The Shanghai INNOVA Management Institute – one of the leading training institutions in China - offers a large range of coaching programs to its multinational corporate clients.

LEADERSHIP COACHING
Improving Emotional Intelligence
Emotional intelligence is key to leadership effectiveness. Emotional intelligence is not a talent one is born with but a skill which can be developed and significantly improved through training and coaching. We have the resources to train and coach individuals as well as small groups of coaches.

Working with different Types of Personalities
Understanding oneself and others better leads to improved communication and cooperation and less conflict. We apply the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator to help the coachee to enhance his or her understanding of other people’s way of thinking, their feelings, preferences, judgments and decision-making.

Intercultural Competencies
A lack of preparation in terms of cultural awareness easily leads to the failure of an assignment or to greatly reduced leadership efficiency. Intercultural competencies are not just a skill set but imply a personal development process which can be accelerated through coaching. Our program is based upon one of the most sophisticated assessments of intercultural competencies worldwide and our outstanding expertise as China experts.

GROUP COACHING
The Emotional Competent Team
In numerous cases teams first have to develop a higher level of trust and mutual respect before being able to achieve a higher level of performance. We offer activity-based trainings which we combine with group coaching. As a result a culture of accountability shall be established as integral part of the team culture.

Developing a High-Performance Team
High-performance teams share certain common features which can be developed systematically. Relating to the actual situation of the team we design customized training and coaching programs.

Improving Teamwork and Communication within Multicultural Teams
From openness and acceptance of differences to real appreciation of differences and the creation of synergy – multicultural teams go through development stages and we support this process through simulations, role plays, lectures, case studies and group coaching.

Establishing Virtual Cross-Border Teams
More and more virtual teams are established – teamwork across cultures and large distances however remains difficult. To cooperate with strangers or unknown persons is counterintuitive to Asian mentality, thus successful cross-border collaboration needs the establishment and development of virtual teams, a process we can support by bringing both sides closer together.

CAREER COACHING
Social Awareness Program
Some leaders struggle with what might be called expatriate syndrome. They live in ghetto-like living quarters and got somewhat accustomed to a high-flying life-style while losing touch with the living conditions and everyday life of people around them. This easily affects their judgment which in turn can lead to conflicts within the organization, in any case it undermines the personal credibility and leadership effectiveness of the individual. To tackle these problems, we offer a special program suitable to both expatriates and Chinese returnees.

Towards greater Contentment
Complaints about petty issues by highly paid executives are often a symptom of a deeper seated dissatisfaction and a sign for a lack of work-life balance. In fact, there is no such thing as lasting job satisfaction, through a process of self-reflection and coaching however one can achieve a higher degree of contentment with what one is doing. As a result motivation and performance are enhanced significantly and most executives are becoming more satisfied again with their life and work.

Working with the HQ
Quite a few expatriate managers describe as their biggest challenge that headquarters back in Europe or the United States do not understand why China is different and that things do not always work the way here one might expect from the outside. We offer expatriates support in designing appropriate strategies for better communication with headquarters.

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For more information please contact

Dr. Laurenz Awater

Shanghai INNOVA Management Institute
Summit Centre
1030 Yan An West Road
200052 Shanghai

Phone: (021) 6225 0477, 5108 8670 or 5169 7601
Fax: (021) 5169 7602
Email: info@innova-institute.com.cn