should not be missing and what is "too much"?
  • Restaurant bills - When should bills be paid by the guest and when by the host?
6. Corporate cultures and their influence on successful intercultural cooperation
  • 4 variants of corporate cultures, presented in detail in the intercultural training Western Europe
    • "Family" - power orientation: What essential aspects of this corporate culture are important to you in the Western European business?
    • 'Eiffel Tower' – Role orientation: What opportunities and risks does this category hide?
    • "Guided missile" - project orientation: In which contexts is this variant expedient for your Western European business?
    • "Incubator" - realization: Which facets of this category are particularly essential for Western Europe?
  • Which combination of the 4 variants is most efficient for your company in Western Europe?
  • Which factors and risks regarding corporate culture should be considered?
7 Long-term success
  • 6 phases of developing intercultural competence
  • What qualities are crucial for adapting quickly to the working environment in Western Europe?
  • What difficulties will the family face - how can you alleviate them? Concrete assistance in intercultural training Western Europe
  • Culture shock - what can you do about it?
  • How long does the slightly depressive mood last and how do you deal with it?
  • How should partners and especially children deal with culture shock?
  • Development of an individual action plan for each participant

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  • January 23-24, 2025
  • January 27-28, 2025
  • February 17-18, 2025
  • February 24-25, 2025
  • March 10-11, 2025
  • March 17-18, 2025
  • April 7-8, 2025
  • April 14-15, 2025
  • May 8-9, 2025
  • May 19-20, 2025
  • June 2-3, 2025
  • June 26-27, 2025
  • July 14-15, 2025
  • July 28-29, 2025
  • August 4-5, 2025
  • August 25-26, 2025
  • September 8-9, 2025
  • September 29-30, 2025
  • October 13-14, 2025
  • October 27-28, 2025
  • November 3-4, 2025
  • November 24-25, 2025
  • December 1-2, 2025
  • December 8-9, 2025

Sollten Sie an den genannten Terminen bereits anderweitige Verpflichtungen haben, kontaktieren Sie uns. Aufgrund der Nachfragesituation für interkulturelle Trainings Western Europe ergeben sich kurzfristig in vielen Fällen alternative Termine.

Um unseren Kunden bestmöglich entgegen zu kommen und einen hohen Mehrwert zu bieten, führen wir offene interkulturelle Seminare Western Europe in ausgewählten Fällen auch bereits mit einem Teilnehmer durch.

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1. Why do 70% of international cooperations fail due to intercultural problems?
  • Enormous losses and damage to image due to inadequate intercultural preparation / intercultural training Western Europe - examples of failed projects and joint ventures in Western Europe
  • Typical mistakes that can be avoided through intercultural training in Western Europe: Analysis and lessons learned
  • How to be one of the best: tactics and action strategy
2. western europe - fiction and truth

What influence does the Western European mentality have on intercultural cooperation?

  • What makes Western Europeans so "Western European" and why are they so different?
  • Reasons behind Actions: How can you better understand and interpret the behavior of your Western European colleagues and business partners?
  • What makes Western Europeans "tick"? - Misleading due to assumed external similarities and geographical proximity
  • What historical events have shaped the Western European mentality?
  • What influence does religion have on the norms and values of Western Europeans?
  • How have political and social trends shaped today's mentality?
  • What regional differences should you be aware of in order to work successfully with your Western European colleagues and business partners?
3. culture and business: comparison with target countries
  • Status and hierarchy: Efficient techniques to improve communication and achieve good results
  • Individualism vs. group harmony: How do you deal with the individualistic and collectivistic orientation in different situations?
  • Emotionality vs. neutrality: negative effects of a purely objective and neutral attitude in business life
  • Punctuality vs. time flexibility: How do you benefit from the professional combination of the two attitudes to time management?
  • Direct vs. indirect communication: How do you quickly read between the lines in an intercultural setting?
  • Performance and relationships: How do you combine both? What dangers does understatement hide? Specific tips for intercultural training in Western Europe
4. cooperation with Western Europe - practical suggestions

1. professional communication:

Verbal communication

  • How to learn to formulate professional messages and requirements
  • What proven tactics are available to make written communication efficient and effective: Inductive and deductive perception of information
  • How do you use constructive criticism professionally?
  • How do you give and receive feedback?

Non-verbal communication:

  • Eye contact: What special features should you be aware of?
  • Facial expressions and gestures: How can you quickly and accurately recognize what your conversation partner means?
  • Tone of voice: The tone makes the music - How do you understand what's going on without having a good command of the language?

2. Successful negotiation

  • Preparing for negotiations: What should you know about negotiating partners?
  • Types of negotiation: Power, knowledge and relationships - what should you consider?
  • How do negotiations work? What should you pay particular attention to?
  • Proven strategies and tactics in intercultural training Western Europe

3. Business meetings and discussions

  • Preparation: What should you pay attention to?
  • Agenda: How do you ensure that the agenda is known to all participants?
  • Follow-up: how do you ensure that the results are actually implemented?

4. Decision-making

  • At what level are decisions made? – Influence of corporate culture
  • Decision-making process: What should you consider?
  • Power distance: What special features should you know?

5. Employee management and motivation

  • The role of the supervisor: status and social responsibility - Efficient tactics
  • Father or friend – Pros and Cons
  • Motivational factors: Which intrinsic and extrinsic factors should you consider?
  • Are the non-monetary factors strong motivators?

6. Conflict resolution

  • What cultural differences should you be aware of?
  • Constructive conflict resolution: how does it work?
  • How do you resolve conflicts successfully?

7. teamwork

  • What do Western Europeans mean by teamwork
  • How do the teamwork concepts differ
  • How do you form and motivate well-functioning teams?
5. business etiquette for business success
  • How do you make a good first impression - what should you bear in mind to avoid being seen as arrogant?
  • Clothes make the man: How do Western Europeans judge a foreign business partner based on their clothing?
  • Greeting: What should you pay attention to in order to show respect and save face?
  • Business cards - what should be on them, what will make you look ridiculous?
  • Gentleman or colleague - how do men and women treat each other in business? Which gender-specific rules of etiquette should you follow?
  • Humor: What should not be missing and what is "too much"?
  • Restaurant bills - When should bills be paid by the guest and when by the host?
6. Corporate cultures and their influence on successful intercultural cooperation
  • 4 variants of corporate cultures, presented in detail in the intercultural training Western Europe
    • "Family" - power orientation: What essential aspects of this corporate culture are important to you in the Western European business?
    • 'Eiffel Tower' – Role orientation: What opportunities and risks does this category hide?
    • "Guided missile" - project orientation: In which contexts is this variant expedient for your Western European business?
    • "Incubator" - realization: Which facets of this category are particularly essential for Western Europe?
  • Which combination of the 4 variants is most efficient for your company in Western Europe?
  • Which factors and risks regarding corporate culture should be considered?
7 Long-term success
  • 6 phases of developing intercultural competence
  • What qualities are crucial for adapting quickly to the working environment in Western Europe?
  • What difficulties will the family face - how can you alleviate them? Concrete assistance in intercultural training Western Europe
  • Culture shock - what can you do about it?
  • How long does the slightly depressive mood last and how do you deal with it?
  • How should partners and especially children deal with culture shock?
  • Development of an individual action plan for each participant

Request now

  • January 23-24, 2025
  • January 27-28, 2025
  • February 17-18, 2025
  • February 24-25, 2025
  • March 10-11, 2025
  • March 17-18, 2025
  • April 7-8, 2025
  • April 14-15, 2025
  • May 8-9, 2025
  • May 19-20, 2025
  • June 2-3, 2025
  • June 26-27, 2025
  • July 14-15, 2025
  • July 28-29, 2025
  • August 4-5, 2025
  • August 25-26, 2025
  • September 8-9, 2025
  • September 29-30, 2025
  • October 13-14, 2025
  • October 27-28, 2025
  • November 3-4, 2025
  • November 24-25, 2025
  • December 1-2, 2025
  • December 8-9, 2025

If you already have other commitments on the dates mentioned, please contact us. Due to the demand for intercultural training, Western Europe alternative dates often arise at short notice.

In order to best accommodate our clients and offer high added value, we conduct open intercultural seminars Western Europe in selected cases even with one participant.

Request now

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