Why Intercultural Training?

Adjusting for Success

Businesses make significant investments in moving employees across international borders. Without adequate preparation, the result can be unsatisfactory for both employee and employer.

Caffarella Cross Cultural can prepare employees to make the adjustments necessary for a successful assignment, maximising the return on investment.

Why do we need a cross-cultural program?

A comprehensive cross-cultural program will prepare employees to quickly adjust to their new business culture and local surroundings:

Benefits Risks
  • Quicker adjustment and cultural understanding reduces the learning curve to effectiveness in the workplace.
  • An effective program will increase the family’s adjustment and reduce stress on the employee.
  • A cross-cultural program will deepen participants’ cultural awareness, allowing for a rewarding and meaningful experience.
  • It is very difficult to salvage an assignment where the employee has made key mistakes in relations with new colleagues and business partners.
  • The cost of a failed assignment can be substantial to the business, the project and the local office.
  • The risk is great to the employee, his/her career and to the family if the assignment fails.

A successful international assignment can be achieved when the employee has:

  • Awareness of different cultural values and how they affect behaviour
  • Understanding of local cultural values
  • Comprehension of how to communicate cross culturally; both verbally and non-verbally
  • Strategies to manage Culture Adjustment
  • Insight into the local Business Culture
  • Support for partner and family transition
  • Practical living information & country overview

My programs are designed to not only shorten the participants’ adjustment period to this international assignment, but to also provide a framework to understand other cultures and be successful in a multicultural workplace environment.

A resource person relevant to the profession and career level can be brought in for insight into the local business culture.