International transition coaching
We provide one-to-one support for managers starting to work internationally or moving abroad. Clients can book a mix of face-to-face and telephone sessions in order to prepare for a new assignment or to get support once started. The coaching is action-oriented and aims to achieve higher performance and sustain motivation.
International coaching is aimed at individuals and teams who need to build the skills they need to work in challenging international contexts. Typical candidates for international coaching are:
- expatriates taking up a new responsibility in a country they don’t know
- professionals starting up or joining an international (project) team
- leaders with responsibility for handling operations across national boundaries
- managers and team members operating in multicultural workplaces
- support staff coordinating and communicating across cultures
International coaching has the potential to offer significant benefits:
- International leaders are able to develop the right strategies to achieve sustainable results across multinational organisations.
- Cultural diversity can be managed effectively to minimise the occurrence of wasteful conflicts.
- Organisations can build on diversity to foster and retain a range of talents.
- Individuals are able to grow with greater self-insight.
- Trust can develop with international partners through sensitivity to the values of others
Why York Associates?
Our competence |
We understand the challenges which individuals and organisations face as a result of our 27 years’ experience of supporting international leaders and teams. |
Our approach |
We develop a process in cooperation with our clients which is both personal and professional. We help people to make new choices which make a difference internationally. |
How do we do it?
We use a four-step process to build competence and change behaviour.
Step 1 - Establish the focus
Identify realistic and relevant development objectives.
Step 2 - Explore options
Understand the current context and identify possible solutions.
Step 3 - Remove obstacles
Analyse obstacles which stand in the way and establish strategies to remove them.
Step 4 – Plan actions
Agree actions with milestones so that progress can be monitored.
Our coaching consists of face-to-face and telephone sessions over an agreed period. And both our training and our coaching can be supported by a range of relevant psychometric tools which facilitate the development of international effectiveness.
Who are our international coaches?
Jeremy Comfort, director and founder of York Associates. Lead trainer and coach for international development programmes at Nestlé head office in Switzerland. Developer , along with Bob Dignen in cooperation with Henkel and the University of Konstanz, of Developing People Internationally, an innovative personal and professional development programme based on research with international managers.
Bob Dignen, director of York Associates. Lead trainer and coach at Henkel and Zurich Financial Sevices. In addition to developing innovative programmes for these clients, he is a founder member of the Bonn Group, an international network of consultants, academics and corporate professionals who meet regularly to study and consider new approaches to developing international leaders.
Steve Flinders, director of York Associates. Key account manager for our French clients including Société Générale and Sanofi Aventis. He is also the lead trainer for HR, trade union, public sector, political and British management courses run at York Associates.
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