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Cross-cultural management training

An in-depth training on how to manage international teams and international projects — joint ventures, setting up subsidiaries and similar — successfully, with genuine understanding of the other culture. Especially important when you hire employees from other cultures. Based on Meyer, Hofstede and Schwartz, with first-hand experience from cross-cultural teams and businesses: from Germany and the EU via Russia, the USA and South America to Africa, India and Pakistan.

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WHO IS IT FOR?

Who is this training for?

This training fits if any of the following applies:

  • You lead or plan an international team, joint venture or subsidiary
  • You hire employees from other cultures and want onboarding and leadership to be culturally sensitive
  • Negotiations or projects with international partners move slowly — and you suspect cultural reasons
  • You are expanding into a new cultural region and want to avoid the most expensive misunderstandings

CONTENT & FORMAT

How does the training work?

Duration: 1.5–2 days (4 sessions × 3 h) — on-site at your premises or online. Audience: leaders, project leads and international teams.

  • Session 1 — The map: cultural dimensions (3 h)

    • Hofstede: power distance, individualism, uncertainty avoidance, long-term orientation
    • Erin Meyer (Culture Map): communicating, evaluating, leading, deciding, trusting, scheduling
    • Schwartz: the values circle and motivation across cultures
    • Limits of the models: map, not pigeonhole

  • Session 2 — Regional practice: first-hand experience (3 h)

    • Germany/EU internally, Russia & Eastern Europe, USA, South America, Africa, India & Pakistan
    • Per region: communication style, hierarchy and time, negotiation logic
    • Typical misunderstandings from real projects — and how to resolve them

  • Session 3 — Leading international teams (3 h)

    • Hiring and integrating across cultures: reading interviews, culturally sensitive onboarding
    • Managing mixed teams: meetings, feedback and decisions that work for all cultures
    • Remote & time zones: communication rules that work across cultures

  • Session 4 — International projects & structures (3 h)

    • Joint ventures & subsidiaries: cultural due diligence, workable governance
    • Negotiating across cultures: pace, relationship-building, saving face
    • Practical part: cultural risk analysis for your own international initiative

OUTCOMES

What do you take away?

  • Confidence with international partners, teams and new hires — evidence-based, not anecdotal
  • Concrete playbooks per region for communication, leadership and negotiation
  • Spot cultural risks early — before they cost you a joint venture or key hire
  • A started cultural risk analysis for your own international initiative

PRICE (EXCL. VAT)

What does the training cost?

Bookable for individual employees, small groups or the whole team — from 8 people the capped team flat rate applies.

  • Individual

    3.475 €
    Base price for the first person.

  • Small group

    +875 € per additional participant
    You only pay for people who actually attend.

  • Whole team

    9.875 € flat rate from 8 people
    Capped — additional participants cost no more.

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VALUE IN COMPARISON

Team training below typical on-site prices

On-site seminars on the market: 2,500–4,000 € per group. Beraterium team flat rates: 9,395–9,875 € capped — incl. preparation, follow-up and transfer.

  • Corporate experience and practice: Till Blania and Peter Münstermann facilitate personally — from their own cases, not textbook examples.
  • Evidence-based and proven in practice: methods from aviation, risk management and cross-cultural research — broken down for SMEs.
  • Team training (SCH-04–06) below typical on-site prices (2,500–4,000 €).

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Frequently asked questions

Who is cross-cultural management training for?

Leaders, project leads and teams with an international dimension — from international teams via joint ventures and subsidiary setups to hiring employees from other cultures.

What does the training cost?

3,475 € for the first person, plus 875 € for each additional person. From 8 people the capped flat rate of 9,875 € applies. All prices excl. VAT

Which models is the training based on?

Three established culture models: Erin Meyer's Culture Map, Hofstede's cultural dimensions and Schwartz's values theory — combined with first-hand experience from real cross-cultural teams and projects from Germany/EU via Russia, the USA and South America to Africa, India and Pakistan.

Which regions does the training cover?

Germany/EU (including underestimated internal differences), Russia and Eastern Europe, the USA, South America, Africa, and India and Pakistan. On request we focus on the regions you work with directly.

How long is the training?

1.5 to 2 days with four sessions of 3 hours each — on-site or online. In the practical part participants create a cultural risk analysis for their own international initiative.

Manage international teams with cultural understanding

In a free intro call we clarify regional focus, team size and date — no obligation, 30 minutes.

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