Global Events Calendar

An increasing number of organisations are striving for more diversity in the workplace and for a more inclusive work environment. Because efficient management of a diverse group of employees is critical to any successful organisation. Also for SMEs. How can you create an inclusive work environment in your SME, with space for philosophical diversity? This…

https://sietareu.org/events/ten-principles-for-the-management-of-different-philosophies-of-life-in-smes/

There are a multitude of challenges facing today’s multinational companies. As a result, global organizations must learn to engage with their distributed workforce by implementing initiatives that are more inclusive across countries and cultures. Organizations struggle with localizing their Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) strategies while ensuring that they stay true to their values and…

Burning question: How can we navigate uncertainty and provide for psychological safety in global teams? Thanks for the contribution toAnja Achenbach from SIETAR Italy who will start the CCCBreak with a brief 3-5 mins introduction into the topic. Barbara Covarrubias Venegas from the SIETAR Europa Member’s Benefits team will moderate the session..   You are…

https://sietareu.org/events/how-can-we-navigate-uncertainty-and-provide-for-psychological-safety-in-global-teams/

SIETAR Members only event! Watch for the invitation in your email for event details and registration options.

https://sietareu.org/events/october-meetup/

Facilité par Grazia Ghellini et Vincent Montenero (en français) Comment tisser des ponts, réamorcer le dialogue et faire face aux tensions dans les interactions quotidiennes, dans notre vie personnelle, ou au travail à la suite des tensions soulevées par le conflit Russo-Ukrainian. Pendant ce web apéro facilité par Grazia Ghellini et Vincent Montenero, vous participerez…

Following on from his recent webinars on Islamophobia for SIETAR Europa Direct members, Neil will be asking SIETAR UK members to consider the current state of affairs in the UK and how it impacts us as interculturalists.

A TCK (third culture kid) with roots in both the Middle East and England, Neil studied Islam for 20 years including time in Saudi Arabia, Syria, Egypt, Turkey and Malaysia. As a trainer working in the UK and covering Muslim-majority countries he has encountered Islamophobia frequently enough to recognise how deeply woven into the fabric of British culture it is. This session will hear his reflections on its roots, how it’s changed over the last decade and what we can practically do to bring about positive change.

This is a Zoom event. Registration will open shortly.

“Hybrid” bilingual workshop (French and English) Organized by Grazia Ghellini, Beverly Leligois, Danielle Taylor and Anne Bartel Radic Intercultural, communication and leadership skills are essential for working across cultures and languages in all sorts of professional contexts. This workshop will explore how gamification can be used to develop these skills through experience, and how the…

In the past decade, humanity has been confronted with momentous changes and seemingly crisis after crisis. We have encountered a global pandemic, a worsening climate emergency, an increasingly unstable global financial system, and in many nations, greater support for nativist, xenophobic ideologies that exclude those who are perceived as different from a narrow mainstream defined…

In times of growing human displacement due to war and climate change, SIETAR UK decided to use their members’ expertise to develop initiatives for the support of refugees/persons who seek asylum (RAAS) as well as volunteers who work with them. In so doing, we also wanted to emphasize the role of majority group members (e.g.,…

This Webinar discusses brain neuroplasticity, its pervasiveness in our everyday lives, and especially its remarkable ability to reshape memories and thought processes. How can practitioners in the intercultural field harness its remarkable power to alter mental pathways for paradigm changes in thinking? Drawing on three guiding principles of neuroplasticity – contemplation (Chierchia & Singer 2017),…

https://sietareu.org/events/harnessing-neuroplasticity-for-intercultural-practice/

A recent LinkedIn post, by someone working in Global DEI, was titled “Knowledge is insufficient to change behaviour”[1]. When I saw this, my initial reaction was ‘of course’. Yet this is actually what we often do – we give information to the people we are teaching or training. This can be important and useful, but we all know it is insufficient. When Peter Franklin, Domna Lazidou and I set out to write our latest book, [globalpeopleconsulting.com/books]Global Fitness for Global People: How to Manage and Leverage Cultural Diversity at Work(2022, Castledown), we grappled with this question: how can we write a book that isn’t just ‘knowledge transfer’?

In this webinar, I’ll introduce you to the design that we decided on, both the big picture framework, as well as the more detailed elements, such as case studies, tools, and reflection activities. I’ll explain and illustrate how all of them are useful and necessary for helping bring about change – both attitudinal and behavioural. And I’ll suggest how you can transfer these techniques to you own training sessions.

Helen Spencer-Oateyis Managing Director ofGlobalPeople Consulting Ltd. (GPC)and Emeritus Professor of Intercultural Communication at the University of Warwick, UK. Working at the interface of psychology and communication, she is internationally renowned for her writings on intercultural rapport, relationships and communication. She has developed a wide range of popular diagnostic tools and professional development resources for organisations, teams and individuals – now available viaGlobalPeople Consulting Ltd.

[1]https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/knowledge-insufficient-change-behaviour-hanlie-van-wyk/

This is a Zoom event. Registration will open shortly.

“Bonne fête!!! Hein? Quelle fête?” avec Patricia Malidor Coleman Le monde des affaires internationales, des équipes multiculturelles, un réseau professionnel mondial et une clientèle diverse. Une vraie mosaïque de traditions, valeurs et croyances qui affecte une plateforme de travail qui est la même pour nous tous : une année, 365 jours ! Nous entendons souvent…

Burning question: What role does community resilience play in the acculturation process of people living in the diaspora? Thanks for the contribution to Judith Meijer from SIETAR Netherlands who will start the CCCBreak with a brief 3-5 mins introduction into the topic.Joanna Sell from the SIETAR Europa Member’s Benefits team will moderate the session.  …

https://sietareu.org/events/what-role-does-community-resilience-play-in-the-acculturation-process-of-people-living-in-the-diaspora/

SIETAR Members only event! Watch for the invitation in your email for event details and registration options.

https://sietareu.org/events/november-meetup/

INTERACTIVE WEB-APERO IN ENGLISH facilitated by Grazia Ghellini: “Teaching the host country’s language as a volunteer to migrants and refugees: sharing difficulties and successful practices”, with Liesbeth Helwig and Paola Motta (SIETAR Italia) This web-apéro is addressed not only to SIETAR members worldwide but also to anyone already volunteering as non-certified, non-professional teachers of the…

China’s intensifying role in international economic and business affairs creates perfect storms. The country’s growing importance in global manufacturing, supply chains, research and the solution of gargantuan issues like global warming coincides with scarce information, clashing values and mutual misunderstanding. 20-year China resident East-West Leadership coach & consultant Gabor Holch explains how tradition and ambition…

https://sietareu.org/events/demystifying-chinese-leadership-culture-for-the-west/

Burning question: In the context of the pandemic, how is death being dealt with in various societies? Thanks for the contribution to Zeina MATAR from SIETAR Germany who will start the CCCBreak with a brief 3-5 mins introduction into the topic. Camilla Degerth from the SIETAR Europa Member’s Benefits team will moderate the session.  …

https://sietareu.org/events/in-the-context-of-the-pandemic-how-is-death-being-dealt-with-in-various-societies/

The goals of intercultural education and training are often defined in terms of abstract ideals—e.g. intercultural competence, critical consciousness, cultural intelligence—that are hard to relate to everyday experience, and largely unrelated to our understanding of how the mind actually works. Research in cognitive psychology and cultural neuroscience, for example, shows us how cultural patterns shape…

SIETAR Members only event! Watch for the invitation in your email for event details and registration options.

https://sietareu.org/events/december-meetup/

Pendant ce webapero (en français), Virginie Deshayes et Thibault Issindou présenteront l’outil de formation Interculturelle “Gapsmoov: décodeur de Cultures”. Les participants pourront explorer Gapsmoov et échanger avec ses cofondateurs dans une ambiance informelle. A propos de Gapsmoov Virginie Deshayes et Thibaut Issindou sont les co-fondateurs de l’organisme de formation Gapsmoov, qui commercialise le « décodeur…

In communicating within intercultural groups or in one-to-one discussions, it is helpful to understand how we listen to each other. In this webinar we will discover the important difference between hearing and listening. We’ll take a look at 4 kinds of listening: Visual, Kinesthetic, Imaginary and Emotional in order to better identify what kind of…

https://sietareu.org/events/are-you-listening/

Comment motiver nos étudiants à participer aux discussions en classe ? Et comment les aider à comprendre et à nuancer les théories en communication interculturelle ? Team-based learning (TBL) est une méthode d’enseignement centrée sur l’apprenant qui incite les étudiants à travailler en groupe et à adopter un esprit de collaboration. Les étudiants sont répartis…

Burning question: How can we enrich our online intercultural inclusivity through the arts? Thanks for the contribution to Vera Dickman from SIETAR France who will start the CCCBreak with a brief 3-5 mins introduction into the topic. Gradiola Kapaj from the SIETAR Europa Member’s Benefits team will moderate the session   You are asking yourself…

https://sietareu.org/events/how-can-we-enrich-our-online-intercultural-inclusivity-through-the-arts/