What we do
Rapid digitalization, internationalisation and a global pandemic have changed the way we work. We collaborate with clients and colleagues who are thousands of miles and cultures away on increasingly complex tasks.
To catalyze success in a world where global boundaries are blurring, we equip global businesses with 21st Century Global Skills.
How we do it?
When global teams work together, cultural differences are often overlooked. These differences can have a direct impact on team morale and performance. With our immersive programs on 21st Century Global Skills, curated to the goals of our clients, we help teams to embrace those differences and unleash the true potential of global collaboration.
What you will take away?
1. 21st century global skills
To elevate team performance we equip all team members with skills that drive effective collaboration and efficiency. This becomes a common ground for all cultures involved to take their work to the next level and reach common goals.
2. one team culture
Our workshops are designed to drive a one team culture that thrives in diversity and inclusion. During the workshop, personal and cultural preferences are brought into the open so that the team can discuss the common ground where all members feel safe. Then, together, participants create a sustainable culture geared towards delivering high performance.
3. performance types
All of us perform at our best in environments where, besides roles and responsibilities, our talents are seen and appreciated by the entire team. We use cutting edge tools in our workshops to help decode the strengths and personality types of each team member. This fresh perspective becomes the springboard for problem solving and strategic ideation.
Top results
Improved meeting of deadlines
Increased efficiency
Increased quality of work
Our impact
“GBA helped me understand why things were not working in India. I recognized red flags the very next day and applied my new skills to solve the problems straight away”
A change manager at DOW Chemical
“Moderators of the GBA Team are very experienced. With their depth in knowledge of all the cultures involved, they act as a medium between all the teams. This so crucial in talking about pain points that are otherwise difficult to talk about”
A former transformation manager at NXP
“Their amazing video content coupled with their facilitation techniques, makes the whole experience interactive and fun. People bond throughout the entire journey. Which is great!”
A bid manager at Altran (a Capgemini company)
Our Methodology
With over 25 years of experience and expertise, we have created an immersive program that takes our learners through a range of practical skills that can be deployed immediately . We curate all our programs basis the need of our clients. So, depending on the challenges and the goals, we advise our clients to either take all collaborating teams through our program, or a single team of their choice. Either way, our 7 Step Model to Global Citizenship and Team Performance, is designed to address, all problems that can arise during a project or a product lifecycle.
7 Steps to Global Citizenship and Team Performance
1 Goal Settings
We curate our programs through a comprehensive goal setting process done with each participating team. This is to ensure that our programs can solve collaborative work challenges that are crucial in achieving global business goals and personal growth of every individual team member.
2. CREATING AWARENESS
Then by immersing our participants in international working styles and behaviors, we expand their global mindset. This helps them recognize, understand, anticipate and plan for challenges while working with global colleagues.
3. SELF REFLECTION
Through a journey of self-discovery, our participants gain insights into strengths and weaknesses of their own working styles in a global environment. After all, we are all half the cultural difference.
4. UPSKILLING FOR THE FUTURE
Through more than 25 years of research and experience, we have created a wide range of practical skills for the future. These skills enable our participants drive collaboration, through proactiveness, accountability, openness and transparency.
5. STRATEGIC IDEATION
Then, we help our participants create their own personal strategies on how to solve their current work challenges, prevent future mishaps, and to truly embrace a global mindset that can be used to work with teams across the globe.
6. ENABLING GLOBAL KAIZEN
After all the teams have gone through step 1-5 separateley , we bring them together to identify how they can work more effectively with each other. By creating a safe space, we facilitate a constructive discussion about what is working and what is not working in their collaboration. Our trainers with years of experience to back them, understand both cultures and act as a bridge between the two teams when required.
7. BUILDING ALIGNMENT
Once the opportunities for improvement between the teams are established, we facilitate alignment between them. We help the teams set up agreements that will help them prevent problems, address challenges and set expectations.
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