Promoting effective cooperation between German and Chinese employees

Date:
October 30, 2024
Biography:
Michael Babilon-Teubenbacher is a partner and member of the Executive Board at CPC AG, specializing in adaptive transformation consulting, organizational development, executive development, and change management. He has played a leading role in expanding the company’s international business, particularly in China. As a result, he combines strategic leadership responsibilities with strong intercultural competence.

Are you familiar with this?

Actually, you want nothing more than for your German and Chinese employees to be successful together. After all, you have a shared vision, common issues, and joint projects. But in reality, cross-border collaboration regularly hits snags—and massive ones at that: teams get in each other's way, fail to implement agreed-upon goals, and don't get things off the ground.

For example, it turns out that German and Chinese employees are duplicating work—despite clear rules about who is responsible for what. Or they do not share information with each other that is necessary for good cooperation. Or the teams do not acknowledge each other's competencies and try to find solutions themselves instead of approaching the other side. Added to this are linguistic and intercultural barriers.

The bottom line is that the overall business results are not satisfactory.

Our solution in 3 steps

  1. We take a close look—from both the German and Chinese perspectives:
    Where exactly does the problem lie in this collaboration? Engaging on equal footing, with appreciation rather than judgment, sets the tone for future cooperation right from the start.
  2. We sharpen your focus:
    Sometimes things need to be described and communicated in a much simpler way. We help you refine your focus so that everyone in the organization understands it rationally and supports it emotionally.
  3. We take a hands-on approach:
    Together with the people involved, we create moments of success in collaboration by helping to effectively advance projects at the interface. In addition, we enhance teamwork by fostering intercultural understanding.

 

Your advantages through improved German-Chinese cooperation


Performance Your employees remain productive throughout the organizational restructuring.

Understanding Strategy
Your leaders guide employees through uncertain times.


: The Right Skills Your teams have the "right" skill set to make the future organizational model a success.

Performance-
During the restructuring, retain talent by providing opportunities for growth within the company.


's appeal: Employees and managers feel valued and included.

Reliability
Personnel measures can be implemented smoothly with less resistance.

 

Successful change in German-Chinese cooperation requires not only strategic adjustments, but also targeted change management in order to bring about sustainable change. We support you in this process with our many years of experience and deep intercultural understanding. Together with you, we design the change process in such a way that your teams emerge stronger from it and cooperation is taken to a new level. Trust us as your partner to master the challenges of transformation and make your organization fit for the future.

Get in touch with us and arrange a no-obligation consultation with our experts.

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