Welcome to Reaching Minds - Thoughts for your life journey. In this podcast we will be exploring whether working globally does broaden our mind and that in experiencing new cultures makes us more adaptable. Is this just a cliché, or do we get  tangible, 'mind-broadening' effect from working across borders and time zones?" To help us answer that question, we're joined by Richard Cook, Director of Global Excellence and a specialist in working globally."

Richard Cook

Richard Cook is a seasoned expert in cross-cultural management, with over 40 years of experience helping individuals and organizations navigate the complexities of working across cultures. As a keynote speaker, consultant, and coach, he has advised global teams and leaders on how to collaborate effectively across borders. Having lived and worked on five continents, Richard brings not only deep expertise but also a rich, first-hand understanding of the transformative power of global experience.

In this podcast we pose some of the following questions into culture:

• Based on your experience as a Director of Global Excellence, how do you define "working globally"? Is it just about international travel, or is there more to it?

• In your opinion, what is the single biggest misconception people have about the challenges and benefits of global collaboration?

• Beyond learning new languages, what are some of the less obvious ways that working globally can change a person's perspective on problem-solving or innovation?

• What are some of the specific cultural nuances that, if misunderstood, could create major roadblocks for a project? How can a person develop the empathy needed to navigate them?

• For someone who hasn’t had the chance to work internationally, how can they still cultivate a more global mindset?

• What skills or habits are most valuable for thriving in global teams or cross-cultural settings? How has your own thinking changed through working globally—personally or professionally?

• If you could give your younger self one piece of advice about working across cultures, what would it be?

 Resources:

www.global-excellence.com

Cross-Cultural Webinars

1. Developing a Global Mindset

2. Cross-cultural Awareness with Emotional Intelligence (EQ)Lens 

3. Managing Conflict Across Cultures

4. Delivering Coaching Through a Cross-cultural Lens

5. Managing Multi-cultural Teams

Published articles

Communication

• Anglo-French Communication - Gap or Chasm?

• ‘Body language’ - The Silent Language that Impacts on your Business Communication 

• Choosing Media Strategically for Cross-border Team Communications 

• Getting your Message Across Cultures 

• They All Speak English Don't They?

Management

• Manager From Another Planet 

• Managing International Assignments 

Country-Specific

• Communicating with the Japanese 

• Time Management Training for Brazil: Global Training Delivery - Breaking the Rules 

• Cool Britannia or Boring Brits 

Coaching Across Cultures

• Coaching Across Cultures 

• Intercultural Coaching: The Next Big Thing 

Global Training

• Becoming an Effective Global Networker 

• Global Training – Cultural Differences and Their Implications for Trainers 

• Realise the Benefits of Working Globally 

• Personal Skills Are the Key to International Business 

• Training Across Cultures: Facing the Global Challenge 

• Why Global Organisations Need Global Skills 

• Why Cultural Training Needs to Get Smarter 

Intercultural Skills

• A Basic 4 - Step Model for Intercultural Management 

• Culture or Competence? 

• Culture and Status - The Perils and Pitfalls 

• Dealing with Resistance to Intercultural Training 

• Internationalising your English 

• Read the Dos and Don'ts on the Plane! 

• The Bicultural Audit: Towards "Culture-Bridging" Post-merger Culture Shock and Some Remedies 

• The Expat Life - Do We Have What it Takes to Live Aboard? 

• Working Abroad 

• Negotiating Across Cultures

Women Expatriates

• A New Generation of Trailing Spouses – The Trailing Man 

• Women in the Global Business World: Identifying the Myths