Global cultural intelligence with Philip Merry

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Working with people from different cultures is commonplace in today’s international business world. Joint ventures, inter-departmental teams, project teams, task teams, virtual teams – all depend on effective co-operation between people from different cultures for their success. Hence, it is vitally important that executives involved in these teams develop a high level of multi-cultural skills.

This December, the American Chamber of Commerce in Sri Lanka (AmCham) brings you Global Cultural Intelligence with Philip Merry. The workshop will be held on 7 December from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Galle Face Hotel.

Master Trainer Philip Merry will also cover the following topics during the workshop: identifying trigger cultural flashpoints local teams need to be aware of, learning how to build influence and rapport with other cultures; reconciling cultural differences; successfully selling across cultures, drive business results through enhanced Global Cultural Intelligence.

Merry is the CEO/Founder of Singapore’s PMCG. Philip used to live in Sri Lanka and has conducted leadership training in Colombo, Galle, Jaffna, Kandy, Trincomalee, Anuradhapura, Kurunegala and the Maldives. He has worked with global organizations for 37 years in 59 countries helping assess culture’s influence on teamwork, performance, conflict, JVs, leadership, partnership and bottom line success.

The workshop is sponsored by Vitrusa Ltd. and IFS R&D International Ltd., while the print media partner is Daily FT.

To register your corporate teams please contact Shashini at the AmCham Secretariat on 112300116/7 or email [email protected].

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