Building Multinational Teams: The Challenge

Using experience from running courses for British and overseas companies at the Centre for International Briefing in the U.K., and his own training consultancy, the author examines the challenge presented to management in building multinational teams in the current climate. Concentrates on need to balance cultural values and practices, maximising cultural synergy. Considers problem areas of perception, team selection, choice of common language, building trust, use of humour, attitude to time, critical success factors in conducting meetings, training and sustaining multi-cultural teams. Offers a checklist of principles to follow. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.