Certification Course in Organisational Culture

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Organisational Culture

1. About the Hofstede Centre2. Introduction to OC3. The certification course 4. The Accredited Practitioner and Accredited

Lecturer 5. Intercultural management 6. About itim International 7. Contact information

Egbert Schram Managing Director of the Hofstede Centre and itim international.Dutch-Frisian by birth, Egbert has worked in a.o. Belgium, Germany, Russia, Sweden, the Netherlands, and Finland, where he currently lives.

He has close to 10 years’ experience on International HRD and guides tens of consultants, trainers and coaches in realizing organisational and personal development projects.

About The Hofstede Centre

Our goal is to translate Hofstede´s legacy into daily management practices and advance the research into culture´s impact on the bottom line results of organizations.Location: HelsinkiFounder: Bob WaisfiszManaging Director: Egbert Schram

About our certification agentsBob Waisfisz

Karin Fasse

”Performance depends on the fit between strategy and culture. First you need to know where you want to go, but where

you want to go has to fit with your culture”

PRACTISES

Symbols

Heroes

Rituals

Values

Greetings, Meeting, Religion

Words, Gestures, Images or Objects

Role-models of society alive or dead, fictional or

realCartoon figures, Founder,

Discoverers

National Culture

Organisational Culture

Different levels of culture

”the collective programming of the mind that

distinguishes the members of one organisation from

others”Geert Hofstede

Organisational Culture

The Hofstede Multi-focus model on organisational culture

In operational termsThe way in which the members of an organization relate to:•each other•their work•the outside worldin comparison to other organizations.

The 8 dimensions of Organisational Culture

Six autonomous dimensions D1: Means versus goal oriented EffectivenessD2: Internally versus externally driven Customer orientationD3: Easy-going versus tight work control ControlD4: Local versus professional Focus/Social controlD5: Open versus closed systems ApproachabilityD6: Employee versus work oriented Management philosophy

Two semi-autonomous dimensionsD7: Degree of leadership acceptanceD8: Degree to which people identify with their organization

How can it be applied? A combination of Workshops and online measurements

Workshop 1: Translating strategy into dimensions

Measuring Organisational Culture

Desired Culture = Gut Perceived Culture = ObservationActual Culture = Measurement = factOptimal Culture = Strategic choice: What is realisable?

Workshop 2 to 3: translating suggestion into cultural actions

9 levels of (cultural) interventions

Generic change effort

On the level of symbols

On the level of structures

Capabilities and attitudes of management

On the level of systems, excluding reward systems

On the level of formal and informal reward systems and sanctions

General strategies

Rituals

Our beliefs

The certification course In OC

o Directed at practitioners, top and senior line managers and practitioners within organisations

o Pre-course measurement recommendedo Spread out over 5 days (36 hours on site)

Actively work on real-life scenarios within the organisations of the participants.

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*Included: Training materials, refreshments, snacks and lunches and one sub-culture measurement are included in the price.Not included: (travel expenses, hotel, activities, dinners, applicable VAT, additional sub-cultures

Benefits o Navigating in the field of organizational culture and change,

based on the combinations of dimensions both on a theoretical and practical level 

o Access to the online toolkit that allows you to scan the culture and subcultures of your own organization

o Insight in the combination of organizational culture and national culture

o Acquiring the ability to integrate content and process into a focused change journey

o Connection to a cultural knowledge communityo Certification shows that you are sufficiently knowledgeable

to service your clients by measuring organizational culture both on an actual and desired level, to assist clients in assessing their optimal culture, to explain the content of reports generated and to assess whether change is required and if so into which direction.

o The ability to show that you are sufficiently knowledgeable to service your organization by helping it to realize change in an international environment.

Certification Course ACCREDITED PRACTITIONER Focus on change managers and consultants February 9-13, FinlandMay 18-22, USAJuly 27-31, The Netherlands

Price : 5500 euros

ACCREDITED LECTURERGetting theoretical insight into The Hofstede´s Model on Strategy, Culture and Change that goes beyond the publications by Hofstede in comparison with other approaches.

January 27, MarlboroughFebruary 9, HelsinkiMay 18, MarlboroughJuly 27, LeidenPrice : 750 euros

Organisational Culture Intercultural Management

ACCREDITED PRACTITIONER

Focus on managers and consultants

March 9-13 ,2015 Helsinki

September 21-25 ,2015 Helsinki

Price : 5500 euros

ACCREDITED LECTURER

Getting theoretical insight into The Hofstede´s Model on National Culture

January 26, Marlborough

March 9, 2015 Helsinki

September 21 Helsinki

Price : 750 euros

About itim International

Itim International is a cultural transformation expert group, enabling managers to go beyond cultural awareness and enabling managers to use culture as tool of management.

We do this by using a unique and proven framework (the Hofstede 6-D Model and Multifocus model), which works independently of business and country so that managers get reinsurance and guidance on how do to a better job and be more effective by using their cultural assets. We are the only ones who are commercially endorsed by Prof. Hofstede in applying both models.

69 Culture & Management Consultants in 32 countries draw on 29 years of experience

We were founded in 1985 by Bob Waisfisz with the assistance of Prof. Dr. Geert Hofstede

Join the itim Network

ITIM NETWORK Itim consultants are people who believe in the necessity of creating cultural competence. We are highly selective so that we can ensure that each member will fulfil the needs of our clients by having the best consultants for your organisation. The people who join us all have outstanding cultural knowledge, a wide variety of experience of both working and living internationally and a strong record of consulting experiences and skills.

ITIM CONSULTANTS:+ Have high standards of professionalism and intercultural empathy+ Possess strong didactical skills and are able to generate creative, innovative and practical ideas+ Are fluent in several languages, both written and verbally+ Have lived and worked in at least two countries outside of their home country+ Have strong commercial skillsIn addition to these basic requirements, we also value personal attributes such as integrity, openness, sensitivity and a strong sense of initiative.

Itim consultants are a unique blend of consultant, trainer, coach and sales professional

Join the itim Network

To join the network send us a CV and a motivation letter at info@itim.org

Online solutions

Culture Compass Get the most out of social, educational and professional situations by empowering them with cross-cultural competence specific to their experience abroadPrices from 5,90 per person (student) up to 25,90 euros (managers)

E-LearningSign up for an online course and benefit from the experience of our consultants. Watch the videos, read the articles provided and complete the tasks given to you every week. Interact with your consultant and the other participants throughout the course and gain valuable and readily applicable knowledge.

Contact us

For more information on the country value scores go to: www.geert-hofstede.com and/or visit www.itim.org

And remember:

Culture is a group process which describes certain tendencies in society and organisations, nothing more, nothing less.

info@thehofstedecentre.com

+358 45 1375007