The Human Capital Institute (HCI), a professional association and think tank advancing the science of strategic talent management, has announced that GlobalEnglish, the leading provider of online learning and support for business English communication, is sponsoring a new HCI online education and community track focused on improving productivity among members of global teams, those business teams whose members work in offices across the globe, represent different cultures, and speak different primary languages.
Global Team Productivity is among several topics addressed in HCI's Talent Development community of interest, an online community within HCI's comprehensive strategic talent management education, collaboration and resource website, www.hci.org. The organization and its more than 140,000 global members consider the topic critical for organizations working to leverage human capital.
As track sponsor, GlobalEnglish will present a webcast, Developing Global Teams: What Team Leaders Need to Know, on Wednesday, February 4 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. ET. Featuring presenters Catherine Mercer Bing, CEO of ITAP International and Richard Taylor, Director of Integral Ventures, the webcast will review how leaders of cross-functional global teams can help their teams be productive to meet business goals. To register for the webcast, please visit http://www.hci.org/hci/tracks_teamwork.guid.
The Global Team Productivity track explores elements and practices essential to creating and maintaining productive global teams. Such teams represent a new paradigm for developing and retaining talent critical for achieving global competitive advantage. The track contains highly targeted information, research, education, discussion, and networking tools on the topic, as well as e-Briefings, blogs and other resources, selected and presented by expert advisors.
Global teamwork relies on managing conflict, reaching convergence, a common language, insight to cultural expectations that affect team performance, and a platform for virtual learning and communication, said Joy Kosta, Senior Director of HCI Talent Practice Communities. HCI is pleased that GlobalEnglish, an experienced provider of services that help organizations increase productivity through the development of a common language and allow global teams to think, act, and speak as one is sponsoring HCI's ever-growing community of interest on this topic.
We are pleased to be partnering with HCI and sponsoring this important track, said Deepak Desai, President and CEO of GlobalEnglish Corporation. Now, more than ever, businesses need productive, global teams to deliver results, and through this track, we can help educate the business community on the importance of a common language and other best practices necessary for creating effective global teams.
Talent leaders may access the Global Team Productivity track directly at:
GlobalEnglish to Sponsor HCI's 'Global Team Productivity' Education and Community Track
Will Host 'Developing Global Teams' Live Webcast on Wednesday, February 4
