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Successful Mergers, Acquisitions and Strategic Alliances: How to Bridge Corporate Cultures
by The acquisition has been signed! The big multinational (let’s call it Huge Inc) has finally acquired the smaller niche-market company (we’ll call it Small Inc) in order to pursue its strategic diversification. Small Inc teams are interested but not overjoyed even though it means much needed development resources. After all, many of the Small Inc [...]
Read More about Melting the Ice: First Post-Acquisition EncounterOnce leaders have identified their strengths and points for development with the CBS© self-assessment, ICM provides a set of tools, exercises, and simulations with individual feedback to allow participants to leverage strengths and reduce gaps in their Cultural Bridging Skills (CBS©). The seminar is highly interactive with a maximum of 6 to 9 participants per group.
During the CBS© Development Seminar, participants:
- Explore new cultures without feeling threatened;
- Raise their awareness of their own cultural background and personal limits;
- Gain confidence in taking calculated risks and making decisions outside of their “comfort zone”;
- Develop active listening and observation skills for clearer communication;
- Discover how to pursue business objectives while still demonstrating care and understanding for others;
- Focus on how to implement processes that facilitate common ground rules when working with people from other cultures;
- Learn to be at ease in a multi-lingual environment by adjusting their communication style to adapt to different language levels.