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This workshop shows you how to identify organisational cultures and develop a high engagement culture. It explains how national cultures are formed and communicated and the role that leadership plays in determining culture.

Who should attend?

Suitable for those who find that culture is a barrier to effective communication or wish to change organisational cultures in order to build performance, and for those responsible for replicating organisational culture in different countries.

What to expect

  • practical application of communications models and concepts
  • share the experience and knowledge of fellow professionals through facilitated discussion
  • practical exercises and case studies.

Workshop objectives

Participation in the workshop will provide you with the knowledge to:

  • identify culture – definitions and models
  • articulate national and organisational value systems
  • explore personal values in different cultures
  • build a shared vision by overcoming barriers
  • reinforce culture through leadership and behaviour
  • work towards changing cultures
  • communicate in cross-cultural environments.

CIPR Trainer: Di Burton FCIPR

Di Burton is Managing Director of Cicada Communications and Interim Head of Communications for North Yorkshire Police. She advises at board level on leadership issues and stakeholder management for a range of blue chip organisations and undertakes public affairs work.

For the past 15 years she has been directing the MA in Public Communication programme for the Government Communication Network (GCN) at Leeds Trinity University College, where Di is a Consultant Partner. A Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, Di is also a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations and leads several CIPR workshops, covering topics from employee engagement to stakeholder management.

As an industry expert, Di has worked at 10 Downing Street and the Cabinet Office, and is a regular speaker at national and international conferences. Di is an external advisor for the London College of Communication, and judges the annual CIPR Excellence Awards, PR Week Awards and Fresh PR Awards.

Di has attended Harvard Business School and sits on a number of advisory boards.

More Information & Course Enquiries

The price for this one day course is £300 + VAT for Members and £450 + VAT for Non-Members. To book your place, please click here.  

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