Maximizing Intercultural Development by Personal Assessment and Feedback:
The Intercultural Readiness Check (© IBI 2002)
Internationally operating companies increasingly experience the impact of
cultural differences on their business. Numerous people are now engaged in
cross border negotiations, multicultural teams, foreign assignments and the
management of staff from cultures other than their own. All these people,
and the organisations they work for, need to thoroughly understand the
impact of culture on their behaviour, motivation, ways of thinking and
decision-making.
There are many roads to effective intercultural interaction - just as
cultures differ, so do people. Assessment of individual strengths and
preferences is therefore vital for a sustainable development of intercultural
competence.
The Intercultural Readiness Check (IRC) supports companies and practitioners in assessing individuals' current level of competence in interacting successfully across cultures. The IRC assesses four vital intercultural competences:
Intercultural Sensitivity
The degree to which a person takes an active interest in others, their cultural background, needs, and perspectives
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Intercultural Communication
The degree to which a person actively monitors his/her own communicative behavior, and adjusts it to the needs and expectations of others
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Building Commitment
The degree to which a person actively influences the social environment, concerned with integrating different people and personalities
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Managing Uncertainty
The degree to which a person appreciates the challenges of culturally diverse environments as an opportunity for personal development
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The IRC provides valid and reliable information on a person's current strengths and preferences relevant to effective intercultural interaction. The IRC has been developed over a period of three years in collaboration with the University of Groningen. Across a broad spectrum of client companies, IRC licensees have used the IRC successfully for enhancing their clients'
intercultural competences. With more than 15,000 respondents from over 14 industries and 120 countries, the IRC database is one of the largest sources of information on intercultural competences available today.
The IRC is accessible online at home or at work from all over the world.
Scores can be processed automatically and IRC feedback contains practical suggestions for development.
Our Two-Day IRC Licensing Courses
Through our IRC Licensing Courses, intercultural professionals become certified to administer the IRC in their work in both corporate and academic settings. More specifically, you will:
- Gain in-depth understanding about the competencies assessed by the IRC
- Receive detailed information of the psychometric properties of the IRC and be able to answer questions about them
- Learn how to use the IRC to enhance and customize your training,
consulting and coaching activities
- Practice how to access the IRC via the Internet and manage your client
accounts at work and at home
- Become licensed to receive country- and industry-specific reports on IRC scores, and be able to participate in future research and publication
activities initiated by Intercultural Business Improvement.
Information on the next IRC Licensing Courses
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Amsterdam, Centrum de Roos, PC Hooftstraat 183 |
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Thursday, 24th to Friday, 25th of June (9h to 17h)
Thursday, 2bd to Friday, 3th of December (9h to 17h) |
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Euro 1,350.00 |
Members of professional intercultural organizations receive a 15% discount.
Note: These prices do not include VAT of 19%. |
If you are interested in participating in the IRC Licensing Course, please download the registration form (PDF) and follow instructions therein. (Please use this form as well if you are interested in participating in an IRC Licensing Course later on in the year.)
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