BI Update – What we’ve been doing, new people, transitions…

March 21, 2011 Leave a comment

What we’ve been doing…

Emma Kettle in the Solomons

It’s been a busy start to the year.  I have enjoyed working with the Asia-Pacific leadership team of the International Committee for the Red Cross, delivering corporate keynotes, working with the leadership team of an ASX listed company and working with the ABC to facilitate the ‘Freedom of Expression’ event in Jakarta.  Emma Kettle has been in Honiara working on Australian/Local Staff Intercultural Essentials for an Australian client, Tom Parker has been delivering training on Intercultural Communication in and working on our new ‘Parents enabling Asia literacy ‘ program with peak parent bodies, the Asia Education Foundation and funded by the Department of Employment, Education and Workplace Relations. Ramona has been working with an internationally focused government client on Values and Ethics – training their trainers to take our BI program in-house, as well as continuing to deliver ‘Intercultural Essentials’ programs around the country.  Robert Bean, our Adelaide based consultant has also been delivering ‘Intercultural Essentials’ programs for government.  John Fawcett, our NZ based consultant is currently directly engaged with the provision of counselling services to government in Christchurch.  After 30 years of post-crisis HR Consulting, this is the first time John has had to work in this capacity in his home country.

Joe Crumlin, our International Negotiations specialist has been working with our team to deepen our understanding of values-based negotiation. It’s interesting to note how the ability to engage with others, to find common ground and understand deep values not only underpins effective negotiations, it is also essential for good business, and effective intercultural engagement.

Honey has stepped into a new Client Relationship Management role at BI and is coordinating our service delivery.  It’s been a busy time for our home base in Surry Hills as we’ve also transitioned all of our IT systems and platforms and moved from PC to Mac.  We have even deeper empathy for our clients undergoing change and transition as a result!

Transitions and new people

Judy Hui

Emily D’Ath, who has done a superb job of Coordinating the BI team for the past four years has now taken up a position in Corporate Social Responsibility in Beijing as an AusAID Youth Ambassador for Development.   You can follow Em on twitter @EmilyDAth  We have a wonderful new Administration Coordinator at Beasley Intercultural.  Judy Hui loves excel spreadsheets and is keeping all of us organised.  She also happens to speak fluent Mandarin, Cantonese and English and has grade 8 piano.

Another intro – BI Consultant Tom Parker and his wife Rachel have just had their second daughter.  Welcome to the world Lila and huge congrats to Tom, Rachel and big sister Sylvie.  Lila will be speaking Mandarin in no time…Tom and Lila

Former BI Consultant and member of the extended BI Clan, Dr Melissa Butcher, who is now based in London, is finishing her next book – watch this space.  I’ve only read Chapter 6 so far and it is great stuff!  Will tweet when it’s out.

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BI Update

July 30, 2010 Leave a comment

News from the team

A group of BI Team members went away together to Port Stephens to discuss all things intercultural and drink some wine and eat some food.  As we usually all work globally, virtually and spend a lot of times on planes, it was a wonderful opportunity to do the catching up and have the conversations you can only have over a shared meal.  It was a great chance to get to know our two newest team members Emma Kettle from Melbourne and John Fawcett from Auckland.  The meal started at 1pm and seemed to simply continue until 11…Highly recommended practice for Global Virtual Teams!

What we’ve been up to:

  • I spent some time working in Shanghai with Emily, and have been supporting our clients through consulting on issues of diversity, engagement and Asia strategy.
  • Ramona has been delivering ‘Doing Business in Asia’, numerous ‘Intercultural Essentials’ programs around Australia, ‘Values and Ethics in Diverse Contexts’ and ‘Intercultural Essentials: India’ programs.
  • Emma has been spending almost every week in Canberra for the past few months supporting our government clients, delivering ‘Intercultural Essentials’ and ‘Intercultural Essentials; Middle East’ programs and consulting on L&D for a global agency.
  • John has been delivering pre-departure programs for pre-postings to developing countries, and will be working in Honiara with local team members on ‘Effectively working with Australians’.
  • Tom Parker has been supporting clients who are engaging with China through the delivery of tailored training programs in Melbourne, Newcastle and Sydney.  He’s also been delivering ‘Intercultural Essentials’, as well as working with a Chinese client.
  • Tim Hackett has recently joined the team and has been delivering ‘Intercultural Essentials: India’ programs around Australia for a corporate client who has been offshoring.
  • Joe Crumlin has been assisting BI negotiate an international contract, and lecturing in International Negotiation Skills at the Australian Graduate School of Management.
  • Sallie Beaumont has relocated to New York.
  • Emily has been managing all of us and keeping the show on the road! She also spent a couple of weeks in Australia.
  • Honey has been supporting the Thai government in international activities and went on study leave for four weeks in India exploring cultural issues, including time spent in Bhopal.

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BI Update

February 12, 2008 1 Comment


Public Programs Coming Soon!

 

Beasley Intercultural are excited to announce we will be launching our first ever public programs in April this year.  In the past our programs have only been delivered in-house to our clients.  The one day programs initially offered are:

-    Intercultural Essentials:  India

-    Intercultural Essentials:  China

-    Intercultural Essentials:  Virtual and Global Teams

If you would like to be mailed details of these programs, please email.

Other Opportunities

1.  Churchill Fellowships

A Churchill Fellowship is an award of an opportunity through the provision of financial support, to enable Australian citizens from all walks of life to travel overseas to undertake an analysis, study or investigation of a project or an issue that cannot be readily undertaken in Australia. Currently the average fellowship is $25,000.  Applicants must be able to complete a minimum of four weeks overseas travel to complete their research.

2.  Australia Thailand Institute Grants

Through a competitive selection process, the Australia-Thailand Institute provides financial support to selected projects which aim to build community links between Australia and Thailand, particularly with regard to: public policy (including legal issues and education), health and science, culture and the arts.

The Executive Committee of the Australia-Thailand Institute is now calling for funding applications. Project proposals that focus on building links among youth and that have or are likely to have partner funding from other sources will be favourably considered.



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