Dear members,

I'm an instructional Designer in JAPAN,

Recently most of my Japanese clients are planning to develop their global training programs and global HRD systems as the powerful tactics for expanding their business overseas.
Japanese companies have been so exclusive, and have still not used to communicate with members from other countries.
when developing “ Global Communication Skills” or “ Global Teamwork Skills”, what do you think is the most difficult point, and is the most important point? (especially, in case there’re Asian staff in the team) And what kind of Facilitation strategy is effective for developing the Global Teamwork?
It will be a great help for me to hear your opinions or ideas from your experience.

Dear Yoshihiko-san,

I'm an HRD consultant.

>what do you think is the most difficult point, and is the most important point? (especially, in case there’re Asian staff in the team)

Communication and teamwork are such broad topic, and some course participants may find it to general and kind of common sense. They may feel they don't have to learn such basics. But the reality is different, and they Do need to change their mind-set and acquire certain skills.

To have them see the performance gap CLEARLY is the most crucial and also essential part of the course, if you' re planning to use training session as a peformance improvement method.

>And what kind of Facilitation strategy is effective for developing the Global Teamwork?

Well, I'm not sure if it is just a matter of facilitation. They first have see their actual needs. They have to see the topic is FOR them, and realize the possible business failure they will face if they didn't acquire the skills.

They certainly have to go beyond a classroom, and there are lots of tools available to support them.

I hope my comments help.