Management Skills for International Business

Enhance your cross-cultural management skills

The qualities that make a manager successful in one culture may be the very reason for failure when leading across cultures. And today, most organisations operate internationally. Even executives based in their home country find themselves managing teams, suppliers, partners or customers in others. To add to the challenge, twenty-first century teams are increasingly likely to be multicultural. Traditional management training is no longer sufficient to develop the skills that business leaders require.

Fortunately, INSEAD’s new programme, Management Skills for International Business, is there to help. Over five, learning-packed days it provides the cross-cultural leadership competence that has become essential for businesses and managers to succeed in today’s global business landscape.

Building on INSEAD’s distinctively international research reputation and teaching expertise, Management Skills for International Business develops an understanding of cultural differences, the skills to manage internationally, and the knowledge to navigate the complexities of international organisations.

Key Benefits

• Improve your communication across different cultures
• Build the confidence to influence clients, suppliers and colleagues from a variety of countries
• Benchmark your individual management style against preferences from around the world – and learn to adapt accordingly
• Learn how to lead across international matrix systems and other organisational structures

Management Skills for International Business demands active involvement in the uniquely multicultural environment that is created over five days on campus. A typical half-day session might use a short case, an exercise, roleplaying and a series of short lectures or videos as catalysts for discussion and learning. The content is based on INSEAD’s world-leading research in the field of global leadership – much of it carried out by the programme faculty themselves.

Topics are studied under the following headings:

• Cross-cultural understanding
• Identifying and developing skills for global leadership
• Managing in a matrix and other international structures

The programme’s cross-cultural learning environment is ideal for managers who are transitioning from national to international leadership roles or who would like to improve their ability to lead effectively in a multicultural environment.

Management Skills for International Business will most benefit senior managers currently (or about to be) posted abroad, as well as executives based at headquarters who manage (or are about to manage) international activities. Participants might be in charge of international outsourcing activities, international sales, or cross-border M&As.

This programme is also invaluable for executives in companies that have been
successful nationally and are now moving into other countries. In addition it is ideal
for managers in public organisations, or government agencies with international
activities. Participants come from a wide variety of functional and national backgrounds.
 

"The Management Skills for International Business programme blended a unique variety of change management topics and business applications. The international faculty and global student population provided a wonderful diversity of views and challenged my assumptions about business practices. Very worthwhile programme with relevant topics."
 

Senior Director
Johnson & Johnson
Switzerland

"The programme was a valuable and enriching experience both professionally and personally.  It accurately addressed many of the challenges and issues I confront leading and managing in a multicultural international environment that is volatile, performance driven, and continually changing.  It not only highlighted my strengths and sharpened my existing skills, but most importantly, it also identified opportunities for further development.  The focus placed on family, career and 'expatriate issues' was also particularly beneficial.  The interaction and exchange of ideas with the other participants and professors was invaluable."
 

Head of Europe, Private Banking
Merrill Lynch

"The Management Skills for International Business programme gave me the opportunity to know some very enthusiastic and motivated leaders from various companies and cultures. We had intensive days together reaching a better understanding of important issues relating to being part of the global business."
 

SVP Development Manager
Novo Nordisk
United States

"I truly appreciated the programme, not only for its superior content but also outstanding faculty. The diverse and mixed group of participants was a plus and added to the overall great learning experience. "

Global HR Development Manager
Uniquema (ICI)
The Netherlands

Great minds don’t think alike

INSEAD’s professors represent many cultures, disciplines, and perspectives. Led by acknowledged world experts in their own particular fields, programme faculty remain intimately close to business and most are engaged in cross-disciplinary research.*

	Erin Meyer Programme Director Adjunct Professor of Organisational Behaviour
	Paul Evans Professor of Organisational Behaviour The Shell Chaired Professor of Human Resources and Organisational Development		Jose Santos  Affiliated Professor of Practice in Global Management

*programme faculty may change

Dates & Fees

The programme concludes with a closing dinner on the last evening which should not be missed.

Please click here for more information about the terms and conditions.

For full details on how to apply, accommodation, and cancellation conditions please visit the Practical Information page

*Fee subject to change. For programmes delivered in France, VAT (19.6%) to be added for companies based in France, or for European companies where no VAT number is supplied. For programmes delivered in Singapore, GST (7%) to be added for Singapore-registered companies.