Training Programme

Working more efficiently in a multicultural team (Japanese and Europeans)

This programme will help European and Japanese colleagues to better work together by understanding and adapting to cultural differences. We spend the morning in two separate groups, Japanese and non-Japanese, to allow each group to express their opinions candidly amongst themselves, as well as to obtain a good understanding of the subject in their own language. In the afternoon, the groups are brought together to apply what they have learned.

Duration: 1 day; ½ day in separate groups (Japanese and non-Japanese) + ½ day in mixed group

Audience: European and Japanese employees. There is no prerequisite for attending this program. Nevertheless, we recommend that participants have at least six months of work experience in the organization before attending the programme.

Languages: The programme is delivered in English, German, French or Dutch and Japanese

Programme:
The program will follow the methodology Know Yourself, Know Them, Be Yourself.
In Know Yourself, we introduce the impacts of culture in international business and examine our own cultural preferences and assumptions.
In Know Them, we acquire a deeper understanding of the other culture. We learn the facts behind the culture, including the influence of history, geography, religion, and education. We look at differences in the workplace (among others communication style, meetings, decision making) and explore how they can be overcome.
In Be Yourself, we come together as one group and learn how to adapt and work better together. Participants work in mixed groups on case studies or team building exercises and determine their own best practices.

The trainers will illustrate the points discussed with examples from their own experience.

Expected Outcomes: By the end of the training, the participants will:

• Be able to identify and reconcile cultural differences at their workplace
• Have acquired a good understanding of Japanese and European culture and their respective ways of working
• Have improved cross-cultural communication skills and learned to use those skills to work across cultures more efficiently

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