Leading Culturally Diverse Teams in the Workplace

Name: Leading Culturally Diverse Teams in the Workplace
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Learn how to effectively manage multicultural teams.

Cultural diversity in the workplace allows organisations to benefit from differing opinions and approaches. Cross-cultural management is integral to the successful performance of teams.

On this course, you will gain global perspectives on the impact of cultural diversity both its challenges and benefits to teams, and learn how to lead and communicate with a diverse and inclusive team. Upon completion, you will be ready to apply what you’ve learnt in your own workplace.

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Skip to 0 minutes and 1 second LEE MARTIN: Do you work in a culturally diverse team?

Skip to 0 minutes and 8 seconds As globalisation increases, diverse teams are becoming more common. Different cultural norms and expectations can lead to misunderstandings or conflict between team members, but cultural diversity also presents opportunities. The question is, how do we harness the benefits while minimising the challenges? In this course, you’ll be exposed to cutting-edge ideas and frameworks from some of the world’s leading scholars on cultural diversity. You’ll also be encouraged to apply these ideas to your own situation. So whether you are a professional working in multicultural teams or a leader in a global organisation, this course will give you new insights and practical strategies to harness the cultural diversity in your team.

What topics will you cover?

Cultures and Cultural Diversity
Cultural Diversity in Your Team
Opportunities and challenges of multicultural teams
Using the MBI Model
Global Virtual Teams (GVTs)
Leading Effectively in GVTs

Who is this accredited by?

The CPD Certification Service:

The CPD Certification Service was established in 1996 and is the leading independent CPD accreditation institution operating across industry sectors to complement the CPD policies of professional and academic bodies.

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What will you achieve?

By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...

Describe cultures and their dimensions
Identify cultural diversity within your teams and understand the opportunities and challenges of multicultural teams
Explore cultural diversity to maximise its benefits and enhance decision-making capabilities in multicultural teams

Who is the course for?

This course is for employees who lead or work in a culturally diverse organisation. This includes leaders of global organisations or outsourced and offshore teams.

Who will you learn with?

Puva P Arumugam

Dr Puva P Arumugam has a keen interest in performing arts and multicultural migrant identity research and education. She has a PhD in Cultural Studies and Theatre Studies.

Jeff Shao

Dr Jeff Shao is an Associate Professor in Leadership at Deakin University. Jeff’s research interests include leadership, emotions, and cross-cultural management.

Who developed the course?

Deakin University

Deakin University is one of Australia’s largest universities with more than 61,000 students and over 15,000 online.

Established
1974
Location
Melbourne, Australia
World ranking
Top 280Source: QS World University Rankings 2021

Deakin Business School

Deakin Business School prepares graduates for careers of the future. We harness emerging technologies to facilitate innovative, borderless, socially responsible and personalised education.

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