The Intercultural Communication Institute is pleased to announce a new partnership with the Kozai Group, Inc., creators of both the Global Competencies Inventory (GCI) and the Intercultural Effectiveness Scale (IES). The Kozai Group includes Allan Bird, Mark Mendenhall, Gary Oddou, Joyce Osland, and Michael Stevens, who have among them a combined total of 45 years living and working abroad and more than 100 years conducting intercultural research and training. They have published 15 books as well as over 200 articles and chapters, including several pioneering studies that are among the most widely cited in the areas of international management and intercultural effectiveness. Over the course of their careers they have delivered training to organizations in the private, public, and nonprofit sectors on five continents. For details about the GCI, GCI Qualifying Seminars, the IES, or the Kozai Group, please contact the Intercultural Communication Institute or visit www.kozaigroup.com. |
The Global Competencies Inventory (GCI) is designed to assess competencies critical to interacting and working effectively with people who are from different cultures. The inventory measures 17 competencies in three categories of intercultural adaptability, including perception management, relationship management, and self-management. This instrument can be used as part of an assessment process for succession planning, selection, career planning, team building, coaching, or professional development. Trainers, consultants and coaches must attend a three-day workshop in order to be qualified to use the GCI. The Intercultural Effectiveness Scale (IES) is an instrument used by profit and non-profit organizations, including companies, government agencies and educational institutions. It was developed specifically to evaluate the competencies critical to interacting effectively with people who are from different cultures. However, the competencies assessed are equally applicable to evaluating how well people work effectively with people who are different from them on a range of dimensions, including gender, generation, ethnic group, religious affiliation, and so forth. The IES focuses on nine competencies in three categories of intercultural effectiveness. These three dimensions are combined to generate an Overall Intercultural Effectiveness score in the individual feedback report.
The IES is available in online and paper formats, at a cost of $12 per copy. A Facilitator’s Guide and telephone feedback sessions facilitated by one of the Kozai Group partners are also available. |
GCI Qualifying Seminars: July 16-18, 2010
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