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Cross Cultural Awareness Training. Personal and group training for living and working in Italy . Why cultural training?. Do you want a better understanding of Italian culture, the aim being more efficient in your career?
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Cross Cultural Awareness Training Personal and group training for living and working in Italy
Why cultural training? • Do you want a better understanding of Italian culture, the aim being more efficient in your career? • Do you want to avoid or minimize the “cultural shock” that you may experience on first arrival? • Do you want to settle into your new surroundings with the minimum of fuss? • Do you and your family want to begin to understand the Italian way of life? • Do you have insufficient time to spend doing academic courses, but need a little help? • Do you want experienced professionals to help you understand why Italy works the way it does? www.intilla.com
How we can help you (and your family) • Helping diplomats and managers understand Italian culture in a simple, fast, personalized and direct way • Using a method of “active learning” developed by ourselves and other Italian professionals www.intilla.com
The main topics covered • Intercultural communication. Why we work in a diverse way. The different cultural “Software of the Mind” • Working with Italians All you need to know about business relationships in Italy • Ethnocentrism “My way is the best way!”. Discovering the good and the bad elements in your culture and in Italian culture • History, arts, business, culture, way of life. How you can learn and enjoy your stay in Italy in the best possible way • Settling down in Italy with your family helping you and your family adapt to living in Italy www.intilla.com
Specific topics • Core Italian values and their implications for business and social life • Common misunderstandings with Italians • English language as spoken by the Italians • How the Italians communicate (verbal and non verbal communication) • The Italian sense of time • The Italian sense of space • The power bases in Italy • Italian collectivism and individualism • Italian creativity and dis-organization • Italian political life • Italian social etiquette • Italian history and arts • Italian religion and religious beliefs • Italian family, child care and elder people • Specific regional culture (e.g. Sicily, Sardinia, North Italy, Milan area, etc.) • and any other topics chosen by the customer www.intilla.com
A method based on dialogue Not a traditional lesson but an interactive discussion covering the most important and useful topics about living and working in Italy • Group meetings covering the main topics in English and Italian • Personal meetings in English and/or Italian about all the topics chosen together with the customer and or his/her family www.intilla.com
A method based onrelationships Your trainers are partners that share with you a target: to make sure that you understand everything you need to know • The time of meetings are agreed with the customer: at home, in the office or during a week-end • Personal and group sessions enabling you to ask your trainer all that you need to know and that you could not ask your colleagues www.intilla.com
Some tools of the Training • Diversophy® deck Is an intercultural card game written by Giovanni Intilla and John Cowley on a format of the Interculturalist George Simons. • Role play We learn basically from experience and by experience we learn www.intilla.com
What we don’t do and what we do • YES we do group and personal training. Using e.g. newspapers to explain Italian political life, or cooking together to show the meaning of food in Italy. • YESwe do active learning. Starting with the customers’ own experiences and building on them from there. We may, for example, use a film clip to illustrate aspects of Italian life and start a discussion based on what was observed in it. • NO we do not offer academic courses about Italian history, art, the economy, etc. • NOtolong boring, theoretical lessons about intercultural communication and diversification. www.intilla.com
What we are not and what we are • YES we are professional partners that can help you and your family facilitate the understanding of, and adapting into, the Italian lifestyle and culture in a simple and enjoyable way • NO we are not typical teachers, counsellors or psychologists, but we can recommend someone good if you need them! www.intilla.com
The trainers The team is formed by 2 Trainers:one from Italy and one “ex-pat”. This method has been studied and tested because it ensures the best results for the customer. • John Cowley Director and founder member of Romenoproblem who has experienced all of the difficulties and Cross Cultural issues relating to moving to, and doing business in, Italy • Giovanni Intilla Business Coach, Intercultural specialist, has worked as manager of a “not for profit” organization that helps foreigner people to settle down and work in Italy. He has seven years of experience in solving intercultural issues. www.intilla.com
Our Code of Ethics • Confidentiality • Honesty • Objectivity • Multiculturalism www.intilla.com
contacts • Contact us at +39 339 25 75 486 • giovanni.intilla@gmail.com for a first free meeting www.intilla.com