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| NEWS & UPDATES | | | 10/09/2008 A change of telephone numbers in Italian office | | Please note that the fixed line for the TCO office in Italy is now +39 0515876872 and the fax is +39 051839890. The mobile number is still valid. |
| 20/06/2008 TCO involved in newly publish book on building trust in emergency relief teams | | For a year and a half TCO, Castleton Partners and a consortium of 6 major global charities worked on developing a practical set of tools to develop a culture of trust within global emergency response teams. This involved academic research by David Trickey, interviews with experienced leaders in the field and visits to Sri Lanka and Malawi by Nigel Ewington. The result is a new book called "Building Trust in Diverse Teams: the toolkit for emergency response".
"This is a hugely valuable contribution to both understanding and knowledge. The toolkit is accessible, and engaging; the style is clear. It strikes a balance between being academically grounded, yet dynamic enough to encourage the reader to keep moving through."
Ben Emmens, Director of HR Services, People in Aid.
We are all very proud of the result and any legacy this may leave to support people in he field who are working at the hard end of cross-cultural management.
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| 15/05/2008 E-Learning Modules on Intercultual Managemnet now available | | David Trickey and Nigel Ewington have developed with CrossKnowledge a set of 6 modules exploring issues of intercultural management.
6 modules of dynamic flash presentations, interactive quizes, surveys, worksheets and excerpts from WorldWorkâs highly successful DVD The World of Difference (also developed by NIgel and David) combine to produce one of the most sophisticated e-learning packages on the market for intercultural management development.
The total of 3 hours of materials which can be used whenever and wherever people like make up a totally personalised intercultural training experience.
The programme can be offered to participants either before or after workshops on intercultural working, or as part of a more extensive distance course in business schools or international development processes.
The 6 E-Learning Modules focus on:
Recognising cultural differences
The influence of culture on people
The influence of culture on organisations and working approach
Building trust across cultures
Competencies for working across cultures
Remote communication across cultures
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| 26/02/2007 David Trickey & Nigel Ewington at 2007 SIETAR Congress in Sofia | | Nigel and David will be joining with colleague Richard Lowe from WorldWork to present a paper on their findings from a survey of 2,200 responses to the widely used development instrument The International Profiler. We will be reporting on key differences between men and women responding to the questionnaire which shows individuals emphasis across a new highly respected international competency set adopted in many major companies and organisations. Contact us if you would like to know more... |
| 26/02/2007 An open pre-congress workshop on building trust in international teams | | David Trickey, Nigel Ewington and Marian Stetson-Rodriguez will co-run a half day workshop during the Pre-Congress SIETAR conference sessions on the 25th April in Sofia, Bulgaria. They will draw on their extensive experience in applying the International Trust in Teams Indicator (co-developed by David) within multicultural team development workshops. If you are interested in finding out how to attend as an consultant or trainer then just contact us by email... |
| 21/02/2007 New e-learning module for The World of Difference DVD | | TCO are working with e-learning specialists CrossKnowledge to develop a module on the management of intercultural teams. The module should be ready for purchase by the summer of 2007. |
| 20/02/2007 Consultancy project with global emergency relief charities | | TCO have been involved in the first stage of a project to support the development of trust within global emergency relief teams operating in some of the most challenging areas of the world, such as Iraq, Lebanon and in post distaster areas such as Indonesia after the recent Tsunami. We are working with our partner Castelton & Partners to develop tools and guidelines for more effective trust building measures to ensure the INGO's missions are achieved. |
| 02/11/2006 Nigel Ewington delivers Intercultural Management Module in Shanghai | | During most of November Nigel Ewington from TCO will be working out of China while he conducts and elective programme for the China European International Business School in Shaghai. CEIBS is recognised as perhaps China's premier business school and this is the third time Nigel has been invited as a lecturer, but the first with his own elective programme. |
| 02/11/2006 Cross-Cultural Management for international groups of entrepreneurs | | TCO's David Trickey has completed 2 different intercultural management programmes with a focus on understanding Italian business and management approaches for senior people in small and medium sized enterprises coming from China and the Baltic States. A session for a group of 13 managers from India is planed for the 10th November. Cuoa Business School in Vicenza Italy has organised these events and the feedback on the first two workshops has been extremely positive with average ratings for the effectiveness of the session of 4.88 out of 5 for both. |
| 02/11/2006 TCO supports global HSE Leadership initiative | | TCO is at present involved in supporting a major engineering company in the process of designing and delivering a global training programme in Safety Leadership. This involves crafting a global training programme with sensitivity to local cultural contexts as well as a train-the-trainer programme to develop a global training mindset. TCO will also be involved in the creation of a set of International Saftey Leadership competencies on which the programme will be based. |
| 02/11/2006 International Coaching for Chinese JV mentors and coaches | | In association with Advantara's Director Hannah Wilder TCO will be conducting a number of intercultural coaching workshops for 15 tutors who will be supporting newly recruited Chinese graduates for a European/Chinese JV. The idea is to combine coaching and mentoring techniques with a sensitivity to the cultural requirements of the Chinese coachees. Our recent research for a global bank on Chinese learning styles suggests that there are clear differences in preferences for development when comparing Europeans and Chinese in a learning context. Hannah has also been licensed in The International Profiler feedback process so like most of our associate partners we share common tools but have specialist skills to bring to new projects. |
| 04/08/2006 WELCOME TO OUR NEW WEBSITE | | Having spent a number of months reworking our new site we hope you find it useful - whether you are an actual or potential client, a practitioner in the field of intercultural management or simply curious about what's happening in the area.
For those who know us we would just like to tell you that there is a lot more information than before.
We have carefully defined the area of international diversity management and how we approach the challenges and issues linked to it.
We have a dedicated client area to support projects with a wide range of downloadable materials.
We have added to our articles bank and hope there is something for everyone.
Basically we have tried to capture some of the experience that we have generated with our partners and associates over the past 18 years.
We will be revising the site again at the end of the year and welcome any comments and suggestions.
Happy surfing!
Nigel Ewington & David Trickey
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| 04/08/2006 TCO supporting a major Western-Chinese alliance in vehicle production | | TCO has recently won a bid to support a large European vehicle manufacturer in its relations with Chinese JV partners. This process will involve preparing both Chinese managers arriving in Europe for integration in the European HQ and European managers transferring to China. We will be working with our partners Cambridge Pragmatix too provide consultancy, mentoring and training at the Chinese end for a seemless service. |
| 01/08/2006 NEW DVD version of A World of Difference | | We can now announce a new DVD version of what has already become a classic piece of training material in the area of intercultural management. David Trickey and Nigel Ewington acted as intercultural consultants for an international management multimedia package called A World of Difference. They also wrote the trainers' manual and a self-study workbook. More information and an extract from this DVD is viewable on the Tools section of this site. If you're interested in purchasing a copy you can either contact us directly or Eric Wang at the publishers WorldWork Ltd on +44(0)20 7486 9700 |
| 30/07/2006 PRESENT PROJECTS: new handbook for training Chinese managers | | TCO has recently completed a set of guidelines commissioned by a global financial institution to sensitise western subject-matter specialists to chinese learning styles. As part of a management training process for a large number of chinese managers attending some leading business schools in Europe, TCO was asked to create a practical handbook on how to run management development programmes with the chinese approach to learning in mind. |
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