U of M Webinar | Communicating Across Cultures

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Today’s organizations face challenges like AI, globalization, and demographic shifts. Effective collaboration across diverse cultural groups, each with unique values, beliefs, and behaviors, is crucial for success. Future-focused organizations and growth-minded employees should prioritize intercultural competence, considering factors such as nationalities, languages, job functions, genders, and generations. Investing in better communication across cultures enhances leadership, inclusive teams, and employee engagement and productivity.

In this webinar, we:

-highlight the increasing importance of intercultural competence for individuals and teams.
-explore how our personal beliefs and behaviors might influence interactions.
-discuss relevant strategies to develop a cultural intelligence mindset.

Karin Goettsch, PhD, PCC, CPTD designs strategic talent and organizational development solutions for leaders, teams, and individuals. She consults and coaches on leadership development, high-performing global virtual teams, cultural and emotional intelligence, and communication capabilities.