Transform Conflict to Positive Energy
Transforming the cultural differences of a team into assets can be a challenge. Maximizing the talents and participation of members from more than one culture involves a high level of communication skill and interpersonal trust. Without good working relationships, the quality and quantity of the output suffer, and ultimately a company may face high employee turnover.
When a workgroup represents an international joint venture, or when its members interact "virtually," the challenges become even greater, and special steps are necessary to foster results.
Cross-Cultural Teambuilding, or Team Alignment, is the most effective way to make sure your team has the cross-cultural knowledge, skill, and partnership to collaborate and work effectively.
Based on a team diagnostic that identifies key issues, we develop a custom intervention designed to clarify and align the goals of the team. During the intervention, we work with team members to cultivate an understanding of the other culture(s) and develop flexibility in communicating across cultures.
The issues-based core activities facilitate team alignment, build team trust, and develop productive working relationships. This provides the foundation for differences to be leveraged and for the team to achieve its highest potential.
IntXel's Teambuilding Coaches effectively transform teams with very complex issues to high-performance groups.
At SEKISUI SPI, we are not big on 'mission statements' or 'vision' and 'values' posters stuck on the walls of our manufacturing campuses. However, we regularly talk about our mission, vision, and values throughout the organization at every level. My mom and dad didn't 'post' our family values on the refrigerator. They lived them. And they taught our family why they matter. It's the same at SPI. Our teams share common missions, visions and values - without posters. We live our values by focusing on strengths and exploring opportunities for improvement. We believe that we 'get what we focus on'. So, we focus on what we do well and what we can do better. This week, we had an opportunity to explore 'what we can do better'. With support from intXel, our Manufacturing Technology and Manufacturing Operations teams collaborated in a two-day training session on intercultural team building. This is a long term initiative to help us realize one of our missions: Embrace the hashtag#Monozukuri spirit of our Japanese ownership to be a competitive supplier and collaborative partner to our customers while we leverage our American spirit of ‘innovation and entrepreneurship’ that keeps our customers and partners at the forefront of their industries. - Ronn Cort, President & COO of SEKISUI SPI
For more information, contact us: info@intXel.com.
