Craig StortiIn the age of global business intercultural insensitivity is not only foolish it is expensive.
Our Services
Target Groups
Our target groups are:
- Executives
- Experts in project teams
- Expats prior to an assignment
- Healthcare professionals
- Engineers and service technicians
- Facility management and trade fair staff
- Export staff between production and customer
Topics
We offer consulting tailored to your individual project needs, with an emphasis on the following topics:
- Cross Cultural Management Competency
- Negotiating Internationally
- Cross Cultural Awareness
- Intercultural Management Arab Region
- Go beyond borders: Teams in the age of globalization
- Business guests from the Arab Region
- Successful trade fairs in the Arab Region
- International Assignments
- Living and Working in Arabia, Australia, USA, Germany
The Icing on the Cake - Knowledge Enhancement
Geopolitical events influence the context in which business can develop and thrive, and how our business partners live and work. If we want to understand them in order to work better together, we need to understand where they come from and the intricacies of their world within the global context.
This is why I have developed presentations which can be delivered digitally in sessions of 60 or 90 minutes. They include a live presentation about a specific topic. Participants learn useful historical and geopolitical facts which are relevant for working well with Arab partners.
A Q&A’s session follows, and materials to test and consolidate knowledge are provided. Available languages are English, French, and German.
Examples of Topics:
- The Relevance of the Middle East in the 21st Century
- The “Shiite Axis” - Iran, Iraq, Syria and Lebanon
- Power in the Arabian Gulf - Three Princes
- Turkey’s Ambitions in the Eastern Mediterranean?
- Key Ethnic and Religious Groups
- Iran and China - A Pact for 25 years?
Special Programs
We have developed special programs for specific client groups:
- Arabia for Executives – "Just in Time" Management Briefing
- Arabia for Engineers
- Intercultural Project Management
- Cross Cultural Management for Medicine and Healthcare Industry
- Businesswomen International
- "Attending the Right Way to Arab Clients"
OUR TOPICS
Cross Cultural Management Competency
Communicating successfully with people from other cultures means finding and developing common ground.
This assumes the ability and readiness to acquire culture-specific perceptions and characteristics.
Negotiating Internationally
In the virtual world, the importance of intercultural negotiations is even greater: Here, negotiation skills and the individual negotiating style play a special role in overcoming challenges and resolving conflicts.
Cross Cultural Awareness
Cultural differences have an impact on communication and cooperation. This is why it is important to have access to the culture of the partners in
order to understand their patterns of behavior, their actions and their decision-making processes.
Intercultural Management Arab Region
If you wish to work successfully in an Arab country and with Arab partners, you will need knowledge about the country and the culture,
as well as excellent communication with business partners and employees.
"Go Beyond Borders" – Teams in the Age of Globalization
Working together with teams in different countries and from different cultures requires team leaders with excellent communication skills and exceptional knowledge.
Business Guests from the Arab Region
Whether investors, employees, delegations or trade fairs' participants and visitors, many Arab businesspeople spend time in Germany.
Good intercultural preparation leads to smooth processes and avoiding embarrassing and costly faux-pas.
Successful Trade Fairs in the Arab Region & Germany
Culture plays a major role in your trade fair participation, and success is determined by complying with various cultural factors.
International Assignments
Getting to know the target culture and country, as well as the ability to skillfully communicate with people
from other backgrounds are pre-conditions for successful international assignments and for avoiding the expensive "early return" of the expatriate.
Living and working in the Arab Region
Germany enjoys an outstanding reputation in the Arab Region. "Made in Germany" is a seal of quality that guarantees excellence and reliability. Good intercultural preparation will ensure your successful stay!
Living and working in Australia
With a large population of skilled workers, English as working language, and the geographical closeness to the rapidly expanding Asian markets,
Australia has become a very attractive business location for German companies.
Living and Working in USA
For German companies, the United States of America are still one of the most important trade partners.
But even though things appear to be familiar and simple on the surface, there are major cultural differences between the two countries.
Living and Working in Germany
More and more executives and specialists from abroad are working in Germany. Good intercultural training and preparation
greatly contribute to their successful international assignment as well as that of their partners, spouses and children.
SPECIAL PROGRAMS
Arabia for Executives – "Just in Time" Management Briefing
First or strategy meetings are often a real challenge for the whole management team. Our recommendation:
Compact preparation shortly before the scheduled meeting!
Arabia for Engineers
Engineers are increasingly involved in projects worldwide, along with international teams and new, specific requirements.
This calls for conscious perception and sensitivity in behavior which allow the engineer to identify, avoid,
and remove culturally related misunderstandings. With this strategy, projects are bound to succeed.
Intercultural Project Management
Successful projects in the Arab region require excellent logistics, motivated team members, and a deep understanding of the market specifics, especially communication.