Since the pandemic, more teams work remotely, which enables organisations to access staff from all over the world. Also locally, people have become more mobile. Are you also observing that situations come up across remote teams from different cultures you didn’t have when you were co-located all from the same country? And even if you’re working in a place that has traditionally been buzzing from a diverse population?

To build a foundation and shared understanding, Silke will give you the opportunity to look through an intercultural lens by taking you through some real life situations she found herself in. She will explain where conflicts can arise from, and how to look at those situations in intercultural terms. One hint: We never look at a culture in absolute terms, rather relative to other cultures. We will then explore different way of working concepts through an intercultural lens.

Silke is a certified seminar facilitator, trainer and consultant for intercultural competencies, communication and teambuilding as well as certified as a personal coach (NLP-Master). She has published the – so far – first two books about intercultural communication in New Zealand, one of them translated into English. In October, her new book from the Fettnäpfchenführer series, “Fettnäpfchenführer Neuseeland”, will be published.

As an Accredited Kanban Trainer by Kanban University, Kanban Coaching Professional, Kanban Product Professional, Kanban Management Professional, Enterprise Agile Coach, certified Scrum Master (PSM) and Product Owner, Silke has a successful track record in corporate culture change and transformation, on management, team and personal level. This broadens her understanding of “culture” and has seen Silke training and coaching in Oceania and Europe, in small and large organisations, government and private organisations.

Silke is the founder of the Kanban New Zealand meetup group and youtube channel.

She is passionate about people, learning, coaching and training, and about helping to inspire individuals, teams and organisations in all walks of life, giving them the knowledge and tools to make a difference.

Overall, Silke has 25+ years of professional experience in many IT- and finance-related projects, and also as a salesperson in investment and retail banking, management consultant, business analyst and test consultant.