Intercultural Communication: Leaping over Boundaries

Wednesday, November 06, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern time - by Susan Gimm, Ken Gimm, Wei Wang

As organizations become more global, they come across more challenges in intercultural communication. Naturally, a wide range of communication problems emerge within an organization, as individuals come together from different religious, social, ethnic, and educational backgrounds. Unfortunately, a lack of intercultural communication skills deters collaboration amongst these individuals.

In this webcast, you will hear how intercultural communication skills training can be applied to people from different countries and cultures. You will learn how to act, communicate, and change your paradigm for synergistic cooperation. You will learn to identify and assess intercultural communication problems in your organization and develop the insight to apply best practices that have been proven in Asia. You will learn:

culture and language are not the main barriers
common causes of dysfunctional intercultural communication
transformational skills that enable you to leap over intercultural boundaries
best practices in developing cultural intelligence.

Communities of Practice: Global Human Resources Development , Workforce Development , Human Capital

Authored By:

Susan Gimm
Dr. Susan Gimm taught in the U.S. college system before moving to Korea to train Korean CEOs and senior executives. She has introduced the coaching concept to Korean organizations and training firms, and has initiated Contents Convergence to train women executives in the areas of communication, leadership, cross-culture, and others. She is a well-known keynote speaker, facilitator, and executive coach.
Ken Gimm
Dr. Ken Gimm has advised many Korean CEOs and senior executives on several change initiatives. His unique style of combining training with coaching has helped many Korean executives to improve their bottom lines.
He has written articles and columns for more than three dozen Korean newspapers and magazines, including Chosun Daily, Dong-a Daily, Choongang Daily, Mae-Kyung Economic Daily, Asia Economic Weekly, and Korean Economists. He has appeared on more than 150 Korean radio and television programs, including KBS, MBC, SBS, and EBS.
Wei Wang

Wei Wang is the Director of International Relations, for the American Society for Training & Development (ASTD), the world’s largest association dedicated to workplace learning and performance professionals.

In this capacity, she manages ASTD International Partners from more than 20 countries, develops and supports member convening and networking programs, and facilitates the exchange of knowledge among the global learning and development community.Wei’s other role at ASTD is Manager for the ASTD Global HRD Community of Practice. In this role, she supports professionals around the world to share regional best practices, conducts global benchmarking, and discusses cross-cultural and global talent development issues.

Wei holds a Ph.D. in Human Resource Development from The Pennsylvania State University, and a Master in Management from Nankai University in China. She is also a Certified Professional in Learning and Performance (CPLP). Ms. Wang speaks Mandarin and English.

Ms. Wang has published articles in numerous industry journals and has spoken at international conferences and workshops in China, Korea, Japan, Singapore, Mexico, and the U.S.