Culture@Work
Welcome! My name is Joost Thissen and I am an Interculturalist. Here I share intercultural insights for those of us who work in culturally diverse and global workplaces.
Welcome! My name is Joost Thissen and I am an Interculturalist. Here I share intercultural insights for those of us who work in culturally diverse and global workplaces.
Face-to-Face presentations – Effective Intercultural Communication within a French corporation operating in Australia (2023 – 2025) Technology Industry Challenge The Client has a contract with the Australian government and operates through a local Australian subsidary. The request is to assist in developing a better understanding of the culturally different communication styles and practices and to […]
Virtual Training – Effective Intercultural Interactions between German Corporation and Australian Partners (2023 – 2025) Manufacturing and Infrastructure Industry Challenge The Client has a contract with the Australian government and operates through a local subsidary and in partnerships with a number of local Australian organsiations. Originally we were contracted to train the predominantly German executive […]
We selected 3 of our most popular training workshops for our 2025 Open Course Calendar. Effective intercultural communication Aligning practices for working in multicultural teams Leading with a global mindset Cultural Competence Development Each of the above courses addresses a specific level of cultural competence to work more effectively across cultures: starting with creating cultural […]
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 for Cultural Competence Development (2020 – ongoing) Range of companies & industries Challenges 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 […]
Face-to-Face Training Project – Developing Intercultural Capabilities and Inclusive Culture within the University (2018/2019) Challenge Due to the ongoing internationalisation of the Educational Industry, organisations such as universities increasingly interact with culturally diverse people – both locally and from overseas – such as leaders, academic staff, professional staff, and local and international students. This cultural […]
Executive Coaching for Leading a Multicultural Local Subsidiary in the Mining Industry (2015 – ongoing) Challenge A local subsidiary of an International Corporation is managed by an Overseas Executive in Australia. The executive is strongly challenged by managers and professionals in his team who are from both Anglo-Australian and culturally diverse backgrounds: there is daily conflict and tension […]