By Grant Hall. Founder of League Cultural Diplomacy
In my last post I described corporate cultural diplomacy as
a tool to manage international business relationships and gain influence in foreign markets
But how do you use this tool effectively?
Here are the four basic steps required to use CCD.Corporate cultural diplomacy (CCD) is put into action by implementing CCD activities. Your activities must be culturally based and can incorporate a stand-alone activity or a series of related activities (known as a ‘program’). The activities need to build relationships and trust in order for influence to be developed.
- Establish who you would like to influence
- Design your activity or program
- Implement it
- Follow-up the relationships
A considerable degree of expertise and experience is needed in order to put into place the four steps listed above. Activities can be managed in-house or outsourced in full or in part. In forthcoming blogs I will detail what is required for you to manage CCD activities in-house and what skills the staff responsible for the activity will need to have. I will also provide practical tips on delivering effective activities. Otherwise, if you want to outsource all or part of your CCD activity or program, or simply want to chat be sure to get in touch with me!
Coming up soon:
- Going Global (a blog-in-a-blog for those in the early days of internationalising their business)
- 2 dozen reasons you should use cultural diplomacy
- How you can develop cultural savvyness
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