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India Workshops
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Critical Cross-cultural Issues
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"So far as I am able to judge, nothing has been left undone, either by man or nature, to make India the most extraordinary country that the sun visits on his rounds. Nothing seems to have been forgotten, nothing overlooked."
Mark Twain, from Following the Equator
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is India so Important?
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| India is the
second fastest growing economy in the world and continues to prosper.
India offers many areas of opportunity to companies
including: consumer goods, infrastructure, manufacturing,
defense, biotechnology, financial services, insurance,
transportation, urban development, call centers, and of course
knowledge-based services.
India is also a
very confusing and complicated place. Preparation is a
must and cultural training is not just "nice to have"
or something that gets cut because of training budget
constraints. Failure to prepare can be fatal and extremely
costly.
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"Today, India is one of the most exciting emerging markets in the world. Skilled managerial and technical manpower that match the best available in the world and a middle class whose size exceeds the population of the USA or the European Union, provide India with a distinct cutting edge in global competition."
Discover India
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| Are
you Prepared to Work with India?
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| Ask yourself the
following questions:
1. What are the key communication and performance challenges of global offshore development models as experienced by multinational companies?
2. What is the impact of core cultural values, beliefs and customs on virtual team communication and performance between Indians and Americans?
3. What is working very well and what is more like a pain or a friction point?
4. What are some best practices for enhancing communication in
Western--Indian teams in the following team activities?
- Creating shared understanding of tasks, roles and responsibilities
- Requirements planning
- Knowledge transfer
- Brainstorming and information sharing
- Establishing credibility
- Valuing each other’s competencies, skills and abilities
- Building trust and enhancing mutual relationships
- Team decision making
- Effective telephone and video conferences
- Effective e-mail communication
- Conflict avoidance & resolution
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