--- title: Springboards Blog | Coaching description: Coaching | Springboards Consulting focuses on multicultural development and coaching in writing and speaking. --- [![Springboards Consulting](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/5c817d19d86cc958f70204a2/1553974083680-I8WO1M3ZXIHI8SU53B4D/springboards.png?content-type=image%2Fpng "Springboards Consulting")](http://springboardsconsulting.com) - [home](https://springboardsconsulting.com) - company - [about us](https://springboardsconsulting.com/about-us) - [coaches](https://springboardsconsulting.com/coaches) - [careers](https://springboardsconsulting.com/careers-1) - [our mission](https://springboardsconsulting.com/our-mission-1) - [why springboards?](https://springboardsconsulting.com/why-springboards) - [services](https://springboardsconsulting.com/services) - clients - [our clients](https://springboardsconsulting.com/our-clients) - [case studies](https://springboardsconsulting.com/case-studies) - [testimonials](https://springboardsconsulting.com/testimonials) - [news/blog](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com) - [contact](https://springboardsconsulting.com/contact) # Springboards Blog [![](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/hubfs/multiculturalism_iStock-1294445980.jpg)](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/does-your-organization-have-a-globally-inclusive-mindset) ## [Does Your Organization Have a Globally Inclusive Mindset?](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/does-your-organization-have-a-globally-inclusive-mindset) Dec 10, 2021 12:18:34 PM / by [Nadia Nassif](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/author/nadia-nassif) posted in [Coaching](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/topic/coaching), [diversity and inclusion](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/topic/diversity-and-inclusion), [Multicultural](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/topic/multicultural), [Training](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/topic/training) [0 Comments](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/does-your-organization-have-a-globally-inclusive-mindset#comments-listing) ***Five Tips to Ensuring Multicultural Inclusion*** [Read More](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/does-your-organization-have-a-globally-inclusive-mindset) ## [How Coaching Can Help the Majority Culture Understand Difference](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/news/how-coaching-can-help-the-majority-culture-understand-difference) Mar 5, 2019 7:30:00 AM / by [Nadia Nassif](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/author/nadia-nassif) posted in [Coaching](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/topic/coaching), [Development](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/topic/development), [Chief Learning Officer](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/topic/chief-learning-officer) [0 Comments](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/news/how-coaching-can-help-the-majority-culture-understand-difference#comments-listing) Have you ever avoided giving feedback to a foreign national employee for fear of appearing prejudiced or insensitive? Managers are obliged to provide thoughtful, candid feedback as a core component of professional development. Yet managers, often representatives of the dominant or “majority culture,” may not always feel comfortable or confident in addressing foreign national employees with regard to cultural disconnects. They may not be fully aware of how misunderstandings related to social and behavioral differences can lead these employees to disengage. [As Professor Erin Meyer put it](https://hbr.org/2014/05/navigating-the-cultural-minefield): “Stereotyping people from different cultures on just one or two dimensions can lead to erroneous assumptions. Even experienced, cosmopolitan managers often have faulty expectations.” [Read More](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/news/how-coaching-can-help-the-majority-culture-understand-difference) ## [Do I Really Need a LinkedIn Profile?](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/news/2019/7/31/do-i-really-need-a-linkedin-profile) Nov 14, 2018 11:02:00 AM / by [Nadia Nassif](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/author/nadia-nassif) posted in [Coaching](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/topic/coaching), [Candidates](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/topic/candidates), [Linkedin](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/topic/linkedin) [0 Comments](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/news/2019/7/31/do-i-really-need-a-linkedin-profile#comments-listing) ![](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/linkedin-1.jpg) **Preparing Advanced Degree Candidates to Interview Successfully ** [Read More](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/news/2019/7/31/do-i-really-need-a-linkedin-profile) ## [Coaching on Demand: Many Promises and a Few Precautions](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/news/2019/7/31/coaching-on-demand-many-promises-and-a-few-precautions) Sep 28, 2018 2:00:00 PM / by [Nadia Nassif](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/author/nadia-nassif) posted in [Coaching](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/topic/coaching), [OnDemand](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/topic/ondemand), [Millenial](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/topic/millenial) [0 Comments](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/news/2019/7/31/coaching-on-demand-many-promises-and-a-few-precautions#comments-listing) ![](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/coach-1.jpg) Record employment levels and a super-competitive recruiting environment… A highly selective and well-informed millennial workforce… Rapidly evolving technology-enabled services… [Read More](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/news/2019/7/31/coaching-on-demand-many-promises-and-a-few-precautions) ## [Successfully Communicating Across Cultures](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/news/successfully-communicating-across-cultures) Sep 27, 2018 8:13:00 AM / by [Nadia Nassif](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/author/nadia-nassif) posted in [employee engagement](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/topic/employee-engagement), [Coaching](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/topic/coaching), [Cross-Cultural](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/topic/cross-cultural) [0 Comments](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/news/successfully-communicating-across-cultures#comments-listing) In early 2016, Emma Seddon picked up her life in the U.K. and moved across the world to China on a three-year international secondment in her role as talent development manager at Jaguar Land Rover. Her colleagues who had previously completed long-term assignments in China warned of “shang-highs and shang-lows,” and gave her as much advice as possible. [Read More](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/news/successfully-communicating-across-cultures) ## [When it Comes to Coaching, Messaging Matters](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/news/when-it-comes-to-coaching-messaging-matters) Feb 8, 2018 7:08:00 AM / by [Nadia Nassif](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/author/nadia-nassif) posted in [Coaching](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/topic/coaching), [Learning and Development](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/topic/learning-and-development), [Chief Learning Officer](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/topic/chief-learning-officer), [Messaging](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/topic/messaging) [0 Comments](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/news/when-it-comes-to-coaching-messaging-matters#comments-listing) Across L&D meeting agendas and HR discussion platforms, talent development is a perennially trending topic. Organizations have deepened their commitment to fostering cultures in which their people can develop and thrive. The L&D teams I’ve met with are eager to explore learning options both to accelerate the growth of their high-value employees and enhance their recruitment efforts, and they are pushing for budgets to do so. [Read More](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/news/when-it-comes-to-coaching-messaging-matters) ## [Business Writing Skills: A Source of Competitive Advantage...or Reputational Risk?](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/news/business-writing-skills-a-source-of-competitive-advantageor-reputational-risk) Aug 15, 2017 4:48:00 PM / by [Nadia Nassif](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/author/nadia-nassif) posted in [Competitive Advantage](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/topic/competitive-advantage), [Coaching](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/topic/coaching), [Writing](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/topic/writing) [0 Comments](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/news/business-writing-skills-a-source-of-competitive-advantageor-reputational-risk#comments-listing) ![](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/writing.jpg) ***In consulting, analytical expertise is expected, but strong writing skills set the bar. In this article we speak to Eileen Harrington, consulting industry veteran and marketing communications expert, about the unique challenges facing consultants when it comes to writing, and some practical tools and approaches toward improvement.*** [Read More](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/news/business-writing-skills-a-source-of-competitive-advantageor-reputational-risk) ## [Shouldn’t Your Talent Mobility Strategy Include Coaching?](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/news/shouldnt-your-talent-mobility-strategy-include-coaching) Jun 8, 2017 11:46:00 AM / by [Nadia Nassif](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/author/nadia-nassif) posted in [Talent Strategy](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/topic/talent-strategy), [Coaching](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/topic/coaching), [Talent Mobility](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/topic/talent-mobility) [0 Comments](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/news/shouldnt-your-talent-mobility-strategy-include-coaching#comments-listing) ![](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/talentmobility.jpg) ***How L&D Leaders Can Assess and Choose the Best Coaching Solutions *** [Read More](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/news/shouldnt-your-talent-mobility-strategy-include-coaching) ## [Unconscious Bias in the Workplace: Perspectives of a Cross Cultural Coach](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/news/unconscious-bias-in-the-workplace-perspectives-of-a-cross-cultural-coach) Oct 19, 2016 2:26:00 PM / by [Nadia Nassif](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/author/nadia-nassif) posted in [Coaching](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/topic/coaching), [Bias](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/topic/bias), [Multinational](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/topic/multinational) [0 Comments](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/news/unconscious-bias-in-the-workplace-perspectives-of-a-cross-cultural-coach#comments-listing) ![](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/bias-1.jpg) As forward-thinking organizations deepen their commitment to cultures of diversity and inclusion (D&I), their human resources and management leaders are turning to a related, but less well-understood topic: unconscious bias (UB). Also referred to as implicit bias, UB has emerged as a major issue in the news, and a key theme in discussions ranging from politics and policing to campus culture and social behaviors. [Read More](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/news/unconscious-bias-in-the-workplace-perspectives-of-a-cross-cultural-coach) ## [Do You Have a Coaching Game Plan for 2017?](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/news/do-you-have-a-coaching-game-plan-for-2017) Sep 20, 2016 4:24:00 PM / by [Nadia Nassif](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/author/nadia-nassif) posted in [Year-end reviews](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/topic/year-end-reviews), [Coaching](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/topic/coaching), [Development](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/topic/development) [0 Comments](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/news/do-you-have-a-coaching-game-plan-for-2017#comments-listing) ![](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/coaching.jpg) ***Building a Strategic Follow-up to Year-end Reviews*** [Read More](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/news/do-you-have-a-coaching-game-plan-for-2017) [All posts](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/all) [Next](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/tag/coaching/page/2) ### Sign up for our News and Articles - Recent - Popular - Categories ### Lists by Topic - [Coaching (11)](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/tag/coaching) - [Performance Reviews (6)](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/tag/performance-reviews) - [Training (6)](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/tag/training) - [Development (4)](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/tag/development) - [Effective Communication (3)](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/tag/effective-communication) - [Multicultural (3)](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/tag/multicultural) - [Multinational (3)](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/tag/multinational) - [diversity and inclusion (3)](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/tag/diversity-and-inclusion) - [Bias (2)](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/tag/bias) - [Chief Learning Officer (2)](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/tag/chief-learning-officer) - [Continuous Feedback (2)](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/tag/continuous-feedback) - [Cross-Cultural (2)](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/tag/cross-cultural) - [Diversity (2)](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/tag/diversity) - [Learning and Development (2)](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/tag/learning-and-development) - [Millenial (2)](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/tag/millenial) - [Talent Strategy (2)](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/tag/talent-strategy) - [Turnover (2)](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/tag/turnover) - [Voice (2)](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/tag/voice) - [Writing (2)](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/tag/writing) - [Year-end reviews (2)](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/tag/year-end-reviews) - [cultural bias (2)](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/tag/cultural-bias) - [diversity training (2)](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/tag/diversity-training) - [employee engagement (2)](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/tag/employee-engagement) - [unconscious bias (2)](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/tag/unconscious-bias) - [workplace (2)](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/tag/workplace) - [ATD (1)](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/tag/atd) - [Candidates (1)](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/tag/candidates) - [Competitive Advantage (1)](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/tag/competitive-advantage) - [Cost (1)](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/tag/cost) - [Employee Training (1)](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/tag/employee-training) - [Japan (1)](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/tag/japan) - [L&D (1)](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/tag/ld) - [Linkedin (1)](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/tag/linkedin) - [Messaging (1)](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/tag/messaging) - [OnDemand (1)](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/tag/ondemand) - [Presentations (1)](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/tag/presentations) - [Talent Mobility (1)](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/tag/talent-mobility) - [Training and Development (1)](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/tag/training-and-development) - [Vendor Management (1)](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/tag/vendor-management) - [Workforce (1)](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/tag/workforce) - [corporate (1)](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/tag/corporate) - [design (1)](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/tag/design) - [leadership (1)](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/tag/leadership) - [needs analysis (1)](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/tag/needs-analysis) - [toxic workplace (1)](https://blog.springboardsconsulting.com/tag/toxic-workplace) see all *Springboards Consulting, LLC 2026*