Cross-cultural training takes a new high
Organisations, in an endeavour to address the need of the growing expat population, are introducing cross-cultural training programmes to make them accustomed to the new work environment.
With a booming Indian economy and organisations positioning themselves as global players, the global marketplace has become truly competitive. With the competence bar being raised every quarter, organisations have started including training and development costs in their budgets. Cross-cultural training is a training programme being introduced in organisations for their expat workforce, as it is more important than ever for the management to understand the differences not only in time zone and language, but also customs and culture.
With global boundary lines diminishing and relocation of employees becoming common, managing their relocation in terms of investments is not the only aspect organisations are apprehensive about. They need to make sure that their ambassadors (read: employees) are prepared in every facet so that they work in tandem with the organisation's vision. "Developing a global cultural competency framework is one of the most challenging aspects of working globally. In order to avoid cultural misunderstanding