As our economy becomes more and more globally linked it is becoming increasingly important to understand cultural aspects and how it pertains to worldwide business practices.

ILC offers a customized approach to let the participants become more aware of cultural differences and how they can affect business relationships through cross-cultural training that includes the following, but is not limited to:

Improving interaction skills within specific cultures through role playing and other hands on methods.

Exposure to a specific culture both from a native's perspective and from an American's perspective.

Discussion groups hosted by a panel of expatriate managers who can apply their real-life, trench experiences to your situations.

When a company relocates a manager overseas, the costs range from half a million to over two million dollars.

If that manager's family is not culturally equipped to perform well by building relationships and inevitably fails, the company pays to bring them home and send another. Keep in mind the company now is faced with having already spent upwards of a million dollars and now not only has to begin the selection process again, but most likely has to heal cultural breaches and misunderstandings.

In addition to the obvious language instruction needs, there are a myriad of obstacles awaiting the manager (and their family) who has relocated. The cross cultural services can help the newcomer with everyday tasks that might otherwise become somewhat overwhelming and stressful without ILC's proper guidance.

A customized and detailed cross-cultural program will be designed with the specific needs of your manager in mind. The course will include guest speakers who are professional people who have conducted business in the pertinent country and will share their business insights, gleaned from personal experience.

Mentoring programs can be instituted with specific, native mentors to maintain contact with participants through fostering a positive lifeline that will continue to offer encouragement and insight on an on-going basis to the manager.

A cultural assessment of corporate logos, marketing materials and products prior to foreign exposure is essential to international marketing success.