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online or on-site

for leaders and teams

in English or German

reflective communicators
across cultures and languages

reflective communicators
across cultures and languages

feeling at home with global English at work

reflective communicators
across cultures and languages

feeling at home with global English at work

portrait Katrin Lichterfeld

your solution-focused companion

Are you and your team members involved in complex working processes with international communication partners?  Let me hold you accountable for developing your employability and your own learning journey.

Working as a business coach (ICF PCC – Professional Certified Coach accredited by the International Coaching Federation) and as a  mentor (EMCC Senior Practitioner accredited by the European Mentoring and Coaching Council) enables me to connect with you as client at a deeper level and to make you aware of your resourcefulness. You develop towards the preferred version of yourself that is more in harmony with your values and beliefs as a whole person.

Based on this solution-focused thinking, we amplify together what is already there and start noticing tiny signs of progress moving towards this direction. You (‘the client‘) are the expert on your life. In a VUCA world  relearning, unlearning and new learning need to happen at a faster pace. As the skillset gap will never be closed, you need to focus on your creativity, curiousity, and empathy based on life-long learning in a solution-focused way.

develop a global-local mindset

Do you or your team members feel at home when using global English at work or in an educational setting? Do you make use of strategies to increase your job performance by adding your (English) voice and tuning your ears?

What strategies do you need to balance accent, identity and culture? We know that everybody has an accent, which is a crucial part of our identity. When somebody starts speaking, this is one of the first things we notice and linguistic profiling starts automatically.

 I want you to become a global citizen and to take the driver’s seat in your life-long learning process with an open-minded, flexible and global-local mindset or – based on my sports experiences – a triathlete’s mindset.

your solution-focused companion

Are you and your team members involved in complex working processes with international communication partners?  Let me hold you accountable for developing your employability and your own learning journey.

Working as a  business coach and mentor (ICF ACC – Associate Certified Coach accredited by the International Coaching Federation) and as a mentor (EMCC SP) enables me to connect with you as client at a deeper level and to make you aware of your resourcefulness. You develop towards the preferred version of yourself that is more in harmony with your values and beliefs as a whole person.

Based on this solution-focused thinking, we amplify what is already there and start noticing tiny signs of progress moving towards this direction. You (‘the client‘) are the expert on your life. In a VUCA world  relearning, unlearning and new learning need to happen at a faster pace. As the skillset gap will never be closed, you need to focus on your creativity, curiousity, and empathy based on life-long learning in a solution-focused way.

develop a global-local mindset

Do you or your team members feel at home when using global English at work or in an educational setting? Do you make use of strategies to increase your job performance by adding your (English) voice and tuning your ears?

What strategies do you need to balance accent, identity and culture? We know that everybody has an accent, which is a crucial part of our identity. When somebody starts speaking, this is one of the first things we notice and linguistic profiling starts automatically.

 I want you to become a global citizen and to take the driver’s seat in your life-long learning process with an open-minded, flexible and global-local mindset or – based on my sports experiences – a triathlete’s mindset.

your solution-focused companion

Are you and your team members involved in complex working processes with international communication partners?  Let me hold you accountable for developing your employability and your own learning journey.

Working as a business coach (ICF PCC – Professional Certified Coach) accredited by the International Coaching Federation ) and as a mentor (EMCC SP) enables me to connect with you as client at a deeper level and to make you aware of your resourcefulness. You develop towards the preferred version of yourself that is more in harmony with your values and beliefs as a whole person.

Based on this solution-focused thinking, we amplify what is already there and start noticing tiny signs of progress moving towards this direction. You (‘the client‘) are the expert on your life. In a VUCA world  relearning, unlearning and new learning need to happen at a faster pace. As the skillset gap will never be closed, you need to focus on your creativity, curiousity, and empathy based on life-long learning in a solution-focused way.

develop a global-local mindset

Do you or your team members feel at home when using global English at work or in an educational setting? Do you make use of strategies to increase your job performance by adding your (English) voice and tuning your ears?

What strategies do you need to balance acccent, identity and culture? We know that everybody has an accent, which is a crucial part of our identity. When somebody starts speaking, this is one of the first things we notice and linguistic profiling starts automatically.

 I want you become a global citizen and to  take the driver’s seat in your life-long learning process with an open-minded, flexible and global-local mindset or – based on my sports experiences – a triathlete’s mindset.

adopt a
global-local perspective
to connect with people

knowledge

global competence: knowledge

Examine issues of local, global and cultural significance as effective users and creators of both traditional and digital media (OECD 2018)

values

global competence: values

Understand and appreciate the perspectives and world views of others to bridge differences and create common ground (OECD 2018)

attitudes

global competence: attitudes

Engage in open, appropriate and effective interactions across cultures to understand the cultural norms, interactive styles and degrees of formality of contexts (OECD 2018)

skills

global competence: skills

competent people create opportunities to take informed, reflective action, have their voices heard, and take action for collective well-being and sustainable development (OECD 2018)

Testimonial

As an editor-in-chief of a specialized journal in the automotive industry, I have to be able to adapt to many communication partners with different intercultural backgrounds. Katrin Lichterfeld supported my English learning journey with highly flexible and motivating activities closely related to my daily job routines.
Olaf Tewes
Editor-in-Chief