by Paisley Communication | Apr 17, 2023 | English training, Intercultural Training, International teams, Team-building, Virtual work
3 Years of Culture Chat Three years ago, as for many people, my working life changed dramatically. With the onset of a worldwide pandemic, I found myself working alone online and nobody knew how long this would go on for. When I saw The Interchange Institute inviting...
by Paisley Communication | Feb 20, 2023 | Communication skills, English training, Intercultural Training, Language, Team-building
Introduction An international workforce presents a potpourri of opportunities and challenges. Teams are global, often working remotely, and each company has a certain level of company-speak that all employees need to be familiar with. Maintaining clear lines of...
by Paisley Communication | Aug 23, 2022 | Communication skills, Intercultural Training, Team-building, Values
Now you’ve cherry-picked the values, can you bake a cake with them? A while ago I asked my network on LinkedIn and Instagram to name some dimensions of their home cultures that they truly loved and valued. The scope of the sample was people who had worked across...
by Paisley Communication | Apr 12, 2021 | Intercultural Training
I was recently asked why most intercultural training starts with taking a closer look at your own culture. I could see the client just wanted to get straight down to business and learn about how to manage her team in the UK. When people seek out intercultural...
by Paisley Communication | Nov 30, 2020 | Intercultural Training
Repat Journey Interview Series Part 3 In my Repat Journey Interview Series I’ve been speaking to many people on their individual return journey to their homeland. My last two pieces looked at hard reverse culture shock, people who found (or are still finding) it...
