Global Dynamics Inc. Announces Cost-Effective Self-Paced E-Learning Offerings for Cross-Cultural and Diversity Excellence

WASHINGTON, D.C. June 1, 2009 Global Dynamics Inc. (GDI) today announced the availability of a new suite of Web-based and self-paced elearning programs on the topics of diversity and cross-cultural competence as well as the addition of affordable customized diversity websites tailored to individual organizations.

Designed to either serve as standalone programs or supplement or reinforce broader programs to maximize learning results, GDIs new self-paced blended learning solutions provide professional strategy, processes, education and knowledge transfer at minimal cost and time.

"Todays businesses are increasingly requiring blended learning solutions in order to maximize their budgets and employees time and learning potential," said Neal Goodman, President of Global Dynamics Inc. Global Dynamics is committed to delivering the best solutions to enable cross-cultural and diversity excellence in whichever modality best suits each organization.

New offerings include:

  • Cultural assessment tool measures employees personal preferences with respect to six key dimensions of culture and helps employees better understand how cultural preferences shape their perceptions of others and how different cultural groups can work together to make a culturally-sensitive and effective organization
  • Cross-Cultural Awareness eLearning Course provides users with 24 hour access to cultural education, including an overview of cultural terms, concepts, and applications, including cultural competencies
  • Diversity eLearning Courses provide online, 24 hour access to diversity education. Among the courses available are:
    • Diversity in the Workplace
    • Managing Diversity in the Workplace
    • Respect in the Workplace
    • Responding to Conflict
    • Tapping Potential: 4 Generations at Work
  • Diversity Moments offers selected diversity-related topics in a brief, yet powerful, format to create ongoing discussions amongst employees. These topics help to manage concerns and prevent issues before they impact business and relationships
  • Diversity Audit - an online, customizable survey tool that helps organizations to analyze their current environment and identify the issues that serve as a barrier to achieving excellence in the workplace
  • Diversity Website - an ever-fresh, just-in-time reference for employees, customized to the organizations look and feel and corporate web design

About Global Dynamics Inc.
Global Dynamics Inc is the leading provider of cross cultural management, expatriate, team building, and marketing solutions designed to meet the global needs of multinational corporations. GDI empowers the worlds finest organizations to overcome the challenges of globalization and virtual environments and to leverage the power of diversity. For 25 years global corporations have turned to GDI for training, coaching, consulting and research in over 60 countries. GDIs high-quality, yet cost-effective, services are available anywhere and in any language, in-person, via the Web and over the phone.

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