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In this last episode of the first season, the hosts will be reflecting on 2021 and looking forward to 2022, as well as discussing Christmas and NYE traditions in their countries -  Poland and Japan.

In this episode, Seiji Nakano speaks with Kawatani Takashi about trust in Japanese culture.

Listen to learn about how building trust in Japan differs from the rest of the world, why is trust the base and the start of any business and personal relationship, and what the attitudes to building trust have to do with the Japanese constitution.

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This is part 2 of effective international conversation with Bob Dignen and Richard Lowe. Listen for insights on the challenges of influencing, common mistake, resistance to influencing, as well as practical tips you can try to become a better influencer.

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In this episode, Seiji & Gabriela are speaking with Bob Dignen (Director of York Associates) and Richard Lowe (Managing Director of WorldWork). They are addressing the topic of effective international influencing. Influencing is one of the key business and leaderships skills which international organisations look for in new employees. It is also a highly sought-after skill amongst English language learners who want to develop competence that goes beyond language. Tune in to learn about influencing in different context.

If you are interested in Influencing Topic, please click here (https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/MGTPL9R) to be kept in touch!

One of the most essential characteristics of a well-functioning team is trust. However, trust is challenging to build and sustain, especially when working virtually, in a remote and multicultural team.

In this episode, Seiji & Gabriela chat with Chris Massey – intercultural trainer and facilitator who is also certified to use WorldWork’s Team Trust Indicator (TTI) psychometric tool. Listen for insights on the importance of trust in teams in the international context, typical challenges in building trust and a range of solutions for monitoring, measuring and developing trust in teams.

As interculturalists, we are used to travelling, meeting people from different cultural environments and basically living in a ‘global village’. In the last twenty months or so all of that was taken away. However, many of us developed new habits instead which we now want to keep. But, as the Covid-related restrictions ease down and we are all much busier again, how do we keep up with the good habits?

If the future of work is global then is the path to success through developing intercultural competence?

Listen to Seiji & Gabriela speaking with their special guest, Michelle Bradley – owner and intercultural consultant at Elephant Communications. They share practical tips on how to get your training participants curious, how to create those priceless aha moments, and how to communicate the value of your service as an intercultural trainer. Tune in and get inspired!

This is the first episode of the new series of monthly intercultural conversations with guests and experts from the intercultural field. This month, our podcast features Joyce Jenkins, a co-founder and managing director at Expert Humans – professional skills development organisation based in Singapore.

Listen for insights on the topic of cultural synergy:

what is it and what’s the research behind it,why is it crucial for organisations which seek to achieve global success,and how can you use the 8Es framework to create cultural synergy in your team.

Here is an interesting story of Seiji & Gabriela, who at some point realised that they can combine their passion for learning & development with their backgrounds in the intercultural field.

Tune in for great insights on various roles and activities in the world of instructional/learning design.

This episode’s guest speaker has had an extraordinary life. Meet Pavle Luger. He was born in the former Yugoslavia, now Croatia, in a very Austro-Hungarian family tradition but later immigrated to Germany and then to Venezuela, and now he lives in Canada.

Listen to Seiji & Gabriela chatting with Pavle about his “eurolatinocanadian” perspectives on life.