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Richard Martin to Teach Intercultural Aspects of International Project Management
Montreal, Quebec
Thursday, August 09, 2007
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Alcera Consulting Inc./Alcera Conseil de gestion inc. (www.alcera.ca) is proud to announce that Richard Martin will be teaching "Intercultural Aspects of International Project Management" at Université du Québec en Outaouais in Gatineau, Quebec during Fall Term 2007. Richard Martin is founder, president and principal of Alcera Consulting Inc.
Martin brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the topic. He got his formal start in project management back in 1993 as deputy project director of the Canadian Department of National Defence's project management office for anti-armour projects. He eventually became the project manager for a number of other projects and was intimately involved in the development and testing of complex weapons systems as part of a tri-partite project between Canada, France, and Norway.
Says Martin, "I learned that the French prefer obfuscation to saying no outright and that the Norwegians are extremely cooperative and highly egalitarian in their work ethic. I also saw firsthand how disagreements can grow simply because of a failure to appreciate the subtleties of doing business in other cultures"
As a former Army officer, Martin has also lead teams of soldiers in Norway, Germany and Bosnia. "Bosnia was the most interesting, because we were responsible for enforcing the Dayton Peace Accord and keeping the peace in an area where Serbs had been ethnically cleansed and were attempting to return. I had to deal with military officers, municipal politicians and employees, local police, NGOs, representatives of international organizations and allied militaries. It was a challenge, but an exhilarating learning experience"
Martin intends to bring this cross-cultural sensibility to the classroom and to temper the more theoretical aspects of cross-cultural management. He adds, "Much of the literature emphasizes differences between cultures. My experience is that the differences, while important, are rather superficial compared to our common humanity. I intend to build on that understanding and to provide my students with the practical tools to lead cross-cultural teams in a global environment"
Alcera Consulting Inc. /Alcera Conseil de gestion inc. is a management consulting firm that helps excellent executives become world-class leaders and that assists individuals and organizations to thrive in the face of risks, threats and uncertainty. The firm consults in the areas of leadership development, organizational development, project management, strategy, and crisis and risk management and provides coaching, mentoring, speaking, and training services.
For more information, please go to www.alcera.ca, write to info@alcera.ca, or call 514-453-3993 (toll free 888-453-3993).
Alcera Consulting Inc./Alcera Conseil de gestion inc. (www.alcera.ca) is proud to announce that Richard Martin will be teaching "Intercultural Aspects of International Project Management" at Université du Québec en Outaouais in Gatineau, Quebec during Fall Term 2007. Richard Martin is founder, president and principal of Alcera Consulting Inc.
Martin brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the topic. He got his formal start in project management back in 1993 as deputy project director of the Canadian Department of National Defence's project management office for anti-armour projects. He eventually became the project manager for a number of other projects and was intimately involved in the development and testing of complex weapons systems as part of a tri-partite project between Canada, France, and Norway.
Says Martin, "I learned that the French prefer obfuscation to saying no outright and that the Norwegians are extremely cooperative and highly egalitarian in their work ethic. I also saw firsthand how disagreements can grow simply because of a failure to appreciate the subtleties of doing business in other cultures"
As a former Army officer, Martin has also lead teams of soldiers in Norway, Germany and Bosnia. "Bosnia was the most interesting, because we were responsible for enforcing the Dayton Peace Accord and keeping the peace in an area where Serbs had been ethnically cleansed and were attempting to return. I had to deal with military officers, municipal politicians and employees, local police, NGOs, representatives of international organizations and allied militaries. It was a challenge, but an exhilarating learning experience"
Martin intends to bring this cross-cultural sensibility to the classroom and to temper the more theoretical aspects of cross-cultural management. He adds, "Much of the literature emphasizes differences between cultures. My experience is that the differences, while important, are rather superficial compared to our common humanity. I intend to build on that understanding and to provide my students with the practical tools to lead cross-cultural teams in a global environment"
Alcera Consulting Inc. /Alcera Conseil de gestion inc. is a management consulting firm that helps excellent executives become world-class leaders and that assists individuals and organizations to thrive in the face of risks, threats and uncertainty. The firm consults in the areas of leadership development, organizational development, project management, strategy, and crisis and risk management and provides coaching, mentoring, speaking, and training services.
For more information, please go to www.alcera.ca, write to info@alcera.ca, or call 514-453-3993 (toll free 888-453-3993).
Richard Martin
President
Alcera Consulting Inc.
N.D. Ile-Perrot, Quebec
514-453-3993
514-453-4701
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