4 April 2025|relocating US to the UK changes Have you just moved from the US to the UK and are about to start work? Or are you about to move from the US to the UK to start working? What are the changes you are going to encounter, and what have you already observed as … Read more
24 March 2025|communication skills Have you been working internationally for some time and have just come to the UK and are struggling with the type of English you are hearing? Working in English in the UK can be a new challenge. Types of English when working in English There are many different types of English spoken … Read more
6 March 2025|communication skills, intercultural, leadership skills Explain culture to enrich your global team If you are working in or leading a diverse team, how can you explain culture and lead by example? How can you ensure that your colleagues are enriched through learning about each other so potential misunderstandings and conflict are reduced? How … Read more
18 February 2025|relocating Once you’ve been an expat (expatriate), you are, at some point probably going to be a ‘repat’ (repatriate). Expat to repat. You’ve completed your expatriate assignment or assignments and now after a number of years, you are returning home. This may be planned, may be requested by you, or may be because … Read more
6 February 2025|leadership skills There is a lot to navigate when building a team and creating a team spirit. This is even more so when your team is diverse in terms of culture and time zones. Your virtual open door If you were all in the same location and same office, then you could have a … Read more
22 November 2024|communication skills “Primatologist Signe Preuschoft traces the smile back over 30 million years of evolution to a “fear grin” stemming from monkeys and apes, who often used barely clenched teeth to portray to predators that they were harmless or to signal submission to more dominant group members. The smile may have evolved differently … Read more
9 October 2024|communication skills, intercultural, leadership skills Deadlines. Leading a team globally presents challenges whatever your industry, whatever your location, whatever the team size and how experienced you as the team leader are. A lot of the challenges and issues are the same whether you have team members from only a few countries, one specific … Read more
31 August 2024|communication skills, intercultural After many decades of working with people from all over the world and from a variety of backgrounds and cultures, I am left with one overriding thought. “Once we remove the cultural curtain or barrier, we are really all very similar.” Spotlight on Making kindness your key to global intercultural … Read more
1 August 2024|communication skills More and more people as part of their jobs are having regular meetings on Teams, Zoom, Google Meet, or other video conferencing platforms, with colleagues, customers, suppliers, business partners, and sales prospects from all over the world. Global video calls What do you think about before the global video call? To … Read more
29 April 2024|leadership skills Create space for everyone in your global team Thank you for the comments on my recent article – How to team lead across continents and time zones. There was a key theme in the feedback from people working in English speaking global teams. Those members with English not as their first … Read more
