Workshop: Succeed Managing International Projects

6 Hours excluding breaks – 1 facilitator – 18 people Maximum

Who should attend this course?

The Global Project Manager course is aimed at project managers who are going to lead or manage a culturally diverse team. You need to get some new tools into your existing toolbox of management and leadership tools if you want to remain successful with a culturally diverse team. 

What will you learn?

This course module addresses the special cross-cultural challenges project managers of global projects are facing. Project managers typically only have a short-term relationship with their teams with the one goal to complete a project. Depending on our cultural preferences we do however have very different interpretations of what is important. For some finishing on time is the most important and for others, it is the quality of the delivery. Most project managers will claim they are aiming at delivering the agreed quality within the timeframe. The reality is we have to compromise and reschedule. When you as a project manager has a monocultural team, there is a high level of agreement and support behind the decisions and prioritisations the project manager makes. But when you manage a very diverse group of people you have new leadership challenges like:

  • How does everybody agree on what is important
  • How do you as a project manager communicate so that the message is understood the right way across the board
  • How can you turn the cultural diversity into your advantage?

In this module, the global project manager will become aware of these challenges and opportunities and learn how to identify and tackle them before they set the project back

The workshop will be facilitated in such a way that the participants’ experiences will be blended with the academic content presented by the facilitator. There will also be individual reflection exercises when each participant is developing his or her action plan for change in order to become more culturally intelligent.

Which topics do we cover?

  • Cultural challenges to Global Projects
  • Our relationship with time
  • Making sure messages are received as intended
  • One-size doesn’t fit all when it comes to cross-cultural communication

After the course

After having completed the “ The Global Project Manager ” course it is time to practice. Practice what you have learned so that you get the concepts and tools under your skin. After a while, you can have a look at some of our other, more specialised cross-cultural course modules. We can also offer you just-in-time online coaching so that you can get the help right when you need it. Learn more about the online cross-cultural consulting here

Why should you choose Cross-Cultural training from Gugin?

From we started the company in 2001 we knew we would need an engine that could keep us ahead of the competition and constantly deliver world-class consultance and training. The world is constantly changing and we need to change with it and indeally develop services that addresses the agenda of tomorrow. Gugin stands on 3 pilars: Consulting, Training and Research. They fuel each other with great ideas for innovation and service development. When, for instance, we are helping a company with corporate cultural change we might discover cross-cultural issues, we haven’t seen before. We then reseach it further and find a great solution to the client and we can upgrade our training portfolio.

How is Gugin's research, training and consulting connected?

So you will NEVER experience us using 50 years old research, like Hofstede’s cultural dimensions that promotes cultural stereotypes based on nationalities. In fact our research has shown that these stereotypes don’t exist and that if you are promoting stereotypes like “the french are like… and the canadians are like…” you will just create more conflicts.

In everything we do, we focus on how you can synergies from the cultural diversity and our approach is generic. Bringing different nationalities together is no different from bringing different companies, different professions, different age-groups or different sub-cultures inside a company together. All our training gives you generic tool for levelraging the cultural diversity, no matter where it exist.

We develop generic cultural intelligence you can use every where

About Gugin Training Modules

Flexible, Impactful, and Tailored to Your Needs

All our corporate training modules are designed to be intensive, highly interactive learning experiences. You can mix and match modules to suit your specific goals, or integrate them seamlessly into your existing training programmes or corporate university curriculum. We also offer longer, in-depth courses for those seeking a more comprehensive learning journey.

If our standard courses don’t fully meet your needs, we frequently co-create bespoke training and coaching programmes with our clients — ensuring every session delivers maximum relevance and value.

Who Should Attend

These courses are ideal for professionals with first-hand cross-cultural experience — individuals who have found themselves outside their cultural comfort zone and had to navigate uncertainty. This background ensures that participants can immediately relate to the challenges and tools we explore.

Logistics

You are welcome to arrange the venue and manage participant logistics — Gugin will provide the expert facilitator and all course materials. Alternatively, we can take care of everything as a full-service course organiser if preferred. Each training module is designed for up to 12 participants, ensuring a dynamic yet personalised learning environment.

Take the Next Step

Discover how Gugin’s training can elevate your team’s cultural competence and global collaboration. Join the many leading organisations who trust Gugin to turn cultural challenges into strategic advantages — and see the results for yourself.

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