Intercultural Training for Businesses

Better understand international employees: Get ready to tackle the challenges of the global workplace and lead your team to success with intercultural competence!

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Cultural diversity has long been an integral part of our working world—and if we use it correctly, it can provide us with enormous advantages. But without the necessary knowledge, misunderstandings and conflicts lurk everywhere. It is particularly crucial for managers to understand cultural differences in order to lead confidently and create a harmonious work environment.

In our intercultural training program “Better Understanding International Colleagues,” we offer you the tools you need in three practical modules: 

  • Intercultural Communication Skills: Avoid misunderstandings and promote clear dialogue.
  • Conflict resolution skills: Learn how to identify intercultural tensions early on and successfully defuse them.
  • Culturally Sensitive Leadership Skills:Get valuable tips on how to motivate international employees and retain them in your company long-term.

OUR TRAINING MODULES

Training 1
May 5, 2026, 9 :00 AM – 12:30 PM
Communication and Rules

Communication is the key to successful collaboration—but it is also one of the biggest sources of misunderstandings and conflicts. In this training, you will put yourself in the shoes of international professionals and experience how different communication styles can be. You will learn how cultural differences affect communication and why misunderstandings often seem inevitable. Together, we will examine how communication habits differ across cultures and how we can use these insights to avoid challenges in our daily work and promote open, respectful communication.

 

 

Training 2
, May 21, 2026, 9 :00 AM – 12:30 PM
Perception and Culture

In this workshop, we make the topic of “Perception and Culture” tangible. You will learn how to better understand everyday situations with international professionals and prevent misunderstandings caused by misinterpretations. We will also address culture shock and work together to develop strategies for avoiding it within your team and retaining your international employees in the long term.

Training 3
May 29, 2026, 9:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Intercultural Conflicts

Cultural differences can lead to conflicts—that’s perfectly normal. While the first workshops in this series focus on prevention, in this module you’ll learn how to recognize and understand existing conflicts. Together, we’ll develop concrete solutions to effectively resolve intercultural tensions and strengthen teamwork.

TARGET AUDIENCE

The training is aimed at HR managers and other interested employees of small and medium-sized enterprises. The number of participants is limited to 15. The training modules build on one another but can also be attended individually.

TRAINER

We are pleased to have Ms.Vanessa Geruschkatleading this training series. She is a certified intercultural trainer and, in her primary role, supports the recruitment and integration of foreign professionals at a large company. She incorporates the experience and practical examples gained from this work into her training sessions.

Venue

House of Economic Development, Vahrenwalder Straße 7, 30165 HanoverLogo Google Maps

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Contact

Hanover Region
Head of the Welcome Center
Tornike Murtskhvaladze
Welcome Center Management
Hanover Region
Employment Promotion
Department of Economic and Employment Promotion

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