Online course: Invest in the relationship?

Do you want to learn more about how to deal with cultural differences?

Generally speaking, the world can be divided into two types of cultures: individualistic and collectivist. If you come from an individualistic culture, you’re more likely to be task oriented than relationship oriented. By contrast, if you come from a collectivist culture, you’re more likely to focus on relationships than tasks.

Greater insight into cultural differences
Learn how to collaborate better with other cultures
Get more out of your international contacts
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Relationship oriented vs. individual

Do you always focus on content while your colleague wants to know every last detail of your personal life? Or does your conversation partner recoil when you ask about his or her plans for the weekend? Cultural differences may be at the heart of this mismatch. Understanding if a culture focuses more on relationships (collectivist) or content (individualistic) can give you valuable information on important matters, like how to deal with a new customer. Did you know that two-thirds of the world's cultures focus more on relationships than on content? In this learning journey, you'll learn what that means for dealing with these diverse cultures.

20 minutes' completion time
5 chapters
Short and powerful

Do you live in a relationship or a task-oriented culture?

In this learning journey, you'll focus on how to successfully collaborate with people from other cultures. After completing this course, you'll no longer be startled when that customer in Japan has more interest in your weekend plans than in the planning of the project you're about to collaborate on. The most important lesson? Stay true to who you are! And do not judge too quickly or condemn another culture. Want to deepen a relationship? It may help to know about a person's cultural background. Then the collaboration will ultimately prove fruitful. So follow this learning journey to become more culturally aware.

You'll learn:

The differences between individualistic and collectivist cultures
The influence of cultural differences on collaboration
How to get the best out of an intercultural collaboration

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Meet the master

Our online courses are written by our "masters." Each one of them is an expert in their field, and they all have many years of experience. Among them you'll find trainers, psychologists, coaches, authors, etc.

The master behind this learning journey is Jim Morris. A charming Englishman who's been living in the Netherlands for the past 20 years. Jim has a wealth of international experience and is the master of our learning journeys on cultural awareness.

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