Many alliances that make good commercial sense find themselves in trouble because of culture. The two organisations share a goal, but have radically different ways of perceiving and acting in the world. Result? Breakdown.
How can we help?
Throughline is the only UK consultancy able to take a Cultural x-ray of both organisations using the validated Itim Focus method. The purpose of a Cultural x-ray is to quickly, reliably highlight flashpoints.
The next step is building conversations that improve mutual knowledge and understanding. We have a range of methods that can be tailored to your situation.
The workshops we run aren’t gratuitous, superficial or embarrassing. They get to the heart of cultural difference by providing a forum for cross-cultural explanation and self-reflection. “I never understood where they were coming from. I hadn’t realised we were unintentionally…”
Realistically, it can take time before external teams are able to meet on a common ground. We also coach key players on an individual basis to help them see and address their culture shock.
Crucially, Throughline also considers the commercial framework binding allies together. Often, those arrangements underscore the power differentials that can make day-to-day collaboration so difficult.