Challenges

Do you sometimes face challenges like these:

• Post acquisition targets are not met, in spite of the best laid plans
• You are informed that this or that is not done that way in their country, even if it is a requirement of the parent company
• Output is way off standard, although all quality standards are apparently met and technically everything is operating smoothly

Or do you wonder:

• Why an apparently formal appointment or commitment is not met
• Why some people act so differently in a meeting
• What they mean, when shaking their head does not mean No
• What to do, when they want to work over Christmas and then take vacations at different and unsuitable times
• How to deal with different notions of time and punctuality
• About radically different ideas on the separation of work and home life
• Whether there are completely different expectations about the purpose and conduct of meetings
• To what extent business decisions are influenced by family and social relationships
• About how to deal with the show of emotion in the crosscultural business context
• Whether your humour is deemed acceptable and appropriate by your colleagues of various nationalities

Working across cultures will inevitably bring an element of surprise or uncertainty, like crossing an unknown sea.

The CrossCulturalists will support you when you need it most, bringing our in-depth experience to bear on the challenges that arise every single working day.