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Theresa Sigillito Hollema explains her origins of her work as an interculturalist and her recent focus on building capacity for virtual teamworking.
Video chapters
0.00 Intro and hello to Theresa Sigillito Hollema
Theresa’s journey into intercultural work
6.08 Dating advice from an interculturalist
How to find a Dutch husband
9.15 Rock star interculturalists
What’s it like to work with one of them?
11.26 Why is virtual collaboration so hard?
Technology, distance, culture and time. The relationship between culture and techn.
15.26 The Caldo model
Why context matters and three ways that culture impacts the virtual team. Th first way: within the team.
18.21 How has tech changed intercultural experience
Drivers of change in cultural competence
19.32 What’s harder: geographic or cultural distance?
Is a colleague outside of driving distance difficult to collaborate with?
21.40 The 2nd way: between the locations
Another way that culture impacts virtual teams and the risk of cliques forming.
24.03 The 3rd way: outside the team
The surrounding culture can have impact in surprising ways and also give the virtual team enormous potential.
28.56 Competences for global virtual teams
Cultural competence, virtual competence and what virtual competence consists of.
33.22 Writers and thinkers
Who is doing interesting research and public engagement bringing together culture and virtual?
37.30 Is virtual collaboration an afterthought?
Are we planning teams for effective collaboration?
43.00 Becoming a virtual collaboration consultant
Creating programmes for virtual teams
51.06 More about the Caldo model
A model for culture + distance
58.47 Theresa’s contribution to the Intercultural Toolbox
A Slack group for you if you are interested in virtual collaboration.
1.00.50 Contacting Theresa
Twitter, linkedin, web
Culture Count
Coming up in conversation were USA, UK, India, Netherlands, Italy, in order of mentions.
https://interculturaltoolbox.org/episodes/virtual-team-outperform-others
Barbara StClaire Ostwald talks about her role in accreditation of coaches and her evolution into new areas of support for people crossing cultures.
0.00 Welcome
What cultural baggage has Barbara St.Claire-Ostwald been carrying?
7.31 IFIs
What is an IFI and what was the entry point of Barbara into the intercultural field?
10.01 Culturenomics
An intercultural coaching business
11.47 Making a website
The biggest challenge of making a website as a solo entrepreneur. Publishing your accreditations on your own website.
17.24 Working for an accreditor
APECS and the journey towards becoming a master accredited coach. The ICF, the EMCC and other coaching associations. Capabilities-based accreditation versus competencies-based accreditation.
27.20 Levels of accreditation
What if you aim too high with your accreditation target?
30.04 Coaching accreditation for interculturalists
What coaching accreditations should interculturalists consider?
31.30 Accreditation as an interculturalist
What is the value of specialist intercultural accreditation?
41.45 Choosing an accreditor
What makes a good accreditation body?
43.35 Future accreditation
What are the trends and will we need accreditation when we can measure impact?
47.07 Barbara’s contribution to the Intercultural Toolbox
A roundabout way of coaching
40.03 Barbara's next move
How will Culturenomics and APECS evolve?
52.25 Contacting Barbara
Email is good!
Culture Count
Coming up in conversation were Poland, USA, UK, South East Asia, Romania, India, Germany and China in order of mentions.
https://interculturaltoolbox.org/episodes/how-much-accreditation-matters
Martha Aynalem explains her origins of her work as an Ethiopia-based interculturalist
Video chapters
0.00 Welcome
A power cut that caused a new connection
03.47 A journey into intercultural work
An intervention by a friend led to a new direction. A global mindset built in Addis Ababa.
9.32 Keeping local roots as an interculturalist
A consultancy that is built on listening and delivering an anthropologically-based design for successful projects.
14.07 What do Desert Rose interculturalists do?
Organisational development; project design; personal development; training using gamification
17.33 Why do clients need anthropologists
Beware well-intended mistakes caused by lack of local knowledge. How interculturalists can help prevent project failures.
24.00 What kind of training works for illiterate farmers?
Taking training out of the classroom.
31.48 Winning long-term investment from clients
Keeping integrity when targeting real impact sometimes means going further than the funding stretches and sometimes politely saying no to clients whose funding cannot achieve their goals.
36.30 Anthropologists and engineers in collaboration
Striving for mutual respect makes working with other professions a good experience for both sides.
41.53 Targetting impact
Measuring impact by collecting stories.
43.58 Sources of creativity and competence
Where did the Desert Rose approach come from and how could other interculturalists follow the Desert Rose lead?
52.50 Martha Aynalem’s contribution to the intercultural toolbox
Making the work of an interculturalist a truly rich one.
54.28 Expansion
Taking this work into new regions of Africa and building the company’s coaching offering.
55.59 Contacting Martha
Linkedin and Desert Rose Consulting’s website are the best channels for reaching out
Culture Count
Coming up in conversation was: Ethiopia - many times!
https://interculturaltoolbox.org/episodes/interculturalist-designing-engineering-projects
Florence Chabert d’Hieres explains the origins of her work as an interculturalist and her passion for making intercultural ideas fun and accessible
Audio chapters
0.00 Welcome
Being an interculturalist in Dubai. Raising Third Culture Kids. Including children in intercultural training. Florence’s journey into intercultural world.
9.35 The Burger Model of culture
The origins of this idea and how an interculturalist might use it in practice
21.03 The FIGT Conference 2022
Presenting the Burger Model and also the Benefit Mindset at the Families in Global Transition conference
23.33 More on the Benefit Mindsest
Originator and how Florence uses it in training.
26.36 Why did we need the Burger Model?
It’s fun and easy, but this is about exercising your brain muscle
28.08 Resources if you want to use the Burger Model
Get connected with Florence
30.28 Florence’s contribution to the Intercultural Toolbox
Quick and easy movement for a positive mindset.
33.18 Expat Village
Florence’s creation for French-speaking expats
35.57 Contacting Florence
Linkedin, Whatsapp, Instagram and Facebook
Culture Count
Coming up in conversation were Dubai/UAE, Australia, France, Sri Lanka, USA, in order of mentions.
https://interculturaltoolbox.org/episodes/burger
Recorded at the end of 2021, the creative duo behind the Cultural Detective tell its story.
0.00 Introductions
Dianne and Greg’s early life and work. And a nutshell intro to Cultural Detective.
11.49 Cultural Detective at the end of 2021
How Cultural Detective went online.
14.30 Milestones
The big moments when Cultural Detective took a step forward.
19.00 Cameraderie
Old friends at the Cultural Detective reunion
21.02 The Cultural Detective retires
Goodbye party, seeking a buyer, covid, case closed.
25.37 The authors
Opportunities for interculturalists and the hard life being a solo practitioner interculturalist. The authoring process.
29.48 toughest moment
How to you respond to the statement that Dutch men are more likely to be sexist?
32.46 Most-enthusiastic customer
Answering the call of a call centre
34.58 Most fun and most surprising
Sing along with Cultural Detective. It’s not jut a business tool.
37.15 Most popular
Self-discovery
41.56 Heroes of Cultural Detective
Greg Webb, George Simons and many more.
46.15 What’s changed in the intercultural field?
Remember the days when there was enough time to solve people problems? Global Diversity Equity and Inclusion Benchmarks (46.12)
52.15 What’s next for the Cultural Detectives?
Off the grid in Cuba
55.45 Dianne Hofner Sapphire’s contribution to the Intercultural Toolbox
A page of freebies collected over the years. For greg’s contribution, check the intercultural toolbox website.
57.05 Contact info
Web and other contact details for Dianne the photographer and Greg Webb the web master
Culture Count
Coming up in conversation were Japan, Mexico, Hopi, Navaho, Netherlands, India, USA in order of mentions.
https://interculturaltoolbox.org/episodes/who-were-the-cultural-detectives
0.00 Intro to a record-breaking podcast
More resources from this episode than any other episode so far. Visit the episode webpage.
3.02 Gaby’s professional origins
Latest learning via Glasgow’s Digital Institute. The books, organisations and experiences through which she became an interculturalist.
5.33 Mentoring programme for interculturalists
Boost: SIETAR UK’s mentoring programme for interculturalists
9.06 Working at Worldwork
Trust across cultures. Also: what else is Gabriela working on?r
12.56 Building your career at a high-profile intercultural provider
Steps into the work of organisations who are influencing trends in the intercultural field: blogs, certifications, internships. Diversity of roles at large providers, including an insight into her role as a learning solutions designer.
19.40 Pros and cons of freelancing
Flexibility, choice, overwhelm, sporadic work, isolation. How to understand the customer, as an external. Lots of tips here, for example, building your relationship with your project manager.
24.37 Intercultural trainer communities and courses
Frameworks and related communities. Getting maximum benefit from your chosen certification, train-the-trainer or academic courses.
35.48 Journals and books for interculturalists
A balance of academic and personal resources. Lots of links here. Check them out on the episode page!
38.36 Podcasts and social media
More recommended channels and how to prioritise the way you engage.
47.42 Changes coming to the intercultural scene?
Awareness and relevance of intercultural skills and the impact of technology and new business practices.
51.53 Gabriela’s contribution to the Intercultural toolbox
An exercise for people who don’t change overnight (everyone)
53.37 What’s next for Gabriela
Interiela
55.08 Contacting Gabriela
Find her on LinkedIn and connect
https://interculturaltoolbox.org/episodes/boost-your-career-as-an-interculturalist
The creative duo behind the new Intercultural Pendulum model tell the story friendship, collaboration between research and practice, and the formation of the new model.
0.00 Intro
How much do you know about the DMIS, the IDC and the IDI? Hello to Kris and Sundae
2.23 What is the Intercultural Pendulum?
Kris’s personal story. From early exposure to culture to a PhD in the Cultural Field. The origins of the project at living room table. Sundae’s story, how she had swung on the pendulum in her own life.
9.48 Mentoring through cross-cultural experiences
On the importance of reflection and dialogue on the path to wisdom.
11.07 The connections between practice and research
Friendships sustained through research collaboration. Curiosity and validation.
14.37 The traditional model of intercultural competence
What is intercultural competence?
21.49 Introducing the DMIS and the IDC
A linear model of intercultural competence you may have seen before
25.55 Introducing the Pendulum model of intercultural competence
Swinging back and forth, as it is in real life
30.22 Too low on a scale
The feeling you get when you are too low on a scale. A story of inspiration to make something better for coaches and coaching clients.
32.10 Magnets and anchors
What are the magnets pushing us and pulling us towards an over-focus on difference or similarity?
37.51 The development model in the hands of practitioners
Using anchors in practical coaching and mentoring. Not just for progress and growth but for maintenance. The difference between resilience and endurance.
42.15 Exploring the Pendulum model
Avoiding a unidirectional idea of intercultural competence development
49.37 The Pendulum project
Resources for interculturalists in the pipeline. A framework for head, heart and hands: ABCs (affect, behaviour, cognition).
56.03 Getting involved with the Pendulum model
Where to look for Pendulum material and what you’ll find there.
1.02.36 Kris Acheson’s contribution to the Intercultural Toolbox
Feel included
1.06.40 Contact info
Sundae and Kris are available via email and via their organisations
Culture Count
Coming up in conversation were USA, Switzerland, South Africa, Burkina Faso.
https://interculturaltoolbox.org/episodes/what-should-interculturalists-know-about-the-intercultural-pendulum
Viviana Premazzi explains her origins of her work as an interculturalist and the current programme for the development of leadership skills in women
0.00 Welcome
Say hello to Dr Viviana Premazzi
2.38 A programme for women
Is there a discussion about women-only spaces happening in the Mediterranean region?
5.05 Viviana’s journey into intercultural work
Via Brazil, Italy, the United Nations and the USA
12.35 Designing the programme
Goals of the Women’s Leadership Development Programme
14.50 Do women experience cultures differently?
The reality of macho cultures for women in leadership positions
17.33 Delivering leadership training
How should a trainer approach international leadership training taking women’s intercultural needs into account?
19.35 Resources for women leaders
Some recommendations if you are not yet registered for this women’s leadership across cultures dimension
22.10 Viviana Premazzi’s contribution to the Intercultural Toolbox
Something to increase your exposure to the authentic local culture
24.22 What is next for GMD
Plans for the next Women’s Leadership Development programme
26.09 Contacting Dr Viviana Premazzi
She’s easy to find on social media
Culture Count
Coming up in conversation were Italy (four times), Malta (twice) Mediterranean cultures (twice), Afghanistan, Brazil, Italy (north), United Kingdom, in order of mentions.
https://interculturaltoolbox.org/episodes/how-can-we-develop-women-leaders-to-succeed-across-cultures
Sundae Bean tells the story of her intercultural career and the intercultural coaching approach she recommends
Chapters
0.00 Intro and Sundae’s story
Her life and move into intercultural work, with no shortcuts arising out of family or institutional connections.
5.18 Current interests
A self-described nerdy social scientist has come up with a new way of presenting the developmental model of intercultural sensitivity. How the messiness of human lives could be reflected better in intercultural models.
9.51 An interculturalist moving into coaching
How the advantages of coaching addressing the whole person balanced the cultural perspective.
13.13 Coaching v training comparison
Learn to say short-term solution-oriented coaching in German. Who is the expert? Who has the goals?
17.43 The skills of the coach
Presence, establishing trust and safety. Helping the client find their own answer.
20.26 The hardest part of becoming a coach
The strength to listen being vulnerable together.
24.20 Discovering potential coaches
The mission of the expat coach coalition is a group of practitioners who have lived it and are willing to partner with clients as a compassionate witness.
27.35 The Expat Coach Coalition
A sisterhood of coaches with a common interest
31.10 What makes an intercultural coach?
The hard work to become an intercultural coach: frameworks plus lived experience outside of your original world view. Growing as a coach. What is the reward of coaching?
39.46 Sundae Bean’s contribution to the Intercultural Toolbox
A rich resource of tools and community for interculturalists
42.43 Contact info
Best ways to reach Sundae and get involved with the Expat Coach Coalition
Culture Count
Coming up in conversation were Switzerland,Burkina Faso, USA, South Africa, in order of mentions.
https://interculturaltoolbox.org/episodes/what-makes-an-intercultural-coach
Tamara Makoni reveals how she is creating a new intercultural training business.
0.00 Intro
Hello to Tamara and the seeds of a business idea
03.12 The journey into the intercultural field
Interest in culture has deep roots in childhood and the skills for running a business come from a diverse career in multiple fields. Working with intercultural themes before acquiring the interculturalist label.
8.08 Naming the company
A meaningful name Kazuri: https://www.kazuriconsulting.com/
9.47 The elevator pitch
Discover, act, thrive
14.36 Branding an intercultural training business
What do we want people to think when they hear the name Kazuri Consulting?
15.44 Building on a previous career
Bringing skills and experience into the intercultural field
18.18 How to start a business
The mechanics of creating a new company in Belgium
21.42 The company website
Creating a website for an intercultural consulting business
23.41 Team, network and collaborations
Presenting the faces and teams of the company in public. Planning for collaborations.
26.44 Concepts and frameworks
Choosing tools, material and leaving space for customisation and innovation
30.35 Reviewing progress
the entrepreneurial journey and a key milestone at two and a half years
35.15 Purpose
Culture as a source for thriving
36.56 Peer support
Creating a new intercultural business has revealed the generosity of a lot of people
41.37 Tamara Makoni’s contribution to the intercultural toolbox
What is it? That's a good question.
44.08 Contact and connection
Web and other contact details for Tamara Makoni, plus a tip about a professional networking app
Culture Count
Coming up in conversation were Belgium, Zimbabwe, Japan, Kenya, USA, in order of mentions.
https://interculturaltoolbox.org/episodes/how-do-you-start-an-intercultural-consulting-business
The podcast currently has 23 episodes available.