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.

Trust in Japanese Culture

Nov 11th, 2021 49m 58s

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 persona

Effective International Influencing – PART 2

Oct 15th, 2021 28m 6s

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 i

Effective International Influencing – PART 1

Oct 8th, 2021 28m 20s

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

Building Trust in Multicultural and Virtual Teams

Sep 9th, 2021 32m 19s

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

Reflections from three interculturalists on life in a Covid-19 lockdown

Aug 5th, 2021 35m 39s

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 habit

Intercultural Training – Unravelling the Challenges and Solutions

Jul 7th, 2021 35m 24s

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 Communi

Creating Cultural Synergy for Maximising a Global Success

Jun 1st, 2021 37m 20s

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 – profe

A Day in Life of an Intercultural Learning Designer

May 11th, 2021 23m 51s

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 ac

Living Across Cultures: Eurolatinocanadian Perspectives

May 4th, 2021 16m 39s

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

Emotional Changes After Relocation

Apr 27th, 2021 16m 21s

What happens to our confidence, self-worth and mindset when we move? In this episode, Angelic Ingram, Mindfulness Coach for Expats, chats with Seiji & Gabriela about the emotional changes her clients experience after relocation. She also offers

Change of Language, Change of Personality?

Apr 20th, 2021 15m 46s

The Czech proverb does say, “Learn a new language and get a new soul”. So, do you feel like a different person when you speak a foreign language? Many bilinguals report being different in each of their languages, and some researchers have attem

Negotiating Across Cultures

Apr 13th, 2021 15m 20s

We all negotiate something every day. However, cultural differences can influence business negotiations in significant and unexpected ways. That's why it is vital that we become more aware of the impact we have on others as well as understand w

On the integration of ‘the locals’ towards ‘minority’ groups’ cultures

Mar 30th, 2021 16m 51s

Research tells us that in every society, minority group members (e.g., immigrants) can integrate towards majority group members or locals' culture (e.g. White UK nationals). New work has demonstrated that locals can actually integrate towards m

Rethinking intercultural communication from the perspective of language

Mar 23rd, 2021 14m 47s

Have you ever considered exploring how intercultural communication can be rethought from the perspective of language?Listen to Seiji & Gabriela chatting with Dr Doris Dippold from the University of Surrey. With her motto, “it’s all about la

How did we land in the intercultural field?

Mar 16th, 2021 16m 40s

Are you considering a career in the intercultural field? Interculturalists often get asked about how they got into the field. As you can guess, everyone’s career story is different – which makes it even more interesting to ask this question to

The reality of learning how to communicate internationally

Mar 9th, 2021 15m 2s

English language is everywhere. It’s easy to assume that in order to communicate internationally, one needs to learn to speak English. However, every interculturalist will know that English language fluency isn’t enough. In order to succeed in

Working in small vs large organisations

Mar 2nd, 2021 14m 56s

Do you prefer working in a small or a large organisation, and why? We once heard that large organisations have more cultural diversity and small organisations have fewer development opportunities? Hm…isn’t that the other way round!?Listen t

What makes you multicultural?

Feb 23rd, 2021 15m 51s

Is it the knowledge of different countries, is it a feeling of belonging to more than one culture, or is it when your values and beliefs are influenced by other cultures? Or does being multicultural involve all these things? And can you be mult

Have you ever explored the links between culture and mythology?

Feb 16th, 2021 15m 48s

There’s plenty of mythology in our culture. Maybe the mythical creatures, legends and heroes could be explored more often in intercultural training? Even when culture no longer believes that its myths are true, these stories often survive as ve

Cultural clusters – helpful or harmful?

Feb 9th, 2021 14m 41s

Is clustering nations into culturally similar groups helpful for summarising their similarities and differences, or is it harmful because of stereotyping and missing on the key differences among societies?Listen to Seiji & Gabriela, and thi

Being an intercultural generalist vs. specialist

Feb 2nd, 2021 15m 26s

Would you describe yourself as a generalist or a specialist? What’s the difference? Is one more important than the other? What do employers and clients want?Listen to Seiji & Gabriela, and this week’s special guest – Bill Reed. They are dis

Finding small happiness in lockdown

Jan 26th, 2021 14m 17s

How are you dealing with lockdown? Are you focusing on your wellbeing? Have you considered how your cultural background influences how you see and seek happiness?Listen to Seiji & Gabriela reflecting on what makes them happy and motivated e

Emotional Intelligence & Cultural Intelligence

Jan 19th, 2021 15m 1s

What emotional intelligence (EQ) and cultural intelligence (CQ) have in common? It is a huge and a very interesting topic. Listen to Seiji & Gabriela trying to explore it. This is just a conversation starter. We would love to continue this conv

I had an argument with my flatmate…

Jan 19th, 2021 14m 7s

Intercultural gaffes, miscommunications and arguments are very human. But…as interculturalists, are we always expected to keep it perfectly together? We are the ones who teach others how to avoid gaffes and clashes, at yet…Listen to Seiji &