When mr. simon maier (a citizen of germany) arrived in araquari, brazil to take charge of the manufacturing plant of his company, bmw, he knew that it was going to be a challenge.

Cross-Cultural Training Program (BMW) = 20% of Final Grade. At least 10 pgs.
When Mr. Simon Maier (a citizen of Germany) arrived in Araquari, Brazil to take charge of the manufacturing plant of his company, BMW, he knew that it was going to be a challenge. He was conversant in Brazilian Portuguese, but he still needed practice. After three months into his new job, he was still struggling to supervise his team in Brazil, and he was not sure what he was doing wrong. He felt that his employees were not self-directed enough, and that they were not straightforward and frank with him when there were issues surrounding productivity. Some of the complaints of his team in Araquari expressed were that he was not a good leader, and that he was not friendly. They also felt that he was not an effective communicator. Based on the unsatisfactory performance of the plant, BMW felt that it was best to hire Global HR Consultants to design a Cross Cultural Training Program for new site managers based in Brazil to ensure that they get the results that they wanted. Each team will prepare a Facilitator’s manual for their Cross-Cultural Training Program.
The manual should 1) determine what are the official mission statement, vision statement, values, strategic goals of BMW, 2) identify general goals/objectives for the leadership development program that is aligned with BMW’s mission, vision, etc.; 3) provide a series of specific training modules for the training program that will contribute to the company’s strategic goals/mission; 4) each module should contain detailed descriptions of the training techniques to be used, for example: seminar, case studies, role playing, simulation, etc. 5) How will you assess the effectiveness of the cross cultural training program.
Keep in mind that the facilitator’s manual should be complete, specific, and descriptive enough that a novice trainer could take the manual and implement the Cross-Cultural Training Program.
Team Presentation = 20% of Final Grade) Video Presentation using Powerpoint
It is important as a business professional that you can make presentations. Everyone is required to fully participate in the video presentation of the Cross-Cultural Training Program. You can present a module within your presentation or bits and pieces of all the modules. The choice is yours. The key is to deliver a presentation that sounds and feels like an actual training program. Duration 20 minutes on PowerPoint. Use the video function to record your presentation. Please identify yourself before you present.
Each team will be evaluated based on the following criteria:
Quality of Delivery- Articulation, professionalism and voice projection.
Creativity – The team provided creative solutions and out-of-the-box thinking to the problem.
Quality of Analysis – A thorough analysis of the problem is provided.