Building strong global teams in EMEA and beyond

Across EMEA, teams operate within a vast range of business practices, communication styles, and cultural expectations.

Workplace norms across the EMEA region reflect diverse histories, geographies, and influences. From Germany’s precise, detail-oriented approach to the UAE’s interdependent way of working, and the UK’s mix of pragmatism and relationship-based norms, this region’s diversity offers both opportunity and complexity. Teams also collaborate globally, adding further layers of cultural difference.

When these differences aren’t addressed, organizations risk miscommunication, slower decision-making, and missed opportunities for innovation.

Turning cultural differences into team strengths

Aperian brings over 35 years of international experience to help organizations strengthen collaboration across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and beyond.

We partner with organizations to provide learning experiences that address the everyday challenges of multicultural teams—from aligning communication styles and decision-making approaches to building inclusive, high-performing team cultures.

Our programs help teams and leaders at all levels cultivate the awareness and agility needed to navigate complex cultural dynamics and drive results across borders.

Learning solutions that improve collaboration across cultures

The GlobeSmart® Profile

This industry-leading self-assessment helps individuals in EMEA discover their work style and teams gain insight into how they collaborate to build trust, reduce conflict, and work better together.

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Inclusive Leadership Development

Aperian helps leaders at every level grow their awareness, sharpen their cultural insights, and lead in a way that resonates across the EMEA region and beyond.

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Global Team Learning Journeys

Aperian learning journeys combine online learning with live, instructor-led sessions to help dispersed and hybrid teams collaborate seamlessly, adapt to diverse work contexts, and perform at their best.

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AI-Powered Guidance

Aperian Copilot℠ provides instant, reliable answers to cross-cultural questions, helping prevent misunderstandings and strengthen connections in the workplace.

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Our on-the-ground expertise

Unlike other training providers that offer the same programs across markets, Aperian’s consultants are based in key EMEA regions, bringing firsthand knowledge of local business culture. Wherever your employees are based, Aperian helps your organization operate seamlessly across borders, combining local expertise with a global perspective to strengthen collaboration and drive long-term success.

Common challenges we solve

Organizations across the EMEA region often face questions like:

  • “Our managers lead very differently across countries, and employees are getting mixed messages.”
  • “Our virtual meetings are dominated by certain voices, and others stay quiet—we’re losing great ideas.”
  • “We keep running into miscommunication between our teams in London, Berlin, and Dubai, and it’s slowing projects down.”
  • “We struggle to create one team culture that works for everyone, not just HQ.”
  • “We’ve invested in DEI globally, but it doesn’t always translate well across regions.”
  • “Feedback styles differ so much across regions that it’s creating tension in performance reviews.”
  • “We need leaders who can flex their style. What works in Paris doesn’t always work in Warsaw or Nairobi.”

Aperian delivers practical, data-driven solutions to these challenges, helping leaders harness cultural diversity to improve collaboration, engagement, and performance.

“Our meetings are far more productive and collaborative ever since Aperian helped us understand each other’s values and how we should interact. Collaboration is far better—in fact, I would say excellent. We don’t need as many meetings or as much clarification, and it has fostered some great relationships now that we understand each other far, far better.”

Chris Tsoukala, Senior Product Strategist, Oracle

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