Intercultural leadership coach, consultant, author and speaker specialised in East-West expat assignments and business. An expat since age 4, a former diplomat and China-based since 2002, he has advised, coached and trained leaders for 100+ clients in 25+ countries.
Intercultural leadership expert & East-West expat coach
Whether your office (home-office couch) is in Stockholm, Shanghai or Seattle, some of your expertise will get lost in translation as soon as you start doing business with foreigners. For the last 20 years, I have helped executives, entrepreneurs, academics and artists build intercultural self-awareness, skills and successful new habits.
Business Coaching
The past few years drastically rewrote the job descriptions of mid- to high-level managers at multinational firms.
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What will the recently completed 2020 National Census find about foreigners living in China?
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For leaders in business, healthcare, government, education and more, 2020 was both a dream and a nightmare.
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For business leaders running multinational firms in China, the first half of 2020 was a surreal time.
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For business leaders running multinational firms in China, the first half of 2020 was a surreal time...
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COVID19 spawned brilliant stories of adaptation and innovation. None of the key decisions to support such success stories...
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2020 stood for 'vision' at most multinational leadership teams I advised, coached or trained last year....
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The lonesome masked figures of security guards in empty streets have become an eloquent social media meme in China’s cities
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Global people skills aren't optional any more - 2019 made this message clear. Global business reached managers even if they
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What first impressions will clients or business partners have about you in the first five minutes of meeting you?
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Those who have ever been foreigners in China know how easy it is to trample onto the country’s countless taboos, and how ..
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Research on millennials makes fascinating reading. Never before have we dedicated so much time and effort to understanding..
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By the time Dave took up his post as the Shanghai branch’s General Manager, he had done his homework on Confucian leader...
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“They are quite polite and indirect,” the new project manager describes her local colleagues. “When they communicate...
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The non-extroverted majority of ambitious business leaders consider networking, similarly to public speaking, a dreadful and
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Foreign experts and businesses in China are a discriminated minority and a privileged elite at the same time.
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What are culture maps, and how can managers use them to succeed in a new business location?
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Globalisation in business, management and leadership often disorients the very people who are supposed to provide orientation to others. Take, for instance, a typical European automotive CEO placed in charge of a major Asian market. This vibrant man or wo
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