Cultural coaching for enhanced cultural Intelligence, adaptability and performance
Individual coaching programs delivered one on one focus on developing broad cultural intelligence to enable the individual to identify, adapt, communicate and negotiate in a range of different cultural situations. Cultural coaching focuses on competencies required to improve the Cultural Intelligence of organisations, individuals and families. Outcomes of cultural coaching can be related to existing issues or needs to rapidly adapt between a variety of cultural contexts.
Issues may include;
- Managing employees from diverse cultural backgrounds
- Resolving conflict
- Negotiating contracts
- Developing partnerships
- Managing teams
- Marketing in other cultures
- Business travel in other cultures
Cultural coaching aims at creating an ability to quickly assess situations together with a skill-set that is portable across cultures.
Participants are introduced to a framework for understanding cultural differences and diversity issues.
A team leader managing a multi-cultural team may benefit from coaching which can provide an opportunity to review management styles, cultural communication skills and other inter-personal skills
Cultural Coaching can also be provided as a follow up to cross-cultural awareness training
On-going cultural coaching reinforces the training in the new location providing opportunities to discuss situations of cultural challenge or confusion and the strategies used to manage the situations. This can enhance the cross-cultural competencies learnt as well as assist with personal adaptation to the new location. Coping strategies, change management skills and family issues can be discussed and goals set to work through the adaptation and increase competence in the new environment.
