Since 2008, Patti McCarthy has been helping individuals and businesses navigate the challenges of cultural differences, enabling them to see the bigger picture. As the founder of Cultural Chemistry, Patti draws inspiration from her curiosity about human interactions—why some connections form effortlessly while others clash or even combust.
Patti focuses on uncovering cultural blind spots that often lead to poor employee and customer engagement, missed sales opportunities, and strained professional relationships. These blind spots can hinder recognizing people’s potential, building rapport, establishing trust, and maintaining a positive working environment. Her expertise is particularly critical in management, global teams, sales, HR, and mergers & acquisitions.
With her tailored programs, Patti empowers international businesspeople and expatriates to overcome cultural naivety, which can otherwise result in costly professional and personal missteps. Her approach highlights cultural differences and fosters self-awareness, enabling her clients to form meaningful connections, leverage cultural diversity, and transform potential obstacles into opportunities.
Patti works with clients worldwide and shares her insights in her acclaimed 2016 book, Cultural Chemistry: Simple Strategies for Bridging Cultural Gaps (4.8* on Amazon).
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Key Challenges in Global Mobility and Cross-Cultural Adaptation:
1) Emotional and Psychological Impact:
Emphasis on the emotional toll of international assignments—stress, crying, and the overall difficulty of adaptation.
Importance of recognizing the role of emotional resilience in assignment success.
Value of Preparation:
Advocating for preparation over reparation.
Companies often undervalue cross-cultural training, leaving individuals unprepared for cultural complexities.
Learning Through Experience:
Personal anecdote: Adapting to a relationship-oriented culture in India despite prior intercultural training experience.
First-hand experience is life-changing and invaluable.
2) Cross-Cultural (Intercultural) Awareness Training and Coaching
Coaching as a Tool for Cultural Adaptation:
Coaching helps clients navigate cultural challenges and blind spots.
An example is a client managing teams in Australia, India, Singapore, and Vietnam, where cultural insights transformed understanding and interactions.
Cultural Complexity:
National culture versus organizational culture is often misunderstood.
Training diplomats to handle layered cultural and protocol challenges.
Reframing Services:
Offering support for preparation and when clients face challenges ("valley of tears").
The importance of being approachable and nonjudgmental during crises.
Personal and Professional Insights:
Year of Digital Nomading:
She plans to travel the world with her husband, working as a digital nomad while engaging in “work away” programs (e.g., exchanging labor for accommodation).
Balancing cross-cultural coaching with activities like farming and volunteering.
Past Experiences:
Worked on a ranch in Ecuador while balancing coaching calls.
Adapted coaching schedule to locals’ routines, like cow-milking schedules.
Reflection on Social Media:
Taking a break from active social media due to its perceived lack of authenticity.
Consider using videos or blogging to document experiences.
Books and Publishing:
Cultural Chemistry:
Self-published book on cross-cultural adaptation.
Expressed challenges with promotion and the wish for wider readership.
Final Thoughts:
Plans for another book may emerge from upcoming travels and experiences.
Strong desire to continue raising awareness about the importance of cultural preparation and coaching.
The #RedCouchTalks
The #RedCouchTalks promote thought leaders, expats, and entrepreneurs in the Global Mobility sector. We use a red couch as a backdrop for a deeper conversation, almost like a coaching session. It’s the only furniture we‘ve had since I was eight. It’s been around the block and travelled with me from place to place. It’s almost falling apart, but it's my happy place to chill. Do you want to be invited? Comment with "#redcouchtalks."
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🎉 Developing Purpose, Performance, and Productivity in Global Virtual Teams.
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