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Global Assignment Success
1- and 2-day Programs
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To help ensure your international assignments are a success, Intercultural Aim offers training programs before you leave home, or upon your arrival in your host country. Take aim and be intentional about building new intercultural skills and managing the family adjustment as you navigate cultures. Plan to thrive and gain all the benefits your new challenge presents.
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Training topics include:
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Understanding culture and how it influences perceptions, values, attitudes and behaviors
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Recognizing cultural differences and communication styles in order to better manage working and living in a new culture
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Exploring business practices across cultures
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Strategies for managing culture shock
Personalized programs address needs specific to this move, and aim to meet your specific professional and personal needs.
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In addition to training, we offer ongoing coaching support to meet your changing needs.
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Settling-In to Minnesota
Programs to fit your schedule
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Intercultural Aim is here to help get you settled-in. Providing case-by-case assistance including:
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home finding
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banking
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social security cards
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school selection
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area orientation
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We can answer your questions about the US health care system, shopping, recreation, transportation, and how to get a driver's license.
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Let us be your first friendly "Minnesota Nice" face and the support you need to make the best decisions about your new home, neighborhood, and school.
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Communicating Across Cultures
Customized Programs
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It is imperative for members of a multicultural team to understand how cultural values and behaviors affect the workplace. Take aim toward investing in cultural communication training to minimize misunderstandings and improve productivity and efficiency.
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Our customized, interactive programs lead participants to:
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discover their own cultural history and how if affects interactions with colleagues
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enhance with awareness and understanding of specific cultural values
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aim to improve two-way understanding when communicating across cultures
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learn about communication styles, non-verbal communication, virtual communication, and using humor
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identify differences between low context and high context communication
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build confidence to adapt their communication style
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Assessment Tools:
The Intercultural Conflict Style Inventory (ICS) provides insight into your preferred approach for communicating and resolving conflict. Knowledge about your own style, and alternative styles, improves your ability to manage conflict and resolve disagreements in a productive manner.
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Building Global Skills
Customized Programs
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Intercultural competence does not just happen, but can be essential for:
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intercultural effectiveness,
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international job performance,
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diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts,
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cross-cultural adaptation and adjustment,
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immigration and refugee concerns,
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tourism, and
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study abroad programs.
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Take aim and be intentional toward the lifelong process of developing intercultural competence. Our customized programs help you map your progress from new perspectives and attitudes, to cultural self-awareness and knowledge, to effective and appropriate behaviros and communication in cultural situations.
he Intercultural Conflict Style Inventory (ICS) provides insight into your preferred approach for communicating and resolving conflict. Knowledge about your own style, and alternative styles, improves your ability to manage conflict and resolve disagreements in a productive manner.
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Special Events:
Looking for an interactive cultural activity for a team-building or club event? Intercultural Aim is available to facilitate an engaging and impactful presentation.
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Assessment Tools:
The Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI) can be a first step in developing your intercultural competence. As a Qualified Administrator, Amy can walk you through this process and provide your personalized Intercultural Development Plan (IDP). The IDI can be designed for individual, team, or organizational development.
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