Intercultural Teams—Communicating with Colleagues from Other Cultures

macrolearning

Communication is everything when it comes to successful cooperation, including in an intercultural context. However, conflicts or misunderstandings occur frequently, especially between people from different cultures. This e⁠-⁠training course discusses how to adapt one's own communication, criticism, and conflict behavior in an intercultural work context, and how to effectively overcome language barriers. Course participants learn how they can succeed in interacting with people from different cultures in a respectful and appreciative way.

What is a macrolearning?

Comprehensive soft skills training for in-depth personal development. Macrolearning is a classic elearning course with a completion time of approximately 50 minutes. As a particularly intensive form of digital development, macrolearning promotes soft skills and sharpens personal profiles. For a holistic learning journey, PINKTUM Macrolearnings can also be combined with suitable compact Microlearnings.

Teaser

Target group

  • employees who work together in intercultural teams

  • employees who want to acquire more knowledge about how to deal with colleagues from other cultures

  • Employees who want to communicate effectively within an international team

  • employees who work together on intercultural teams

  • employees who want to acquire more knowledge about how to interact with colleagues from other cultures

Learning objectives

  • Understanding the challenges of intercultural communication

  • Preventing conflicts and managing them successfully

  • Being able to adapt communication and critical behavior with regards to intercultural interactions

  • Being able to overcome language barriers effectively

  • Being able to interact with people from different cultures in a respectful and appreciative manner

Competencies

Coordinating
Demonstrating openness
Acting fairly and with integrity
Working within a network
Showing caution
Providing clarity
Resolving conflicts

Authoring tool

Rise

Methods

Animated illustrative videos
Enacted scenes
Transfer tasks
Key messages
Knowledge Check
Interactive elements
Moderated video lectures
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