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Welcome! My name is Joost Thissen and here I like to share cultural columns and insights for those of us who are interested in culturally diverse and global workplaces.
Welcome! My name is Joost Thissen and here I like to share cultural columns and insights for those of us who are interested in culturally diverse and global workplaces.

Face-to-Face workshop – Preparing an Australian Team for Successful PoC Delivery in Malaysia May 2026 – IT industry Challenge Over the years, we have trained and coached teams and executives for this client. On this occasion, we were asked to support a designated SME team in preparing to deliver a five-day Proof of Concept (PoC) […]
Face-to-Face Presentations – Effective Intercultural Communication within a French Corporation Operating in Australia 2023 – 2025 Technology Industry Challenge The client holds a contract with the Australian Government and operates through a local Australian subsidiary. The brief was to build stronger understanding of culturally different communication styles and workplace practices, and to help participants recognise […]
Virtual Training – Effective Intercultural Interactions between German Corporation and Australian Partners 2023 – 2025 Manufacturing and Infrastructure Industry Challenge The client holds a contract with the Australian Government and operates through a local subsidiary in partnership with several Australian organisations. We were initially engaged to support the predominantly German executive team in working more […]
Hit the Ground Running – Preparing Expats (and Spouses) to Move to a New Country 2000 – Ongoing training for Expats and spouse in industries such as Digital, Healthcare, Engineering, Finance, Trade, Technological, Resources, Manufacturing, Agri-food, Defence, Infrastructure, Tourism, and the Circular Economy. Challenge Expats and their managers do not always recognise gaps in personal […]
VIRTUAL OPEN COURSE TRAINING CALENDAR We selected 3 of our most popular training workshops for our 2026 Open Course Calendar. Please click on your preferred course to go straight to booking your spot, or scroll down to learn more about our Intercultural Learning & Development approach: Communicating Effectively Across Cultures Adapting Strategies for Multicultural Teamwork […]
Cultural Competence Program – Enhancing the Performance of a Multicultural Business Unit with staff from over 16 countries (2023) Information Technology Industry Understanding the Challenge The Client’s Business Unit employ approximately 60 people – including leadership team, technical professionals, and support staff from over 16 countries to bring together technical expertise, experience for a information […]
Country Briefing to prepare an American Expatriate for a Leadership Role in Australia (2023) Technology Industry Challenge Management of an Australian subsidairy with a Global Organisation and Head Office in the USA, requested a replacement American manager. The new appointed American manager is apprehensive: she does not know why the manager she replaces needed to […]
Virtual Training – Effective Multicultural Teams in Japanese Corporation working in Australia (2020 – 2023) Manufacturing and Infrastructure Industry Challenge The Japanese Client is a fast-growing organisation in the Infrastructure Industry with locations across Australia and two central hubs in Brisbane and Perth. The workforce is growing at a high rate with professionals coming from […]
Webinars – Developing Cultural Competence Ongoing – Wide range of companies and industries Focus Companies who organise professional development days, embark on training projects, or introduce new policies use webinars to distribute messages into the organisation. Our webinars are tailored to suit the different communication goals of our clients: you might want to identify intercultural […]
Train-the-Trainer Workshop for inhouse trainers of a Global Finance Corporation. (2020 – ongoing) Finance Industry Challenge Ongoing globalisation within a financial organisation means that Subject Matter Experts (SME) are based in Australia, India and China. A new operating model has been implemented to enhance customer focus. The culturally diverse professionals (SME’s and managers) need to […]