"To
be successful, today's international managers need more than knowledge
of differences. More than personal/cultural self awareness. More than sensitivity
to other's values, attitudes and beliefs. Schnapper Associates gives them
this and more. Investing in our programs will give them
appropriate and effective management
and business negotiation skills to complete projects and close
business deals quickly and profitably."
Internationally recognized and widely published in the fields of international training, intercultural communications and family training for overseas living, Mel Schnapper, Ph.D. has spent more than 15 years in organization / management development and training.
His
experiences have taken him to Europe, Canada, East and West Africa,
Central America and the South Pacific. Dr. Schnapper holds a Ph.D. from
the University of Pittsburgh, an M.A. from Northwestern University, and
a B.A. from Howard University.
His previous positions include: Director of Development and Training, G. D. Searle & Co., Quaker Oats Company, and the Public Service Commission of Western Samoa. Dr. Schnapper's clients represent major organizations from business and industry, government, military and international development agencies.
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Labor
Unrest
One of your highly rated engineering supervisors fails to get cooperation from his workers. Reason: His "get it done at any price" approach, so successful in the States. creates outright hostility and production delays among his Venezuelan work force.
Delayed
Projects
The project team for an international port facility is beset with a series of costly delays. Reason: though individually highly competent and technically skilled, the various nationals involved have had no project management experience for training for working within an international project team.
Excessive
Costs
A production team fails to make progress in planning and implementing production procedures after nearly six months of working together. Reason: While your British employees are committed to participative decision making, the Nigerian workers are waiting to be told what to do.
Lost
Production Time
Your international training department, though staffed with seasoned trainers, fails to train a group of Egyptians for new production supervisor roles. Reason: The methods and materials they employed, though highly effective in the States, are not appropriate for training Middle Easterners. Wasted Talent and Potential Your most capable marketing executive terminates his Paris assignment after five months. Reason: As a family unit, his wife, children and he fails to adjust to a foreign environment.
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International
Management Skills
Schnapper Associates trains international managers to adjust their expectations, attitudes and behavior, and learn how to manage effectively in a multinational environment. International Project Management Project and matrix management can be difficult, even within one's own culture. Schnapper Associates' special planning, organizing and defining techniques will help your international project managers reduce risks, effect quick project start-up and keep projects moving efficiently.
Multinational
Team Building
Schnapper Associates trains international managers in techniques and skills that focus on accomplishing tasks, while improving mutual understanding and support.
International
Trainer Training
Schnapper Associates has developed total "train the trainer" programs (including consulting skills) for your trainers about how to operate abroad and create culturally appropriate and effective training (programs and material) for your international and multicultural work force.
Family
Communication Skills
Well adjusted family members are essential to the success of your new international manager. Schnapper Associates' family and inter-cultural communication training will prepare managers and their families for their new international roles.
| Workshops |
For international and domestic effectiveness, Schnapper Associates has an extensive repertoire of consulting skills and the experience to customize in-house and public workshops.
Career Planning/Upward
Mobility
Assertiveness Training
Interpersonal
Communications
Internal Consultant Training
Leadership Effectiveness
Training
Listening Skills
Management by Objectives
Matrix Management
Organizational Analysis
Performance Appraisal and Reward
Stress Management
Supervisory Management (Basic and
Advanced)
Team Building
Time Management
And More, tailored to your specific needs. Please contact Dr. Mel Schnapper Ph.D. to explain your specific needs or if you have any questions about his workshops.
