The Shift

In this episode Trisha reviews some of the key themes to emerge from the past five interviews identifying repeated themes in people's moments of shift.

Her goal is to help us recall the key elements that people shared and suggest some aspects we can learn from, as we endeavour to help ourselves or others see things from different perspectives.

The Thinking Routines that are referenced are available on the Project Zero website here.

In this episode, Trisha interviews Loren Rosario-Maldonado who was part of Trisha’s mastermind group in CQ Fellows 2023. Loren is a Keynote speaker and the award-winning author of “Becoming The Change: The Power of Cultural Intelligence”. In the keynotes and her book, she shares her knowledge and experience drawing on years of global team leadership and HR knowledge and her research and current PhD studies. Trisha and Loren discuss the shifts that Loren went through in understanding her own cultural influences, which she shares in her book and the preparation she puts into her keynotes to support the audience in their shifts. You can learn more about Loren and her work on her website, connect with her on LinkedIn and buy her book.

In this episode Trisha interviews Dawn Bryan, a global leader with over 30 years of experience. Dawn speaks about her early experiences while working in Ethiopia, her experience of leading a global virtual volunteer Board of an award winning organisation, and her more recent work leading the Global Practice at the consulting firm, The Kaleidoscope Group. Global leaders face unique challenges. Dawn speaks about some of the ways Kaleidoscope Group works to develop empowered leaders to meet those challenges. If you would like to connect with Dawn on Linked In, please reach out to her here And if you would like to receive the special discount on the Empowered Leaders Training that she spoke about, just email and ask.

In this episode Trisha discusses recent tragic events in Sydney. She describes people’s reactions and the different perspectives people took. Looking through the lens of learnings from earlier episodes Trisha considers people’s responses. She reflects on the impact of such events on individuals, groups and society and the impact that has on people at work. She encourages all who are working with people, caring for others, to alsoe take care of ourselves in challenging times.

If you want to reach out to Trisha connect with her on Linked in here

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This week Trisha sits down (IN PERSON! - sorry for the sound quality) with Tim Barrett the head of Saint Andrews Institute of Learning in Noosa, Australia to discuss how he's helping students recognise those moments of Shift and expanding their knowledge of cultural intelligence.

They discussed techniques teachers use to help students develop empathy and to think differently in the learning processes. Tim referenced Project Zero and visible thinking routines from Harvard University and spoke about how he uses these tools in designing learning experiences including an e-learning Cultural Intelligence course he has designed for students.

Tim is inspired by young people and sees hope in what they bring to the world now and for the future. If you want to learn more about Tim and his work you can follow or connect with him on Linked In.

In this episode, Trisha speaks with Greg Dearsly, an Occupational Health and Safety Consultant AND a certified Cultural Intelligence Facilitator. Greg lives and works in Aotearoa New Zealand.

They speak about the impact of culture on safety at work and the need for Health and Safety Professionals to have a strong people focus and high cultural intelligence.

Greg shares sobering statistics about the impact of poor workplace health and safety in New Zealand and his passion to respectfully reach everyone within a workplace to improve that. And reaching everyone with respect means understanding where they are coming from, the languages and cultures they live within, and how aspects such as neurodiversity shape how people show up at work. And that needs cultural intelligence!

To increase that capability Greg has started a podcast – The Culturally Intelligent Safety Professional. Check it out on Spotify and IHeart Radio

Connect with Greg on LinkedIn to have a great discussion about these issues at work

In this episode Trisha interviews Tanya Crossman. Tanya is the Director of Research and International Education at TCK Training, and also offers intercultural consulting and coaching services. She has lived in four countries, and has nearly two decades of experience working with Third Culture Kids and international families.

They discuss TCKs -Third Culture Kids -and their experience of living in other cultures and how their perspectives of that culture are often different to their parents. Tanya’s research into TCKs and their identity formation and the shifts they make as the develop their own awareness are illustrated with her own experiences. 

Tanya is the author of Misunderstood: The Impact of Growing Up Overseas in the 21st Century and the upcoming Thongs or Flip-Flops? Australian kids overseas and what comes next. You can connect with Tanya on Linked In and Instagram

This week's episode is one with giveaways so listen to learn how you can win!

Now that's a Shift! 😃

In this episode, Trisha practices the reflection that so many of our guests have spoken about. Reviewing the past three episodes and finding the repeated themes and outstanding ideas and highlighting them will enable us all to adopt these strategies and use them to help others.

Despite real differences in their expertise and their experiences, there are similar lessons we can learn from these past three episodes in how to increase our CQ Strategy - our Cultural Awareness. If you have noticed repeated themes we'd love to hear your thoughts. Please reach out on LinkedIn to discuss this further. You can follow or connect with Trisha here

In this episode, Trisha speaks with Grace Boker Mungkaje a Forensic Auditor from Papua New Guinea. Grace speaks about growing up as a Third Culture Kid (TCK) in the USA, returning to PNG and making cultural shifts as she was selected for opportunities and scholarships around the world. Her awareness of the need for cultural shifts began young as she was told not to climb the trees in her village in PNG after returning from the USA. We also speak about the need for Auditors to have cultural intelligence in their work as they build bridges across organisational cultures.

Grace's global moves included relocating to Australia where she met Trisha - then as she was awarded a Chevening Scholarship, completing a Masters Degree in Forensic Audit and Accounting she moved to Wales. Later she was selected to be a part of the Young Pacific Leaders group an Australian award– and then more recently selected to be a part of the US Professional Fellows program where she went and worked in the USA. 

You can connect with Grace on LinkedIn especially if you want to learn more about her work supporting people in their scholarship applications.

If you want to learn more about TCK's from Tanya Crossman, the resources on her website and in her books are a great place to begin.