As the world gets smaller, most of us are or will be working in a multicultural environment. Everything changes when we leave our monocultural setting: different approaches to work, different decision-making methods, different communication patterns, different ways of viewing time, different ways of viewing hierarchy, etc. Given all those differences, people on mixed-culture teams tend to lose their “landmarks”. It is crucial to support groups who need to reach company goals in a multicultural environment because for many, cultural differences, if left unattended, can lead to high stress levels, mistrust and even conflict.
However, if people are given a common framework to evolve in, multicultural teams can be extremely positive and rich environments. This type of workshop helps participants to acknowledge differences, discover similarities and then go beyond… to build relationships that will be supportive, proactive and creative. My inspiration for this type of work comes from: E.T. Hall, Geert Hofstede, Fons Trompenaars, Craig Storti, William Isaacs, C.G. Jung, Joseph Campbell....and the hundreds of fantastic students from all over the globe with whom I have had the pleasure and honor to work!