October 20, 2006 | 9:30-5:00pm
Conflict Resolution in the Multicultural Workplace
Our October professional development session provided two unique perspectives on conflict and conflict resolution. Guest speaker Lisa Sun (Lisa Sun Consulting and Training) provided an Eastern perspective on conflict and how one's perception of the world influences their opinions/thoughts on conflict, thus determining their abilities & methods to deal with conflict. Anthony Hacking (GHL Global Consulting LLC) led the afternoon session with a focus on Thinking Preferences and how these influence team dynamics and conflicts within teams.
May 10, 2006 | 6:00-9:00pm
Cultural Night at the Rubin Museum of Art
Our May cultural event focused on Himalayan and Tibetan culture. We arranged a wonderful evening at the Rubin Museum in Chelsea, where David Lewiston, a legendary world music producer was honored and participated in a panel discussion about his amazing career.
March 8, 2006 | 6:30-9:00pm
Professional Team Coaching for Executive Teams in a Global World
Edmond Antoine's shared his unique talents as a global business coach built on a combination of life-long personal and business experiences on both sides of the Atlantic, and from the professional values he lives each day. He discussed the following essential components to building a successful professional global team:
- Problems most Executive teams encounter
- Team Coaching and Professional Coaching: a new model adapted to our time
- Teammeeting Pro - a team meeting methodology including a coaching role
- Interactive Initiative - testing the meeting coach role in a global dimension.
This event was an interactive workshop designed to challenge, train and test the mind into developing a productive global team environment and eliminating the problems that too often occur.
December 6, 2005 | 6pm to 9pm.
Intercultural Networking.
We celebrated a great year of programming and welcomed thirteen new members to our local SIETAR chapter in 2005.
September 30 and October 1 2005.
Leadership Across Cultures.
A two day workshop covering Leadership from Within, Stepahnie Quappe; Leading Multicultural teams, Aaron Baharani; Coaching for Global Advantage, Willa Zakin Hallowell and Kathy Molloy; and Global Leadership, Deepak Sethi;
6/12/2005 | 6:30-9:00pm
Go Beyond the Conflicts: Listen and Learn
Every year SIETAR Metro hosts a panel discussion to raise awareness and increase knowledge about another culture. This year, our panel will focus on the Middle East and Arab culture. The panel, "Go Beyond the Conflicts - Listen and Learn", will be both an exciting and educational event, guaranteed to bring you a bit further into the culture and lands of the Middle East and Arab nations.
Speaker(s): Jean Abinader Managing Director, Ideacom, Inc. | Jennifer Chalmers Foreign Affairs Officer, U.S. Department of State: | Lena Alhusseini Executive Director, AAFSC
3/8/2005 | 6:30-9:00pm
Professional Team Coaching for Executive Teams in a Global World
Edmond Antoine will discuss the following essential components to building a successful professional global team:
- Problems most Executive teams encounter;
- Team Coaching and Professional Coaching: a new model adapted to our time;
- Teammeeting Pro - a team meeting methodology including a coaching role
- Interactive Initiative - testing the meeting coach role in a global dimension.
Location: Manhattan; Ripley Grier Studios
Speaker(s): Edmond Antoine Guest Speaker
9/30/2005 | Sept 30 and Oct 1st 9-5p
Workshop: Leadership Across Cultures
LEADING FROM WITHIN: Participants will gain a better understanding of how their view on leadership impacts their interactions. They will engage with each other in coaching exercises and test their assumptions and perceptual positions.
LEADING MULTICULTURAL TEAMS: Experiential exercises and discussion on the challenges US leaders face in leading and building virtual teams. Discussion of strategies for effective virtual team performance, and tips on how to design a successful multicultural teambuilding program for your clients.
COACHING FOR GLOBAL ADVANTAGE: COACHING LEADERS ACROSS CULTURES: Business partners of Grovewell, LLC. look at the development of Coaching for Global Advantage, Grovewell's signature service and explore how coaching can enhance leadership skills in multicultural environments and how to customize coaching programs to meet client needs.
GLOBAL LEADERSHIP: Through a combination of lecture, small group table discussions and experiential activities, Deepak Sethi will cover topics such as: Leadership Across Cultures, Global Competencies, Global Mindset, Leadership Redefined, The Leadership Crisis, and Action Plans.
Location: Marble Collegiate Church
Speaker(s): Aaron Baharani Intercultural Consultant | Stephannie Quappe Director | Willa Zakin Hallowell Partner and Senior Associate | Kathy Molloy Senior Associate | Deepak Sethi CEO
6/16/2005 | 6:30pm - 9:00pm
Destination India: Intercultural Opportunities and Challenges
According to the latest Global Trends Survey Report, India is growing in economic importance and is listed among the top emerging destination countries among U.S. Corporations. The intent of the panel is to explore opportunities and barriers that are presented when East meets West with a focus on critical cultural competencies, leadership approaches, and outsourcing issues that pertain to working with Indians.
Speaker(s): Jeffrey Friedel Head of HR | Deepak Sethi CEO of Organic Leadership | Dr. Joo-Seng Tang Associate Professor of Management | Sondra Sen Moderator
3/15/2005 | 6:00- 8:30 p.m.
Impact of Immigration on the Workforce
The participants will explore their personal experiences with cultural diversity. Through interactive exercises and discussion, we will look at views and attitudes that we have been taught. This will open the door for exploring the different views around the world and their impact on organizations.
Participants will learn the difference between refugee, asylee and immigrant status. We will also explore how these status differences play a role at the workplace. The participants will also learn techniques for working with limited English proficiency. Through experiential activities, the participants will gain awareness of communication techniques, and the impact that limited language proficiency has on a person’s self esteem.
Participants will discover 5 basic variables affecting immigrants from all cultures. Discussion around appropriate interventions within these variables, depending on culture will ensue. Emphasis will be placed on communication techniques, and enhanced listening skills that are necessary to create a culturally competent workplace.
Location: DLA Piper Rudnick
Speaker(s): Mary Kay Jou Training Director of The International Institute of New Jersey | Lourdes Tango Cross-Cultural Consultant
12/2/2004 | 6:00pm-9:00pm
Holiday Networking
It's that time of year! We cordially invite you to an evening of holiday cheer and networking. We will have a lounge area to ourselves on the right side of the restaurant.
Speaker(s): Sonja Schlegel-Breemen Outgoing president | Dianne Nersesian President Elect
9/17/2004 | 9:00am- 5:30pm
Cross-Cultural training workshop
- Introduction to field of Cross-Cultural training
- Panel discussion: How can you apply Cross-Cultural skills and competencies in the corporate, not-for-profit and academic worlds?
- Recent trends and research findings highlighting client perspectives and needs
- Wine & cheese, relaxation, and networking
Location: Prudential Intercultural
Speaker(s): Gilles Asselin Founder and president of SoCoCo Intercultural | Sandy Chen | Louis Lima Tara Nielsen | Dianne Nersesian Sonja Schlegel-Breemen | Catherine Tansey
6/21/2004 | 6:30-8:30pm
Beyond Beijing and Shanghai: Opportunities and Challenges in China
China is a remarkable place that is home to over a billion people and is the fastest growing market in the world. Transformation is occurring culturally, economically, politically and on the educationalfront. The intent of the panel is to explore how these changes affect the intercultural work we do with the Chinese and how can we deepen our understanding of this intricate country.
Our discussion is co-hosted with The China Institute and we will discuss a variety of perspectives: from educational changes in China to business related issues and a deeper understanding of cultural differences between the Chinese and US Americans. We are proud to have three panelists and a moderator with deep expertise on various aspects of China leading this discussion.
Location: China Institute in America
Speaker(s): Barry Spaulding | William Q. Brothers Principal of William Q. Brothers, Architects P.C. | Virginia Cutchin Renqiu | Yu Professor of History. Director of the Asian Studies Program - SUNY Purchase
3/1/2004 | 6:00 to 8:00 pm
Diversity and Cross-Cultural Trends!
Priya will give an overview of how UBS implements diversity, what countries UBS focuses their activities on, what the different priorities are in various countries, and how cross-cultural issues come into play. UBS, an international Swiss bank that is very active in the intercultural and diversity field, is a fabulous example of a large corporation implementing diversity and cross-cultural initiatives very successfully. We are delighted to be able to provide our members and guests the opportunity to hear from inside a corporation about the most important aspects of our field and how they are dealt with.
Location: UBS
Speaker(s): Priya Trauber Director of Global Diversity at UBS
10/22/2003
SUSA Sneak Preview: The Global Diversity Survey
For those of us who won't be able to attend the SIETAR USA conference in Austin this November, the New York Chapter is fortunate that Alan Richter will be giving the New York chapter a first look at the newly developed Global Diversity Survey. Over a year in the making, the new 45 question survey instrument is a self-administered, self-scoring tool that builds on the well-known Head, Heart and Hands (H3) model. It is a developmental tool that both describes the reader's current level of diversity awareness and gives suggestions for strategies for personal development.
The Global Diversity Survey which can be found online at www.globaldiversityservices.com was developed in collaboration with Armida M. Russell of Mendez Russell Traning & Development.
Location: Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences of America (PIASA)
Speaker(s): Dr. Alan Richter Global Diversity Services LLC.
9/24/2003 | 6-8pm
WAFUNIF: The effectiveness of intercultural education
The cross-cultural characteristics of WAFUNIF and the effectiveness of intercultural education for citizens of LeastDeveloped Countries (LDCs), Land-Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs), and Small Island Developing States (SIDS) will be discussed Dr. Davis will highlight the elements that make their programs successful and explain how existing activities are evaluated. Grant opportunities for participation in internships, fellowships and other training opportunities of the United Nations system will also be discussed.
WAFUNIF was founded on a simple premise that interns and fellows, irrespective of socio-economic, political, religious, cultural, and national origins, should have experience of the United Nations system. They are committed to the ideals inscribed in the Charter of the United Nations, and can and should be mobilized to serve the goals and principles of the Alma Mater. For more information about WAFUNIF please visit www.wafunif.org
Location: Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences of America (PIASA)
Speaker(s): Dr. Hope P.White-Davis President of the World Association of Former United
6/25/2003
Effectiveness of cross-cultural training
The Center for Human Resource Strategy (CHRS) www.chrs.rutgers.edu is part of the top-ranked Human Resource Management Department of Rutgers University's School of Management and Labor Relations. The Center for HR Strategy was created to encourage professional partnerships between the leading researchers in the HR faculty and the strategy-minded Senior HR executives in the top multinational corporations. The goal of CHRS is to advance and shape the field of human resource management through this collaboration. This presentation will discuss some of the important findings from the academic literature on the effectiveness of cross-cultural training and discuss the implications of the findings for practitioners in the field.
Location: Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences of America (PIASA)
Speaker(s): Ibraiz Tarique Center for Human Resource Strategy, Rutgers University
4/30/2003 | 6-8pm
Intercultural Narrative; SIETAR development program
Join us for a highly interactive session co-hosted by the past and present President's of SIETAR New York, the evening is designed to highlight your role in SIETAR-NY. We have great potential, drawing on the rich resources of NYC, to make our chapter the largest and most dynamic of all the international SIETAR chapters. Attending the April 30 event will give a voice to your views, contribute to the strength of this organization, and increase its relevance to your professional development.Combining a unique clustering process, to develop plans for the future, with a narrative technique, to draw insight from our members, this month's event will reveal to all those present the future direction of our organization. Please send a reply to Michael Langer.
Location: Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences of America (PIASA)
Speaker(s): Cathe Tansey | Marcus Longmuir Web developer and SIETAR Metro New York President
3/26/2003 | 6-8pm
The New York Dance & Arts Innovations, Inc.
Marian Zak, and two colleagues from the NYADI, will share with us insights about his non-profit organization that was founded almost 5 years ago. This literally cross-cultural endeavor provides a stage for various artists from around the world to introduce their works. The purpose of the organization is the creation of new art works, the sponsorship of new artistic ideas and the international exchange of artistic concepts and works of artist. To RSVP, please e-mail Elzbieta Szczek, Director of Programming.
Location: Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences of America (PIASA)
Speaker(s): Marian Zak President and Founder of NYDAI
2/26/2003 | 6-8pm
Friendship Ambassador Foundation
Patrick Sciarratta was former president Clinton's Presidential Delegate to the first-ever White House Conference on Tourism. He is currently working at the UN where he and his staff are helping plan the upcoming world conference of NGO's that will take place at the UN on September 11, 2003.
FAF was started in 1973, by two editors at Reader's Digest, with a mission to promote peace through cultural exchange. In three decades the FAF has blossomed into a multi-million dollar nonprofit that works worldwide to promote peace through cultural tourism. We encourage you to take a look at the Friendship Ambassador Foundation's website, www.faf.org before the meeting.
Location: New York University
Speaker(s): Patrick Sciarratta Sciarratta Executive Director
11/20/2002
Many Women Many Voices: Research on Expatriate Accompanying Spouses
Highlights key findings, statistics and recommendations from the recent research study "Many Women Many Voices: A Study of Accompanying Spouses Around the World." Everyone in attendance received a complimentary study in which it was revealed that: Only 6.2% of the spouses were consulted by their husbands’ employers before the decision to move was made; 28.3% said their husbands had had more influence in making the decision to move than they had; and 31% of the spouses said they and/or their husbands/partners felt pressured into accepting the assignment.
Location: New York University
Speaker(s): Brenda Hagen Director of Global Workforce Development, Prudential Intercultural
10/23/2002
SIETAR's NGO status at the UN
SIETAR USA has NGO (Non-Governmental Organization) status with the DPI (Department of Public Information) at the United Nations in New York. Sonja Schlegel-Bichlmann is our main representative - successor of Yoko Idate - and in this capacity participated, together with 8 other SIETAR members from all over the country, in the 55th annual NGO conference at the UN on September 9 - 11, 2002. The topic of the conference was "Rebuilding Societies Emerging from Conflict: A Shared Responsibility".
Location: Milano Graduate School
Speaker(s): Sonja Schlegel-Bichlmann
9/25/2002
Intercultural Decision Making: A Global Business Risk
Case studies and situational analyses based on corporate leaders from international companies who make decisions based on socio-cultural influences which have affected them throughout their careers. Contrasts of decision making philosophies, processes, and paradigms among an array of international cultures and their impact on both local and global economies.
Location: Milano Graduate School
Speaker(s): John A. Artise
6/19/2002
Free the Children
Child Labor: The Power of One - A presentation with slide show and video Chris Pettoni,14, is a seventh grader from Wyckoff, New Jersey. He has been involved with Free the Children since 1998 when at the age of 11, he initiated an FTC chapter at his elementary school. The school raised $3,378 and donated the money to build a school in Nicaragua, pay the teacher's salary for two years, and provide school supplies and running water to the community. The following year, Chris represented Sicomac School on the Oprah Winfrey Show, regarding his school's accomplishment. Inspired by his efforts, Oprah committed to building 100 schools across the globe.
Location: Milano Graduate School
Speaker(s): Chris Pettoni, Meredith Kirsch, Kat Kirsch, Matt Kirsch
5/22/2002
Women in International Development: Challenges for the Future
This presentation will explore trends in international development planning as they affect women. Issues to be discussed include the Women in Development (WID) and Gender and Development (GAD) approaches, overseas development assistance, and the international community's commitment to the Millennium Development Goals.
Location: Milano Graduate School
Speaker(s): Dr. Irene Langran Executive Director of Women Campaign International
4/24/2002
Exploring Careers in the Cross-Cultural Arena
Our presenters this month will talk about what a career in the cross-cultural arena is and what it could become. They will address issues about achieving your professional goals in this field. The speakers possess vast experience of intercultural professions in business, consulting, training, human resource development, education, and social service.
Location: Milano Graduate School
Speaker(s): Suzanne Yamakawa | Gina Teague
2/27/2002
Helping You Invest In Yourself
Rick Raymond, an executive coach and president of Richard Raymond Associates, Inc., will share experience, anecdotes, and coaching technology that will help you in the development of your own career, as well as tips to help you coach clients toward the achievement of their goals.
Location: Berlitz Language Center: Rockefeller Center
Speaker(s): Rick Raymond Business & Career Coach at Rick Raymond Associates, Inc.
1/23/2002
Year Launch Meeting
Current and New Members have the opportunity to Network and to let their interests be known.
11/14/2001
Cultural Identity Shifts During Sojourns, Repatriation and Crisis
Self-concept is composed of many roles, descriptions and identities. Cultural identity is one aspect of the self which has not had much empirical attention. Dr. Nan M. Sussman has proposed a model which describes changes in salience and intensity of cultural identity shifts as a consequence of the sojourn cycle. This presentation will summarize the model, describe completed and in-progress research testing the model, and a recent addition to the model exploring shifts in cultural identity as a consequence of identity threat (i.e. the September 11 terrorist attacks).
Speaker(s): Dr. Nan M. Sussman
10/27/2001
SIETAR CONFERENCE: Conflict Resolution Across Cultures
Due to the positive reaction to the Conflict Resolution Workshop which was sponsored by SIMNY and the ICCCR in 2001, we are pleased to present another one-day workshop on Conflict Resolution Across Cultures. The purpose of the session is to increase our basic understanding of conflict resolution and to give us the opportunity to apply some skills in resolving conflicts.
Last year's trainers, Danny Mallonga and Katherine Stoessel, will guide us through the theory and practical applications of basic concepts. This year the program takes place at the New School University.
Speaker(s): Danny Mallonga International Center for Cooperation & Conflict Resolution (ICCCR)
9/26/2001
Identifying the You in Your Work
We all bring to our work our own sets of values and worldviews. Many of us as we work in the field of intercultural communication try to guide others to become aware that there are different worldviews and that it would benefit us all if we could develop an appreciation for other points of view. In many instances, this is all being done without us being aware that the approaches we use and the philosophies we are guided by are based on our own experiences and points of view.
This session is aimed at us engaging in some self-reflection to become more aware of what we are bringing to our encounters every time we engage with others. Narrative, or the stories we tell about ourselves, reveal how we feel, think, interact and make sense of our social worlds. We will look at narrative as a tool that can help us better understand ourselves and others with whom we interact.
Speaker(s): Beth Fisher-Yoshida
6/20/2001
The Role of Mongolia in the Region and the World
Ambassador Enkhsaikhan is a diplomat, an international lawyer and a leader who moves seamlessly in the many countries and cultures in which he has studied and worked. His recent diplomatic posts include his appointee to the U.N. in 1996 , Deputy Chief of Mission in Moscow during the late Gorbachev period and the break up of the Soviet Union and National Security Advisor to the Mongolian leadership at the beginning of the country's transition to a multiparty, democratic society. He has played a direct and significant role in elaborating a new national security strategy for a country positioned between two adversaries and superpowers. Ambassador Enkhsaikhan's presentations at the Council on Foreign Relations and other venues, elicit the highest compliments for their intellectual, thoughtful and eloquent analysis of issues. Please join us for this very special opportunity.
You are invited to celebrate The Festival of Mongolia 2001 ~ including Naadam in Central Park on June 23 & 24th ~ for more information please see www.un.int/mongolia/
Speaker(s): H. E. Enkhsaikhan Jargalsaikhany Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Mongolia
5/23/2001
Games that Awaken Cultural Perceptions
Sometimes the realization of how culture influences us happens in an instant - when we see a group of New Yorkers engaged in lively discussion, when we listen to the call to prayer from a mosque or when we watch Chinese families of three generations, enjoying dinner in a restaurant. These flashes of reality help us realize the impact of culture on our daily lives.
Please join us for an enjoyable evening of playing and discussing games. Games and simulations give us opportunities to recreate these flashes of understanding when words may not carry such awareness. At the May meeting some members of SIETAR Metro New York will lead us through Redundancia and Barnga and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of learning by doing. In addition, we will review the value of games and suggest some other experiential possibilities from homemade games to more complex simulations.
Speaker(s): Cathe Tansey, President, and Monique Hendricks, Membership Coordinator for
4/18/2001
Cross-Border Mergers & Acquisitions
According to a KPMG study, "83% of all mergers and acquisitions failed to produce any benefit for the shareholders and over half actually destroyed value". Interviews of over 100 senior executives involved in these 700 deals over a 2-year period revealed that the overwhelming cause for failure "is the people and the cultural differences".
When merging two organizations or acquiring another, corporate cultures need to be meshed. When these organizations have headquarters in different countries, national cultures also need to be considered. Gene Gitelson, President of Individuals & Systems LLC, will share his experiences as a senior line executive responsible for the integration of a large acquisition and a consultant to major companies dealing with global management issues. Gene will show how difficulties encountered in M & A's are further amplified in cross-cultural situations. Gene will discuss (through an experiential framework) the 7 Pitfalls on the Road to Merger Success and specific strategies to enable organizations to change the odds and be part of the 17% that succeed.
Speaker(s): Gene Gitelson President of Individuals & Systems LLC
3/26/2001
Global Teams: How to Build Competitive Advantage
Companies using global teams have found that such teams are necessary to expand internationally with effectiveness. These organizations have found that global teams can be a competitive advantage, yet not all teams are equally productive, even though they may be similarly constituted in terms of the professional qualifications of team members. John will share some of his research and insights on global teams.
Some of the issues he will cover include: What differences are likely to be found between global teams? How can one determine what kinds of interventions to utilize to support global teams? How can you determine what role cultural differences play on global teams? What is the role of the consultant in working with global teams?
Speaker(s): John W. Bing President and founder of ITAP International
2/21/2001
Au Contraire! Figuring Out the French
What makes the French so, well, French? As a culture the French are fiercely independent yet seductively romantic, deeply conservative yet avant-garde, dispassionately rational yet dramatically emotional.
Gilles is co-author of the recently published Au Contraire! Figuring Out the French, will explore the assumptions, attitudes, patterns of thought and beliefs that make the French so uniquely French; as well as provide context and perspective on what happens when Americans and the French come together at work, at home, and in any social setting; he will address such issues as education and play, friendship and romance, politics and education.
Speaker(s): Gilles Asselin President and founder of SoCoCo Intercultural
