LE LA · coaching for multicultural teams
Finding the shared note.
Tuning up to play better together.
Finding the A means letting everyone play their part, in tune with the others.
The reality
Where does the wrong note come from?
Decisions agreed in a meeting and then applied differently on each site, silences on video calls that nobody dares interpret… A multicultural team, or one spread across several countries, brings together different ways of communicating, deciding, and handling time, hierarchy or disagreement. When these differences go unnamed, they become grains of sand that jam collective performance and drain motivation, without anyone really knowing where the wrong note comes from.
This friction is not inevitable. With the right support, it becomes an opportunity for the team to transform itself.
My approach
The reference everyone chooses to share.
Before every concert, the orchestra tunes to the A. It isn't one musician's note: it's the reference everyone chooses to share.
Team coaching doesn't bring ready-made solutions. It starts from the principle that the team has the resources within it to move forward. The coach creates a space where everyone can speak, helps the group put words to what is implicit and what stems from culture, and supports it towards its own decisions and its own rules for cooperation.
The framework
The 8 ICF coaching competencies.
Ethical practice
Confidentiality, adherence to the ICF Code of Ethics, and a clear distinction between coaching, training and consulting.
A coaching mindset
Curiosity, openness, a non-judgemental stance, and awareness of one's own cultural filters.
Clear agreements
Goals, roles and framework defined at the outset with the organisation and the team, then adjusted along the way.
A climate of trust and safety
Where every voice counts, whatever its language, culture or place in the hierarchy.
Full presence
To what is happening in the group, here and now.
Active listening
To what is said and what is left unsaid, in the words and between the lines.
Raising awareness
Through questioning, reformulation and mirroring the team's dynamics.
Team growth
Turning insights into concrete commitments and lasting autonomy.
What it addresses
One or more issues defined with you, for example:
- integrating an expatriate manager into their local team;
- welcoming new members from other countries;
- coordinating teams or units spread across several countries;
- moving past recurring tensions or misunderstandings;
- building a shared vision and common ways of working;
- supporting a merger, a reorganisation or a change of management;
- strengthening the team's collective leadership.
How it works
01
A scoping meeting with the sponsor, then a first session with the team
02
Regular group sessions focused on the goals set together
03
Progress reviews to measure change and adjust
04
A shared final review
Who is it for?
Multicultural, international or multi-site teams, and their managers.
Format
- Number and frequency of sessions set according to your needs
- Session length: 1.5 hours
- In person, in Belgium or abroad, or remotely
- In French or English
What you gain
Communication that no longer jams, shared reference points, renewed motivation, stronger collective leadership, and a team able to turn its differences into a driver of collaboration, even without a coach.
Pricing tailored to your situation
Every project is unique: I prepare a tailored quote based on your actual needs. Whatever the format, you always receive the same level of attention and care.