Advantages
- Successfully adapt to new environments
- Face the challenges of living in a foreign country
- Make sure their family get the support they need in a new
environment
- Understand the “whys” and “hows” behind foreign behaviors
- Solve communication problems that may arise in the new
country
Employee DKK 6.500
10 Employees DKK 50.000
Introduction
A 2-day workshop focusing on cross cultural awareness and
adaptability, cultural differences, organisational culture,
building network and creating a satisfying family life. Taking care
of the expat challenge Life in Denmark provides the expat with the
tools and knowledge for a proper adjustment.
“How do I prepare me and my family for living and working
abroad?”
More than 60% of people who undertake moving to a new country to
work for an extended period of time underperform, return early or
experience various social and personal problems.
Expatriation is expensive in terms of actual and hidden costs.
Actual costs are often over 50,000 Euros. Hidden costs, e.g.
reduced productivity, loss of talent, replacement of key personnel,
can be substantially more. There’s a lot at stake for both the
expatriate and the organization.
Great performers don’t automatically make good expatriates
The Life Abroad program is developmental and practical.
Successful expatriation requires sensitivity, flexibility, openness
and a will to succeed. Participants will be provided with feedback
on their strengths and weaknesses in relation to their Cross
Cultural Adaptability. Cultural sensitivity is developed by
exploring differences in cultural preferences including a direct
comparison of own cultural characteristics to the target
culture.
Culture-Shock is a perfectly normal psychological, attitudinal
and even physical reaction to unfamiliar environments. In this
course we deal with the challenges that bring about moving to a new
country. This country may be just across the border or on the other
side of the world. None is immune to culture-shock. It is a total
immersion phenomenon and you need to be prepared for it.
Moving families requires special considerations
“One of the key factors for a successful expatriation is
creating a supportive social environment. When families move
abroad, it is important to consider the problem from a much broader
perspective. Most organizations fail to take social and personal
factors into consideration.”, Skip Bowman, Cross Cultural and
Expatriate Specialist
- The 2-day workshop includes
- Cultural Intelligence
- Expat Challenge
- Culture Shock
- Emotional Resilience - Managing the Change
- Cultural Preferences and Organizational Culture
- Cultural Characteristics Survey (CCS)
- Communicating Across Cultures
- Preparedness Assessment - Development Plan
- Cross Cultural Adaptability Inventory (CCAI)
- Family, Partners, Social Life
- Integration Needs Pyramid
Methods
Training is participatory, interactive and participant-centered
applied to the specific countries concerned. Case studies, group
discussions, role-play, dilemmas and task oriented activities are
actively used as tools. This is complemented by short inputs and
exercises. The theoretical frameworks broaden the scope of the
participants’ learning, offering opportunities to analyse the
different characteristic cultural behaviors.
