K2C Advantages
Keys 2 Culture recognizes that you are looking for a cross-cultural learning and development program that offers the best advantages to you and your organization. Our excellent combination of program design, coaching, training and real-world experience prepares you for the challenges of a global economy. K2C provides several key benefits that will help you and your organization:
- Prepare for Success in the New World-of-Work
- Expand Cross-Cultural Competencies
- Develop Strategic Cross-Cultural Skills
- Cultivate an Intercultural Mindset
Ultimately, these benefits will lead to improved job-related work performance, better business results and a competitive advantage.
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Nigel Ewington, Director of Worldwork Ltd. on Why We Need Intercultural Skills
Success in the New World-of-Work
Characterized by cross-cultural challenges and a virtual environment, the world-of-work is rapidly changing. K2C will accelerate a ‘real change’ in the behaviors and actions of your employees through a disciplined process for the development of a new skill set for the global economy. They will be able to learn and apply these new competencies to their personal roles and responsibilities within this demanding context. K2C will help prepare your organization for success in this new world-of-work.
Cross-Cultural Competence
K2C emphasizes the importance of understanding and developing the skill set needed to work in today’s global economy. Through our flexible, personalized learning approach, your employees will develop and improve new job-related cross-cultural competencies. Your staff will rapidly grow the capabilities for improved performance and greater success on multicultural and virtual teams.
Strategic Cross-Cultural Skills
Managing the development of a skilled workforce is especially challenging for global enterprises. K2C will collaborate with you to identify the most critical skills your organization needs for success in multi-cultural and international environments. Our structured program will address your highest priorities and will culminate with a personal development plan that is actionable and relevant to an individual's cross-cultural work role and consistent with your business goals. K2C will help you build a competent workforce for the global economy.
An Intercultural Mindset
Globalization offers exciting opportunities for growth and success. K2C will encourage reflection on the thinking and attitudes about cultural differences that are counterintuitive and create serious barriers to realizing these opportunities. Your employees will gain an enlightened viewpoint and a greater ability to envision and act on the positive possibilities of globalization. K2C will help your organization develop the wisdom and knowledge to create valuable work relationships and partnerships across cultures.
What You Can Expect from a Keys 2 Culture Program
K2C delivers a 2-day learning program and personalized coaching service, combined with pre and post session work to:
- Increase your cultural awareness
- Provide insights to improve your cross-cultural communication, global team skills, and key intercultural competencies
- Encourage behavior changes relative to your work responsibilities within an international context
Testimonials
"Sue, you are the most superb teacher and guide. I am very privileged."
-Elspeth Fink Jensen
International Consultants Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
"Throughout the years, Diane has demonstrated a great passion for continuing education, openness, patience, and a sincere respect for partnership and team work. Diane always challenged us to do better…
Thanks in large measure to Diane’s engagement and to our shared vision for global engineering education, we at Michigan Engineering have come a long way in extending the talents and capabilities of our faculty to working professionals around the world."
-Dr. S. Jack Hu
Assoc. Dean, Academic Affairs, College of Engineering, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor
"I attended Sue Bray’s workshop “Managing the Challenges of Global Work Teams”... I did not anticipate the broader application to my day-to-day interactions with students, faculty, and administrators in my roles as professor and an associate dean...My only regret is that I wish the workshop had been longer to explore all my new questions!"
-Dr. Brian M. Argrow
Assoc. Dean for Education, College of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Colorado at Boulder
“I have known Diane and Sue through our mutual work in continuing engineering education for many years and consider them to be thought leaders in the design and delivery of high quality programs for working professionals.
I have no doubt that Keys 2 Culture will draw on their rich corporate and university experience to provide outstanding educational programs for individuals and organizations that seek to work more effectively in the global market.
In addition, they are a great pair to work with – personable, reliable and very competent.”
-Andy DiPaolo
Exec. Director,Stanford Center for Professional Development
