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The globe continues to shrink, meeting the needs of customers from a wide range of cultures has become a critically important aspect of successful organizations. The consulting, training, and speaking services offered by Doug are designed to help multinational corporations examine their respective management styles and business strategies, then determine the effectiveness of each across a variety of cultures. The ultimate goal is to help these corporations implement management styles and strategies which are appropriate to the culture in which they are operating and compete more effectively in the global marketplace. Doug coaches numerous Fortune 500 companies in adapting their approach to dealing with a changing market and an international audience.
Doug’s international experience began at the age of 16 when he began studying Japanese. He developed a passion for the study of other cultures and after earning a graduate degree and becoming fluent in Japanese, Doug was hired by Disney. Fast-tracked into management, Doug was on the start-up team for their first international theme park, Tokyo Disneyland, a rousing success story and the subject of Doug first book After Disney, Doug became a founding member of an international consulting firm with a professor from Stanford University with whom Doug co-authored his second book. Consulting with Fortune 500 companies such as Procter & Gamble and Intel, Doug focused on helping multinational corporations succeed in the global marketplace by breaking down culture barriers. Doug was invited to join NEC Electronics in his hometown of Sacramento. As Chair of Sacramento’s Pacific Rim Committee, Doug lead trade missions to Japan recruiting many multinational companies to the region.
Doug’s background of having lived and worked in the United States and Japan, plus working with many international corporations, gives him the unique advantage to evaluate and solve cultural challenges and conflicts. In addition to his intercultural training and consulting, Doug is a keynote speaker about leadership and service excellence, change management and diversity, speaking around the world including Mexico, Canada, South Africa, and many countries in Europe, South America, and Central America,.
Intercultural training is necessary at all levels, but only works when supported by a company’s leadership team. Doug helps his audience understand how to avoid culture clashes and costly business mistakes. These programs are designed for organizations that want the depth and breadth of customized training. Typically, with smaller audiences small for maximum interaction, usually 15-20 employees. Doug provides "hands-on" activities and facilitate working groups to examine effective goal setting, management style analysis, and problem solving in a multicultural environment. All of Doug’s classes are tailored to meet the client’s individual needs, covering the most relevant issues in the client’s own corporate language. This is achieved with an in-depth needs assessment.
A training intervention designed to help Americans improve their ability to interact with their Japanese counterparts. This is accomplished by introducing participants to the impact of culture on Japanese and American business practices and giving participants the opportunity to learn and practice skills, which enable them to be more effective with their Japanese counterparts. The course may include use of role-plays and case studies to emphasize learning points. Course includes an extensive training manual and Doug’s book "Danger & Opportunity
A training intervention designed to help Japanese better understand the Americans they work with or manage. Specific emphasis is placed upon the role of the Japanese manager in managing and motivating American employee. The course includes extensive training on intercultural communication skills designed to help Japanese employees improve their ability to communicate in English. Special emphasis is place on interaction skills versus linguistic skills. This presentation is typically taught in Japanese, either by Doug or his Japanese associate. Some role-plays and practice sessions are conducted in English to reinforce key communication skills.
It is no longer the exception that teams of employees are made up of people from a variety of countries, it is the rule. Corporate mission statements often state that teams of employees from different countries and cultures "will benefit from the best parts of each culture and develop international synergy." Unfortunately, most international teams ultimately disintegrate into small groups of employees from similar backgrounds, excluding other members of the team. In order to build a strong team, some portion of the approach needs to purposely highlight both positive and negative perceptions people with different backgrounds have about each other.
The objective is to expose the issues and help the employees work them out in mutually acceptable ways. The best way to manage is the method that gets the best results and the best results usually come from an approach which brings out the strengths of each culture. The exercise of one’s full potential usually produces the best results at the interpersonal and the organizational levels. This seminar provides a unique opportunity for managers and employees from a variety of cultures to discover vital information about how to be successful in their own multi-cultural, corporate environments.
The TIME program is only conducted after a thorough client needs assessment. Data gathering is conducted during interviews at the client site or by phone interviews. The TIME program strives to accurately represent the challenges and opportunities in conducting business in a global environment; therefore, it is conducted by a bicultural team consisting of Doug and his Japanese associate, both with extensive international business experience. This program may be taught in both English and Japanese.
A training intervention designed to help your managers and employees better understand the key approaches for providing outstanding customer service in an international environment. The international environment can be identified as both external customers and internal team members who come from diverse cultural backgrounds. This course also includes Doug’s basic customer service modules. Emphasis is placed upon the development and maintenance of the attitude that all customers, both internal and external are important and are our "Guests."
Doug Lipp and his staff at G. Douglas Lipp & Associates provide individual consulting and coaching services to executives. While the services vary according to the needs of our clients, our philosophy remains the same: Be honest and forthright with each client, whether in a group or individually. Some of our clients secure our services to coach the challenging individual or group, and provide the necessary critical feedback, while others want us to merely refine the approach of effective individuals and teams. Consulting is provided at an hourly or daily fee and may be conducted in person or via phone appointments.
The main objectives of this training intervention includes is to provide a basic understanding of the cultural differences between Americans and Japanese and the consequences of those differences with regard to business and personal interactions. This class provides participants the opportunity to learn about strategies and to practice skills which will enhance their ability to overcome potential cultural barriers and develop mutually beneficial relationships with their Japanese counterparts. Learning modules are customized to include issues and goals which are unique to each client. The following is an introduction of the topics covered during the program.
The main objectives of this training intervention is to provide a basic understanding of the cultural differences between Americans and Japanese and the consequences of those differences with regard to business and personal interactions. This class provides participants the opportunity to learn about strategies and to practice skills which will enhance their ability to overcome potential cultural barriers and develop mutually beneficial relationships with their American counterparts and subordinates. Learning modules are customized to include issues and goals which are unique to each client. The following is an introduction of the topics covered during the program.
The main objectives of this training intervention is to provide managers and employees with a better understand of the key approaches for providing outstanding customer service in an international environment. The international environment can be identified as both external customers and internal team members who come from diverse cultural backgrounds Learning modules are customized to include issues and goals which are unique to each client. The following is an introduction of the topics covered during the program.
