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Certification courses in intercultural
management
Info Webinar
Intercultural management
1. About the Hofstede Centre
2. Introduction to ICM
3. The certification course
4. The Accredited Practitioner and Accredited Lecturer
5. Organisational culture
6. About itim International
7. Contact information
Egbert Schram
Managing Director of the Hofstede
Centre and itim international.
Dutch-Frisian by birth, Egbert has worked in a.o. Belgium, Germany, Russia, Sweden, the Netherlands, and Finland, where he currently lives.
He has close to 10 years’ experience on International HRD and guides tens of consultants, trainers and coaches in realizing organisational and personal development projects.
About The Hofstede Centre
Our goal is to translate Hofstede´s legacy into daily management practices and
advance the research into culture´s impact on the bottom line results of
organizations.
Location: Helsinki
Founder: Bob Waisfisz
Managing Director: Egbert Schram
About our certification agents
Bob Waisfisz
Karin Fasse (OC)
Chika Miyamori
Miguel Gurrola
”Performance depends on the fit between
strategy and culture. First you need to
know where you want to go, but where you
want to go has to fit with your culture”
PRACTISES
Symbols
Heroes
Rituals
Values
Greetings, Meeting, Religion
Words, Gestures, Images or Objects
Role-models of society alive or dead, fictional or real
Cartoon figures, Founder, Discoverers
National Culture
Organisational Culture
Different levels of culture
”the collective programming of
the mind with which one
group distinguishes itself from
another”
Prof. Dr. Geert Hofstede
Definition of Culture
How can it be applied?
• Let´s look at two examples* comparing a few countries
1. Guiding principles of an organisation
2. Being an effective boss
*Material on 40 work related practices
UK Russia GermanySpainChinaFinland
Value differences between countries can be explained by six “dimensions of culture”
+Power distance +Individualism versus Collectivism +Masculinity versus Femininity +Uncertainty avoidance +Long term Pragmatic versus short term Normative+Indulgence versus Restraint
The 6-D model on national culture (by Geert Hofstede and Michael Minkov)
Certification course in
Intercultural managemento Directed at practitioners who join the itim International
Network
o Pre-course study required
o Course spread out over 5 days (36 hours on site)
o Combination of lectures, case studies and simulations
Actively work on properly understanding the dimensions
and the combinations of the dimensions in order to
develop and assist clients with real life challenges
Costs: 5500 euros*
.*Included: Training materials, refreshments, snacks and lunches and
two dinners are included in the price.
Not included: (travel expenses, hotel, activities, additional dinners,
applicable VAT
Benefits • The ability to work under the strong brand of itim International, to use its
references and to get assignments from itim’s headquarters
• Getting deep insight into the 6-D Model of Hofstede
• Navigating the topic of culture and management, based on combinations of the 6 dimensions both on a theoretical and practical level
• Access to all our materials, such as case studies, exercises, presentations, background information and P.R. materials
• Platform to exchange and interact with experienced intercultural and management colleagues
• Opportunity to further develop mutual understanding and respect among people from different cultural backgrounds
• Invitation to the annual conferences organised by itim International, focused on the exchange of information among colleagues and focused on the latest cultural insights
• Receiving certification to show that you are sufficiently knowledgeable to service your clients as a lecturer, trainer and consultant based on Hofstede’s 6-D Model and its applications
About itim International
Itim International is a cultural transformation expert group, enabling managers to go beyond cultural awareness and enabling managers to use culture as tool of management.
We do this by using a unique and proven framework (the Hofstede 6-D Model and Multifocus model), which works independently of business and country so that managers get reinsurance and guidance on how do to a better job and be more effective by using their cultural assets. We are the only ones who are commercially endorsed by Prof. Hofstede in applying both models.
Over 70 Culture & Management Consultants
in 32 countries and 30 years of experience
We were founded in 1985 by Bob Waisfisz with the assistance of Prof. Dr. Geert Hofstede
Join the itim Network
ITIM NETWORK
Itim consultants are people who believe in the necessity of creating cultural competence. We are highly selective so that we can ensure that each member will fulfil the needs of our clients by having the best consultants for your organisation. The people who join us all have outstanding cultural knowledge, a wide variety of experience of both working and living internationally and a strong record of consulting experiences and skills.
ITIM CONSULTANTS:
+ Have high standards of professionalism and intercultural empathy
+ Possess strong didactical skills and are able to generate creative, innovative and practical ideas
+ Are fluent in several languages, both written and verbally
+ Have lived and worked in at least two countries outside of their home country
+ Have strong commercial skills
In addition to these basic requirements, we also value personal attributes such as integrity, openness, sensitivity and a strong sense of initiative.
Itim consultants are a unique blend of consultant, trainer, coach and sales professional
5 easy steps
STEP 1 ITIM NETWORK
Send CV and Motivation letter at [email protected]
Step 2
Interview with itim’s managing director
Step 3
Sign the contract, officially register and participate to the course
Step 4
Observe a training/consulting
Step 5
Be observed consulting/training
Certification Course
ACCREDITED PRACTITIONER
Focus on change managers and consultants
May 18-22, USA
July 27-31, The Netherlands
November 9-13, Italy
February 22-26, 2016, UK
Price : 5500 euros
ACCREDITED LECTURER
Getting theoretical insight into The Hofstede´s
Model on Strategy, Culture and Change that goes
beyond the publications by Hofstede in comparison with other approaches.
May 18, Marlborough
July 27, Leiden
November 9, Italy
February 22, 2016, UK
Price : 750 euros
Organisational Culture Intercultural Management
ACCREDITED PRACTITIONER
Focus on managers and consultants
September 21-25 ,2015 Helsinki
Mars 7-11, 2016, Helsinki
Price : 5500 euros
ACCREDITED LECTURER
Getting theoretical insight into The Hofstede´s
Model on National Culture
September 21, 2015 Helsinki
Mars 7, 2016, Helsinki
Price : 750 euros
Online solutions
E-Learning Sign up for an online course and benefit from the experience of our consultants. Watch the videos, read the articles provided and complete the tasks given to you every week. Interact with your consultant and the other participants throughout the course and gain valuable and readily applicable knowledge.
https://eliademy.com/catalog/essentials-in-intercultural-management-public.html
Online solutions
OCS LightGet the most out of social, educational and professional situations by empowering them with cross-cultural competence specific to their experience abroad
Prices from 5,90 per person (student) up to 25,90 euros (managers)
http://geert-hofstede.com/organisational-culture-scan-light.html
Online solutions
Culture Compass Get the most out of social, educational and professional situations by empowering them with cross-cultural competence specific to their experience abroad
Prices from 5,90 per person (student) up to 25,90 euros (managers)
http://geert-hofstede.com/cultural-survey.html
Contact us
For more information on the country value scores go to:
www.geert-hofstede.com and/or visit www.itim.org
And remember:
Culture is a group process which describes certain tendencies in
society and organisations, nothing more, nothing less.
+358 45 1375007