Sessions

Concurrent Session
Building a Global Mindset for the 21st Century Organization
Convention Center: 209
Monday 06/20/2016 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM   Add to calendar
1.25 SHRM PDCs, 1.25 Global Credit | Competencies: Relationship Management, Global & Cultural Effectiveness | Intended Audience: Senior-Level
Workplace Application:
Learn the role of culture in the 21st century global workplace and the critical cultural dimensions that all global managers need in order to effectively work with colleagues abroad, and HR’s role in advancing this understanding. 

Achieving success in the 21st century requires mastery of a “global mindset”. Today, the competitive advantage goes to those businesses and individuals who can translate their core expertise across cultures, who develop their leadership skills with an understanding of global and local cultural needs, and who know how to manage according to local cultural expectations. It is HR’s responsibility to lead the vanguard of global mindset development for the entire organization. In this session you will:

·         Develop a clear vision of what defines cross-cultural success for a truly global organization and how to get there, both personally and organizationally. 

·         Learn about the 12 basic cross-cultural dimensions that affect all business behaviors in any culture, and how to communicate
          and manage across these dimensions in order to function more effectively with your colleagues around the world. 

·         Explore key major cultures of concern and determine appropriate management and communication tactics for working more
          effectively with your colleagues in these countries.

·         Learn about HR’s unique role in advancing this process and some best practices for implementing ‘global mindset’
          development within your organization.

Dean Foster Photo
Presenter:
Dean Foster, president and founder,
DFA Intercultural Global Solutions, LLC