Cultural Confidence

Most international managers and professionals are hired for their technical expertise and experience, rather than their ability to relate, communicate, engage, motivate and work effectively with colleagues and customers from other cultures. Yet, without such behavioural competencies, managers and professionals are unlikely to be effective in transferring their technical knowledge and skills in an unfamiliar international or multi-cultural context.

Spectrain have been involved in a number of Nationalization Projects across the Middle East. Our contribution has been focused upon identifying and developing the competencies required of individuals to sustain operations when expats leave.  We have designed competency frameworks, bespoke training and development initiatives and assessment centres and our  coaching sessions have proved invaluable in accelerating the speed at which people understand and accommodate differences to work successfully together.

We have considerable experience of working in the Middle East with multi cultural groups in a range of sectors. Read our testimonials from our clients in the Middle East we have written a series of articles that will be useful to individuals applying for or considering contracts in this geographically wide and culturally diverse region. You can access them here

Cross Cultural Skills Development

If your organisation is planning to expand in the Middle East and you feel a little apprehensive about the readiness of your team for multicultural working. You may like to consider the “Working in a World of Difference” cross cultural development programme, combined with The International Profiler cultural assessment your employees will explore and receive feedback on 22 different attitude, knowledge and skill dimensions, required for international and multi-cultural working. We also provide ongoing coaching support to support and help ease the transition into a different environment.