More and more companies are moving to Agile methodologies to deliver their projects and products more effectively, more cheaply and with a quicker turnaround period.
The Agile philosophy promotes collective input from clients and customers to deliver faster high-quality value, improve customer satisfaction, and build a company culture of continuous improvement. Agile encourages open communication, feedback exchange, and constant knowledge sharing through collaboration to achieve these. Agile principles need a company culture that supports:
If a company is adopting an Agile methodology like the Scrum framework, it needs to ensure that the existing culture in the company is compatible and supports Agile principles. The company also needs to ensure that the national cultural values of different geographical teams are considered when implementing Agile.
Learn from the World’s leading specialists of country-specific and cultural awareness training.
We truly understand the repercussions of the inability to fully understand the cultural expectations of clients in another country. It will make it much more difficult to service that client as effectively as possible, inevitably leading to a fall in sales, impacting profitability. We’re passionate about improving processes within the company to maximise return.
We operate in multiple geographies and our full-time consultants are specialists in key countries and areas where you operate. With years of international experience, out team can help you not only with cultural issues but with any commercial challenges, too.
Global Business Culture works with your company to create a truly bespoke approach to a training program. We want to understand exactly what your challenges are so we can deliver the right material for you, your team, and your clients.
We have helped clients cascade learning at scale through our digital learning expertise. Global Business Culture can present you with ‘off-the-shelf’ digital learning solutions as well as customised elearning programs tailored to the specific needs of your organisation.
At Global Business Culture we strongly believe that improving levels of cultural fluency within the employee base can help boost efficiencies at any organisation which works cross-border.
Many of our clients have been with us for more than 20 years and rely on us for both learning and development input and market entry expertise.
A UK-based healthcare software company faced communication challenges between its multicultural teams in the UK and India, affecting project delivery. Global Business Culture implemented a two-phase program to enhance collaboration. Phase 1 involved cultural training for each team, while Phase 2 brought both teams together to develop solutions. The program resulted in a practical action plan, improved team interactions, and received high praise with a 4.7 out of 5 feedback score. The company plans to expand the initiative to other teams.
A German automotive R&D company with an engineering unit in India sought cross-cultural training to improve collaboration between Indian and German teams. Global Business Culture delivered a customized program addressing cultural differences in hierarchy, identity, and communication. The training helped Indian employees better understand German working styles, leading to improved cross-country interactions. Participants praised the program’s practical strategies and actionable insights for fostering stronger global partnerships.
A global law firm sought to enhance cross-border collaboration by fostering cultural fluency across its offices in over 20 countries. To address potential cultural barriers, Global Business Culture developed a long-term training program for partners, associates, and support staff. Initially, in-person workshops were held in the UK, but COVID-19 prompted a shift to online sessions, which mixed employees from various global offices. This approach has been highly successful and continues to be a key factor in the firm’s globalization efforts.
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