Expat Employees
International employees are faced not only with a new job but also with a new culture of the company and country. In order to make a transition and start of the new job smooth DoSo! offers individual coaching.
It can also happen that company wants to invest further in the professional development of its expat employee or is faced with not optimal functioning of an employee. In this situations DoSo! offers custom-made coaching programs geared towards achieving the desired results.
Examples of the programs offered by DoSo! Coaching
Individual programs
Coaching on competencies
Assessment of the core competences required to fulfill the job
Assessment of the employees strengths and weaknesses related to the core competencies
Improvement on the competences required to fulfill the job for example:
Leadership skills
Communication skills
Entrepreneurship skills
Client focus
Working in an international team / company
Understanding the new culture
Group programs
Cultural training & cross-cultural communication
The cultural training program focuses on understanding the culture of the expat and the Dutch culture. Program The program includes the following topics:
Theory of culture & models
Cultural dimensions (Hofstede)
Culture types (Lewis)
Understanding own cultural blueprint
Learning & understanding the Dutch cultural blueprint
Cultural history, religion & society
Behavioral patterns: i.e. communication style
Business culture: meetings, decision making process, management style, leadership style
Assessing the similarities and gaps between own and Dutch culture
Learning how to effectively bridge the cultural gaps
Learning how to effectively communicate
This trainings are always tailor made to the needs of the company /expat and are based on the country of origin of the expat.