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Sign up here for our free ROUNDTABLES, where we delve into one topic, breakout into small groups, and allow time at the end to summarise our learnings and answer your questions. Come as you are. If you're not sure whether Linking People Circles are right for you, this is the perfect taster session!

The Hope Collective: Grounded in Strength, Rooted in Resilience, Empowered for Change.

26 November 2025, 18:30 - 19:45 CEST on Zoom

In a world filled with overwhelming uncertainty, we're offering a safe space to acknowledge our concerns while reclaiming hope, connection, and inner strength.

Join me and Marisa Lopez for 75 minutes of guided meditations, authentic sharing, and practical resilience-building exercises to help us feel supported, shift our perspectives, move into action, and swap feeling helpless to empowered again.

Wisdom from Within: Your Body as Cross-Cultural Compass

22 October 2025, 19:00-20:00 CET, on zoom

Working multiculturally means plunging into ambiguity and discomfort. It’s easy to feel confused or even powerless—but what if your body could lead the way? Many of us ignore our greatest inner resource.

Are you ready to tap into your body’s hidden wisdom for real clarity and impact? Join our free Roundtable in cooperation with Claudia Kratzheller, coach for embodied presence, and discover a new path to thriving across cultures, one step at a time.

In Conversation with John Condon, Founder of Intercultural Communication

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How often do you get to meet someone who shaped an entire professional field? Join a rare conversation with John ("Jack") Condon, pioneer of intercultural communication and emeritus professor at University of New Mexico.

We’ll explore “culture as communication” — a perspective dating back to the origins of the field — and how today’s communication has profoundly altered cultural behavior. Expect wisdom, fresh perspectives, and a dash of humor from this field-shaping mentor and award-winning author. Check out his latest book here.

Against the Clock: Navigating Time Management across Cultures

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What happens when your project members don't stick to their deadlines? You think it's unacceptable, they think you're being too strict. Attitudes toward time can vary widely.

Understanding these differences can transform your collaborations, making your projects more effective and efficient and far less frustrating. Join us to explore different cultural attitudes toward time, and learn how to transform your frustrations into advantages.

The Surprising Power of Silence in Intercultural Communication

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In this session, we'll explore cultures where listening may be more important than talking, and how to use the power of silence in your cross-cultural interactions.

Differences between talking and listening cultures can cause a lot of misunderstandings. You think you understood your colleagues, but it turns out you haven’t.

Gaining insight into different communication styles, and improving your listening skills, will enable you to engage in these everyday conversations with more confidence.

Master the Art of Building Trust Across Cultures

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Let's face it: Trust is the glue of life. It's the cornerstone of effective cooperation and communication, and the key to success in work. While building trust takes time, losing it happens within seconds. And what trust means varies widely across cultures.

In our FREE cultural roundtable, we'll explore and share insights on building trust across a variety of cultures you interact at work. Learn what it takes to foster trust in interpersonal interactions so that business runs smoothly and successfully.

The Crucial Difference between Task- & Relationship-oriented Cultures, and why it matters

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Are you aware of this difference ? Knowing how to leverage it will make - not break - your cross-cultural collaboration.

It's a challenge many face. With the right knowledge you can turn it into an advantage.

In our FREE cultural roundtable we'll delve deep into this cultural nuance, helping you recognize how it impacts your daily interactions and how you can leverage it.

Mixed Messages: When "Yes" means "No" in Certain Cultures

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Ever felt confused when colleagues from different cultures always say "yes", but you sense they might not truly agree? Recognizing when your colleagues genuienly agree - or when there is a hidden message behind their words - is crucial for effective multicultural cooperation.

In this engaging FREE cultural roundtable, you'll learn how to decipher these subtle clues across cultures vastly different from your own and to improve your cross-cultural communication skills.