I'm Frank Garten, specialist in intercultural cooperation

Public speaking and interactive workshops on working with other cultures

Concrete, practical guidance for improved communication.
Short and focused workshops of 1-2 days.
Consultant with rich, global business experience.

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Do you have what it takes to successfully work with people from other cultures? Fill in this short questionnaire, and test your practical cross-cultural insights!

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The books I wrote about culture

During the last few years, I have collected insights, experiences and practical tips in a few books. The International Manager is published worldwide since August 2015

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An energetic, fun and thought-provoking Keynote on ‘Diversity’, ‘Cross-Cultural Effectiveness” or “Global Leadership”. Book Frank Garten!

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"I have found what I learned on international diversity to be very valuable in understanding and (at times) defusing cross-cultural interactions… "Glenn G. Daves Vice President Package Innovation at NXP Semiconductors
"Your trainings have been always a well thought through mix of theory and practice… "Mark Schulz Commercial Excellence Manager at Borealis
"This cultural awareness training contributes to the productivity of teams and companies. I can truly recommend Frank as a great speaker about optimization of intercultural communication and understanding. … "Mahrou Kharazi Product Manager at Philips Healthcare

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The business culture of Sweden

Sweden is a big country in northwestern Europe with only 10 million inhabitants, 85% of them living in the big cities of Stockholm, Göteborg, Malmö, …

What a western facilitator should know in China

Last month, I was back in Tianjin in north-eastern China, bordering Hebei province and the greater area of Beijing. I facilitated two programs: ‘Business Cultures of …

Polarity-thinking: how open are we really for different cultural perspecitives?

When working with people from other cultures, we often find ourselves blaming the other culture for being so different. We tend to compare other cultures …