FREE Teleclass: Your Experience in Russia -- Success Tips

Join us for a FREE TELECLASS where we will provide you with information and tips on how to enjoy your expatriate or travel experience in Russia.

Whether you are working for a company, working for yourself or simply living in Russia as an expat, this free teleclass will help you understand why certain things happen in Russia, how to successfully bridge the culture gaps with your Russian friends and colleagues, and what you can do to make your life in Russia happy and successful.

This teleclass is en excerpt from a larger on-line cross-cultural training on living in Russia -- “Welcome to Russia”. In 60 minutes you will learn and discuss:

Lunch and Learn: Succeeding in Russia

When most companies extend overseas they work hard to make sure they know all the laws and regulations; they research opportunities and competition, and they map out their business strategy for the new market.

Yet very few companies take the time to learn the intricacies of the host culture and very few take that culture into account when doing business.  And, according to the recent Wall Street Journal article (Expanding Abroad? Avoid Cultural Gaffes) cultural mistakes and blunders can be very costly and time-consuming to fix.

Russia is the R in BRIC and it’s considered one of the largest consumer markets.  If you are doing business with Russia and/or plan to do so in the future, this Lunch and Learn program -- “Succeeding in Russia” -- will help you understand Russian cultural nuances and avoid cultural faux pas in a very cost-effective way.

This 60-minute program includes:

Working with a Stranger: Cross-Cultural Strategies for the Local Personnel

Most cross-cultural training is a one-way street. Expatriates get trained in how to work effectively in an foreign-to-them culture; they receive explanations as to why things happen the way they do; and they get an insight into both the behavior and the value system of their local colleagues.

Yet the local personnel almost never receives similar training on how to work with expatriates. So they work side by side with their foreign colleagues all the while guessing and not fully understanding why things are done a certain way. This often creates resistance, miscommunication, low employee morale, and a myriad of other problems for both the local staff and the expatriate managers. The result – low output, low efficiency, a frustrated workforce, and a less-than-possible success.

That's why cross-cultural training needs to become a two-way street.

Cultural Intelligence: The Tool to Success in any Culture

The Cultural Intelligence process is based on a premise that to succeed in the foreign-to-us culture we need to learn, appreciate, and honor cultural differences. Only by doing so we will be able to take full advantage of the competencies and abilities that colleagues of other cultures have to offer. Knowing each other and relating to each other will also prevent misunderstandings and conflicts that are often at the core of inefficient teamwork and partnerships.

The objective of the Cultural Intelligence Workshop is to provide you with tools to decipher the intricacies of a culture. At the end of this course participants will be able to:

• Practice culture awareness skills
• Create effective rapport with anyone anywhere
• Influence and lead teams/individuals of different cultures
• Increase personal effectiveness in cross-cultural environments
• Prevent conflicts and misunderstandings
• Truly understand people they interact with