This 12-week program teaches entrepreneurs 12 critical global competencies. Our educators provide participants with the “hard” and “soft” skills needed to be highly effective in the worldwide economy. Our teaching methodology creates a customized learning journey. The curriculum is adapted to each student’s level of international experience, from beginner to advanced. The online learning platform includes individual assessments to evaluate what training is needed. It provides educational materials such as publications, videos, and other learning tools. Participants will interact with other students from around the world. Everyone will work in teams on a wide range of study areas that you will encounter in the business world. It will incorporate reading reflections on materials provided to advance each participant’s skill set.

Program starts on: 2023-February-23 (16:00 CET) – Duration 12 weeks – always Thursdays

Location: Online (Zoom)

Certificate (Sample):

I – Develop Global Business Knowledge/ Savvy/Business Acumen
(Having practical knowledge, good judgment, and common sense about global business)
II – Strategic and Critical Thinking
Strategic and Critical Thinking
III – Develop Learning Agility/ thinking agility
(Learning Mindset, a belief in own learning and growth, open to experience, willing and desire to learn)
IV – Develop Openness/ Open-mindedness
V – Develop Curiosity/ Inquisitiveness
(The drive to search and explore new situations)
VI – Perception/ Knowledge of cultural differences
(Attitudes, beliefs, values, assumptions and recognition of one own culture and of other cultures.)
VII – Interpersonal and interaction Engagement
(the degree to which people have a desire and willingness to initiate and maintain relationships with different (crosscultural)
VIII – building trust / maintaining trusting relationships/ establishing trusting relationships
IX – Self-awareness
(The degree to which people are aware of their strengths and weaknesses, own values and emotions.)
X – Ethical decisions (responsible), Value based global leaders
(Adhere to accepted standards of behavior; Identify a clear and strong set of values and act according to them.)
XI – Networking, team building, social networking
Networking skills
XII – Willingness for fundamental transformation
(If a situation or activity is out of your comfort zone, it does not make you feel secure, comfortable, or in control.)

Week 1: Develop Global Mindset and Global Business Knowledge
Week 2: Learning Mindset
Week 3: Strategic and Critical Thinking Skills
Week 4: Increase Open-mindedness
Week 5: Enhancing Curiosity
Week 6: Understanding Cross-cultural Differencies
Week 7: Interpersonal and Interaction Competencies
Week 8: Building Trust across Borders
Week 9: Self-awareness as a key Global Leader Competence
Week 10: Being an ethical, responsible, and value-based Global Leader
Week 11: Networking Skills
Week 12: Get out of your Comfort Zone to grow

Participants will learn:

• • To recognize the importance of a Global Leadership Mindset for IB Students
  • To know which personality factors are important to select future leaders or international talents with a potential of developing a Global Leadership Mindset and to take global leadership tasks
  • To personally develop such multicultural skills by providing a learning platform for improving top 10 relevant skills and to get to know the experiential learning theory and transformational behavioral change necessary to conduct successful international business
  • Discuss the challenges and opportunities of working in different global environments and doing group work with different IB students from any part of the world
  • Develop global leadership skills for diverse and multicultural teams
  • Interpret verbal and non-verbal behaviors from different cultures and discuss global strategies for overcoming cultural differences.
  • Build trust across borders and by mastering the most effective techniques for managing people remotely.
  • Establish a thorough understanding of the concepts and frameworks that underline international business operations from the perspective of human resources, diversity, and culture, as well as business practices that are required to compete successfully in global markets
  • Strengthening of analytical and interpersonal communication skills of the participants developed, conflict resolution skills addressed.
  • Develop skills to analyze communicative situations, assess cultural differences and communicate with people of the same and different backgrounds
  • To see that there is not a one-size-fits-all approach to establish a Global Leadership Mindset in different business functions such as in Procurement, HR, Marketing & Sales, Finance & Controlling, Logistics, IT, Research & Develoment, Supply Chain Management and Operations.

Each week International Business Students need time in the learning platform – around 5 to 8 hours – they need to read some of the papers in the program´s Platform  to prepare for the class. The business school will provide a Certificate after the three month program ends. The Curriculum involves in total a workload up to 120 hours including extra time needed for a final written paper submission.

Clearly this program allowed me to acquire tools to be able to perform and develop myself in a more open, natural, and comfortable way in this context, and to feel confident to build a leadership marked by a global mindset.
The key takeaway from the whole experience of this program, I believe, is to understand the global mindset not as a watertight knowledge that one can receive through lectures, and that is tested to your level in a conventional university exam. On the contrary, possessing and developing a global mindset is a finite process, but rather a daily learning process, exercised on a daily basis. Unlike what is conventionally learned at university, whether in undergraduate, masters or doctoral programs, learning and incorporating a global mindset means never ceasing to be a “student”. After this program, I could not say that thanks to having a certificate, I have already endorsed my “global mindset”, since this has been the first glimpse of a process that begins now but never ends, as it involves perseverance and daily learning.

Julieta 

I would keep searching for more and I ended upfinding an endless world of knowledge that I didn´t know that exists, and measuring theimportance to train the soft skills and the positive impact they have in our professional andpersonal life.This experience was like a breeze of fresh air in the middle of the routine because it made medisconnect, interact with new amazing people, and change my normal mind-set. Also, it wasreally empowering because I proved myself I can handle the challenge of going out of mycomfort zone to the unknown and be successful at it.This program made me think in a more holistic way by opening my mind to new ideas, newperspectives, and the important concept that I have my own personal reality that is only mineand can be completely different from other´s.My biggest eye opener was the lack of knowledge I have in cultural differences. I am aperson who has never felt intrigue by geography or history, and I used to consider pointless toremember dates, important events or even places from around the world because I can justcheck it online. But when I had to interact with people in the course and took the sixthassignment I realized how big of a difference can make in a relationship to know some basicinformation about someone else’s culture.Before the course I was a person who didn’t take that big of an effort tokeep my relationships healthy, because it was never hard to me to find new ones, and Inever realized what I have lost throughout the years.Also, the mindfulness skill made me be a person who is more in the present, and connectwith was it happening around me besides living in the past o in the future, this helped mereduce stress and enjoy more my day-to-day, and this is something my friends and familyremark me in a positive way.

Magdalena 🇵🇱

My main motivation for developing Global Leader Mindset competencies was the realization that such skills are a staple in today’s job market. The Global Leadership Mindset program helped me gain knowledge in soft skills such as emotional intelligence, through which I try to understand the emotions of the people I work with. During the program, I worked with a group of international students, supported them, and wanted to learn about their culture and customs. This course allowed me to learn about other countries directly from locals. I feel definitely more confident in international contacts and encouraged to create just such contacts – they are very valuable.
The program helped me have an open mind in everyday situations requiring solutions to complex problems by having intercultural communication skills that were demonstrated to me during the course. Even though I have participated in cultural exchanges in countries such as Sweden, Germany and Spain and have already worked in international student groups many times, I still managed to gain new skills related to the global mindset. The Global Mindset program offered me a well-structured curriculum over the past few months to develop the skills required in a challenging multicultural environment. It was my pleasure to be part of the Global Leadership Mindset Development program, which was a great opportunity to work on my strengths in order to become the best and most competent Global Mindset Leader possible. The program made me better understand the mechanics of large organizations that span multicultural environments. Learning in an international group of students helped me break through and develop my global interpersonal skills.
Self-awareness competence had the biggest AHA effect on me, I knew about the importance of feedback before, but it was interesting to get to know how to handle the feedback properly. It helped me to see the feedback as an opportunity to develop rather than something negative. I learned about myself that sometimes I struggle with handling feedback properly, so I did a mind-shift in this case and now I handle it a way better. I do not take it personally that much and I don’t feel offended anymore.
I think that before this program I would be afraid to travel alone, and I would be too shy to start a conversation with a stranger. I think that this program motivated me to search for a job abroad in the future or at least to find a job in a multicultural company. I want to continue meeting new people.
This program helped me to learn how to communicate in multicultural teams, how to understand others, and how to be more empathic. It also helped me to be able to finish tasks and to motivate people in order to achieve together the organizational goals.

Natalia 🇵🇱

Finally, I would like to say that thanks to this course I have been able to carry out a 360 evaluation and realize what I lack in order to start working on them and developing them more and more from now on. I am very grateful to the teachers and my teammates and I commit to myself to continue working on these skills to be a better leader; a better leader for the rest and especially for myself.

Jackeline Fernandez 🇵🇪

A global mindset is a flexible and big educational program in which I re-learned and consolidated my knowledge of international business management. The program goes from more different elements which are important specifics on how to make good relationships whit business partners and employees. I look forward to attending this program, where I gained knowledge from important educational institutions such as Harvard Business School, experienced businesspeople, and lecturers. I’m sure this will help me when I need to be focused on building relationship in a new environment.

Mihael 🇸🇮

The Global Mindset Program was very informative, the various speakers were very good, it was a great experience being able to do this course and I would advise anyone that is in Business to do this course it will definitely uplift your business career to another level. Mr. Joerg is awesome and a people person, he is extremely helpful. Again, I encourage anyone to take this course you won’t be disappointed.

Kimberleye 🇧🇸

This global program is a program to help develop a global leadership mindset. In this Program, all participants go through a variety of different skills. Based on those skills there is once a week, during the 12-week course, a presentation from a different person from all over the world who explains the topic further. During this time there were many interesting presentations about Global Mobility, Global Procurement, and Talent Management just to name a few. All presentations are from professionals who work in that field. It’s a great way to get to know new professions and skills that are necessary to work internationally. Further, I want to show you one of the skills I improved, and what I have learned, and I will reflect on the skill on a personal level. I decided to write about the skill Perception/ Knowledge of cultural differences, as I believe it is one of the most important skills to develop and to be aware of. We live in an interconnected world, and we need to be able to acknowledge the differences in other cultures to be able to work together. In this globalized world, we are in constant contact with people from other cultures maybe your college, neighbor, or friend is coming from a different cultural background than you. Acknowledge and be aware of cultural differences is the first step in the right direction to be more open-minded. Cross-cultural connection is one of the topics taught in this chosen skill. A good way to bring people together is through storytelling. Stories draw people in and make people feel less alone. They have the power to give people chills, make them cry, laugh, get angry, and become invested. Stories are a form of therapy and a safe haven. It is necessary to set a common ground and be able to talk to people and try to understand one another. Another way to communicate and connect with people is through silent communication. Gestures, tone of voice, grins, grimaces, shrugs, nods, moving away or closer, crossing arms and legs tells us far more than words. The best way to shed your stance of superiority is to learn more about other cultures. Adopt an attitude of curiosity. Be curious and ask questions, do not take on a defensive gesture, and be open to new things.

Melanie 🇩🇪

• International Business students are from all over the world (last cohort came from 15 countries, and 65 participants).
• 18 weeks in a pre-defined multicultural group with giving and receiving feedback from participating participants.
• 18 International Professors giving 12 weeks classes from all over the world (each Thursday for around 2 hours).
• Recorded sessions and fascinating multicultural group work.
• Online learning platform via smartphone accessible for 18 weeks.
• Certificate gives your future employer more credibility for a global job.
• Networking with interesting elite University students with only one partner school per country.
• We provide clearly defined and well-vetted techniques. 
• Our teaching platform of best practices will enable participants to become highly effective in the global economy.
• This established course provides hands-on instruction from a faculty of experienced professors, authors, and business professionals.
• Our customized training covers the most important global topics due to our global experiences.
• We train International Business students in 12 critical global competencies.

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