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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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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"Your trainings have been always a well thought through mix of theory and practice… "Mark Schulz Commercial Excellence Manager at Borealis
"During the workshop Frank has a very open ear and clear response to questions that arise from participants’ daily working environment. … "Domien Draaijer Manager Quality and Business Partnership at NXP Semiconductors
"Working with Frank is a real pleasure: his ability to understand and translate our leadership development goals into a pragmatic, engaging and impactful programme gets great feedback from our managers… "Nina Baernthaler Global Talent Manager at Borealis

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Business Culture of China

Chinese culture is fascinating. The People’s Republic of China has 1.4 billion inhabitants these days and counting. So many people obviously need a lot of …

The Finnish mindset of ‘Sisu’

In an earlier blog, I spoke about the business culture of Finland, this fascinating country in Northern Europe. Several of the traits of the Finns …

When you ask a question, and the answer never comes

“It’s really frustrating for me. I send a mail with a clear question, and they do not even respond. It’s like they forget it.” “What …