A Highly Interactive Training Course On

Leading Global Organisations

Managing the Complex Challenges of Globalisation

Leading Global Organisations
Course Schedule

CLASSROOM

27-31 Jan 2025
Dubai
$5,950
14-18 Apr 2025
Dubai
$5,950
21-25 Jul 2025
Dubai
$5,950
01-05 Sep 2025
Rome
$5,950
03-07 Nov 2025
London
$5,950
Certificate
  • Coventry Academy Certificate of Attendance will be provided to delegates who attend and complete the course

Training Overview

Training Overview

Managing global teams in today's diverse business landscape, where members operate across various time zones and cultural backgrounds, presents significant challenges for leaders. Understanding how cultural nuances impact team dynamics, customer expectations, and organizational longevity is crucial for effective leadership and strategic decision-making.

The Coventry Academy training course is designed to equip delegates with essential skills to navigate cultural complexities and bridge the invisible barriers that often separate global teams. Participants will gain practical tools and techniques for assessing cultural differences, adopting appropriate leadership styles for virtual teams, and managing diversity to foster cohesive and high-performing teams that contribute positively to organizational goals. The course also addresses strategies for meeting diverse customer expectations across different countries and developing actionable global marketing plans that align with local cultural contexts.

By attending this training, leaders and managers will enhance their capability to lead and collaborate effectively in global environments, leveraging cultural diversity as a strategic advantage rather than a barrier. They will be equipped to implement practical solutions that promote team cohesion, enhance customer satisfaction, and drive business success on a global scale.

What are the goals?

By attending this training course delegates will be able to:

  • Recognise and Respond to the Global Challenge Facing Their Organisation
  • Develop a Corporate Culture that Supports High Performance, Loyalty and Motivation
  • Lead a Virtual Team Located in Various Time Zones, Continents and Cultures
  • Understand how to Deliver Customer Expectations in Different Cultures and Countries
  • Develop a Global Marketing Plan Tailored to Customers/Clients in a Variety of Countries

Who is this Training Course for?

This Coventry Academy training course is suitable for:

  • Executives Who Lead Virtual Teams with Members Based in Different Countries, Regions or Time Zones
  • Executives Whose Teams are Expanding into New Markets, Countries or Regions
  • Executives in Companies That are Transforming Into Global Organisations
  • Managers in Global Organisations Who Have Been Identified as Having Potential for Promotion to a Leadership Role

The Course Content

Day One: Understanding the Challenges of Globalisation
  • The biggest challenges facing global businesses over the next 12 months
  • Responding to global business challenges: culture, ethics, legislation and regulation, technical
  • Building a sustainable business in the face of political instability, weather extremes, disruptive technology, declining productivity, falling economic growth
  • Managing uncertainty and embracing change
  • Global sustainability: creating strategic alignment, maximising value and controlling overhead costs
  • Bridging cultures: working between traditional and emerging markets
Day Two: Overcoming Cultural Barriers
  • Corporate global culture versus locally-appropriate cultures in each region
  • Understanding how and when to create one culture from many
  • Leading culture change in global organisations
  • Aligning culture and strategy globally and locally
  • Encouraging respect for diversity and valuing differences
  • Overcoming the barriers of language, misunderstandings and expectations
Day Three: Leading Virtual Global Teams
  • Creating and leading a high-performance team across borders and cultures
  • The skillsets and competencies of successful global leaders
  • Ensuring managers develop the skills to lead in a global organisation
  • Improving the quality and speed of decision making
  • Building relationships of trust in virtual teams
  • Ensuring customer facing front line staff feel supported
Day Four: Meeting Customer Expectations in Different Countries
  • Identifying customer needs in different regions
  • Understanding cultural diversity in creating positive customer experience
  • Adapting customer service to customer service expectations in different cultures
  • Communicating using multiple channels to interact with customers appropriately
  • Using personalisation to improve satisfaction and build loyalty
  • Principles for improving cross-cultural customer interactions
Day Five: International Marketing Across Borders and Cultures
  • Identifying international marketing opportunities
  • Market entry strategy decisions including products and product lines, pricing, distribution and publicity
  • Developing and implementing the international marketing plan
  • The trading environment in Africa, America, Asia Pacific and Europe
  • Action planning