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Seminar content: Intercultural training Belgium

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 Belgium

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 Belgium in selected cases even with one participant.

Specific training Belgium

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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Practical tips for efficient intercultural collaboration

Intercultural training Belgium

Intercultural training Belgium: Were French fries invented in Belgium? Can you speak French in Antwerp? The small country, divided into Walloons and Flemings, offers a wide range of economic opportunities thanks to its excellent infrastructure and favorable location. Intercultural training in Belgium prepares you for the country and its people in a targeted manner, because it pays to pay attention to the specifics of the country, especially when dealing with seemingly familiar neighbors. Thanks to Global Cultures’ holistic approach, you can increase your business success through intercultural training, intercultural coaching and intercultural consulting. To ensure that your business strategy in Belgium works, Global Cultures makes sure that you not only have a say in the weather, but also get to know the other subtleties of the Belgian mentality.

Why us: Experts from the business world

  • They are Belgian or have lived and worked in Belgium for a long time – they have absorbed the specifics of the Belgian market “with their mother’s milk”, so to speak, or have experienced it at first hand
  • You have several years of professional experience in management or other senior positions in Belgium
  • 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

Recognizing and implementing the right action strategy

The innovative methodology of Global Cultures’ intercultural training courses in Belgium was developed by our experts with experience abroad. It is an individualized and adapted form of intercultural learning. As a problem- and emotion-oriented process-oriented development measure, the focus is on personal counseling. Particular emphasis is placed on the processing of experiences and the interactive development of meaningful action strategies.
In this way, you facilitate individual integration processes and develop targeted action strategies. You will be able to apply the right methods from the wide range of methods you have learned in intercultural training in Belgium to suit the situation and thus significantly increase your efficiency in business in Belgium.

Understanding behaviors and acting skillfully

As part of the intercultural preparation for Belgium, participants will reflect on and understand both their own and Belgian behavior in an intercultural context under the professional guidance of Global Cultures’ experts. With the help of our experts’ innovative methodology, you will be able to better empathize with some of the “strange” behaviours you may encounter. As a result, participants of the intercultural training Belgium will be able to act appropriately and adapted in Belgium.

Global Cultures – diverse and practical preparation

Global Cultures’ wide range of services extends from general intercultural training in Belgium for short stays abroad to sector-specific intercultural troubleshooting – and therefore also has the ideal solution for your company! Global Cultures’ intercultural training courses in Belgium are specially tailored to the requirements of international companies and corporations. The focus is on practical relevance and the benefits for day-to-day business.

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 - examples of failed projects and joint ventures in Belgium
  • Typical mistakes: analysis and lessons learned
  • How to be one of the best: tactics and action strategy
2. Belgium- Fiction and truth

What influence does the Belgian mentality have on intercultural cooperation?

  • What makes Belgians so "Belgian" and why are they so different?
  • Reasons behind Actions: How can you better understand and interpret the behavior of your Belgian colleagues and business partners?
  • What makes Belgians "tick"? - Misleading due to assumed external similarities and geographical proximity
  • What historical events have shaped the Belgian mentality?
  • What influence does religion have on the norms and values of Belgians?
  • 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 Belgian 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? Concrete tips in intercultural training Belgium
4. cooperation with Belgium - 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?
  • Tried and tested strategies and tactics in intercultural training Belgium

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 Belgians 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 Belgians judge a foreign business partner by his clothes?
  • 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
    • "Family" - power orientation: What essential aspects of this corporate culture are important to you in the Belgian 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 Belgian business?
    • "Incubator" realization: Which facets of this category are particularly essential for Belgium?
  • Which combination of the 4 variants is most efficient for your company in Belgium?
  • Which factors and risks regarding corporate culture should be considered?
7 Long-term success
  • 6 phases of developing intercultural competence
  • What skills are crucial for adapting quickly to the working environment in Belgium?
  • What difficulties will the family face - how can you mitigate them? Useful skills in intercultural training Belgium
  • Culture shock - what can you do about it?
  • How long does the slightly depressive mood last and how do you deal with it?
  • How do partners and especially children deal with culture shock?
  • Development of an individual action plan for each participant of the intercultural training Belgium

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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 Belgium 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 Belgium 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 - examples of failed projects and joint ventures in Belgium
  • Typical mistakes: analysis and lessons learned
  • How to be one of the best: tactics and action strategy
2. Belgium- Fiction and truth

What influence does the Belgian mentality have on intercultural cooperation?

  • What makes Belgians so "Belgian" and why are they so different?
  • Reasons behind Actions: How can you better understand and interpret the behavior of your Belgian colleagues and business partners?
  • What makes Belgians "tick"? - Misleading due to assumed external similarities and geographical proximity
  • What historical events have shaped the Belgian mentality?
  • What influence does religion have on the norms and values of Belgians?
  • 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 Belgian 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? Concrete tips in intercultural training Belgium
4. cooperation with Belgium - 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?
  • Tried and tested strategies and tactics in intercultural training Belgium

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 Belgians 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 Belgians judge a foreign business partner by his clothes?
  • 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
    • "Family" - power orientation: What essential aspects of this corporate culture are important to you in the Belgian 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 Belgian business?
    • "Incubator" realization: Which facets of this category are particularly essential for Belgium?
  • Which combination of the 4 variants is most efficient for your company in Belgium?
  • Which factors and risks regarding corporate culture should be considered?
7 Long-term success
  • 6 phases of developing intercultural competence
  • What skills are crucial for adapting quickly to the working environment in Belgium?
  • What difficulties will the family face - how can you mitigate them? Useful skills in intercultural training Belgium
  • Culture shock - what can you do about it?
  • How long does the slightly depressive mood last and how do you deal with it?
  • How do partners and especially children deal with culture shock?
  • Development of an individual action plan for each participant of the intercultural training Belgium

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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

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

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

Request now

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