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Testimonials

The following are comments and testimonials from clients about workshops conducted by our principal consultant, Tom Verghese:

"Very lively and informative. Tom has an amazing way to convey the information to others. Good input to take with us into our personal life and working environment."

"Learned about different cultures, encouraged to think more deeply about cultural communication skills and above all, learned how to become Global managers in future by following such skills."

Participants at Cultural Awareness Sessions in Dubai and Oman, 2006

"The session you conducted was really fabulous. I liked it very much and it was really meaningful for the current work scenario."

A. Srikanth, Participant at "Global Savvy: Succeeding in Virtual Multicultural Teams", Sara Lee H&BC India P. Ltd, Manila, 2006

"Super Star!"

"This man was brilliant. Amazing presentation and content was interesting."

"Tom gave an explosive lecture. Excellent!"

"Very lively and humorous bearing in mind that it was a sensitive topic."

"Your session was one of the highest rating sessions on the program - well done!" - Sonia Angel, Speaker Services

Various participants at the MBA Leadership
Development Workshop "Global Diversity",
Mt Eliza Centre for Executive Education,
Melbourne Business School, Mt Eliza, 2006

"I think Tom's presentation was outstanding."

"I thought Tom and Jimmy were fantastic. I was very impressed with their passion for the topics and I really enjoyed the way Tom engaged the group and the individual."

"My favourite part of the work-related parts. He was very engaging, thought provoking, and the activities were non-threatening, but still took us out of our comfort zones. Charismatic kind of guy and would have liked a longer session with him."

Various participants, Monash University, 2006

"Tom guided us in clarifying our development needs, delivered a program in a very effective and a non-threatening manner that highly exceeded our expectations."

Sara Allen, Participant at "New Frontiers: Succeeding in Virtual
Multicultural Teams", Sara Lee Information Centre of Excellence,
Melbourne, 2006

"The session was cleverly dovetailed. The interactive component meant that we learnt more about many unspoken similarities and differences while also learning fundamental principles that we should apply to our interactions every day. Numerous participants commented on Tom's dynamism as a presenter (he easily engaged the group of 17 for the 4 hours) and that, given the discussion and ideas raised, they would have liked the session to continue."

"I really enjoyed the session today. I found Tom to be very charismatic which made the morning a lot more entertaining. I think my expectation of having a "check list" to help me with dealing with so many different cultural backgrounds on a day to day basis was a little unrealistic."

"Particularly interesting for me was the point about our natural gravitation to those who are similar to us and the concomitant distancing from the unfamiliar. I think it is a way of understanding our behaviour and that of others in so many different situations."

"As a result of Tom's course I changed the way I write my emails when corresponding with international (and particularly, with what can be considered 'high context') students. The course gave me more insight and understanding into the way international
students communicate and relate with others."

"Thanks Tom for an excellent course. I really got a lot out of it and I really liked that the final answer is to 'just talk to people'."

Various participants at "Global Savvy: Increasing Your Cross Cultural
Effectiveness", The University of Melbourne, 2006

"A mind-blowing session - very useful to me."

Pawan Wasant Burle,
Participant at "Diversity & Inclusion in the Workplace",
The Asia HRD Congress, Malaysia, 2005

"The workshop went very, very well, we have got lots of information and we had a fantastic team session. I can really recommend that workshop and believe that every dollar spent is absolutely justified. In order to make things happen in Asia, you should be aware of the different cultures, habits and potential issues and obstacles."

Juergen Kull,
EMR- AP Equipment Mgmt Manager, HP

"The key points for me were: -
  1. The one on one coaching.  To understand culture, you have to look inside yourself.  This is sometimes difficult to do in a group session. Plus, we were able to focus on what I needed, which is a much better use of my time
  2. The offer of phone support over the next three months. Very useful as I apply what I learned and generate more questions
  3. The knowledge of the coach. Tom Verghese has a wealth of experience in this area and helped me to develop a good working relationship with him.
  4. The reference notes. I was provided with a useful workbook to refer to as I work in different countries."

Steve Cartland,
Service Development Manager, Business Recovery Asia Pacific HP

"Great for any staff in a cross-cultural work environment."

Ake Balankura,
SOPE Thailand

"Created learning in a charged and lively atmosphere. At no point in the one and a half day long proceedings was I ever in danger of losing interest or concentration on the issues at hand. This is not always easy to achieve! I came away feeling that I could make a difference. Learnings were constantly reinforced. I would like everybody to attend this session."

Sandeep Banerji,
SOPE Markets Middle East

"Very impressive and clear in his thinking. He is one of the few leaders who have really influenced me."

Mani Prasad,
Shell Markets Middle East

"Very articulate, experienced, unfazed by difficult situations, very diplomatic."

Saluh Verma,
 SOPE Dubai

"Totally professional."

John Salmon,
SOPE Middle East

Workshop feedback scores from the Asia HRD Congress, Malaysia, 2005 - Facilitated by Tom Verghese 

Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace Score (%)
Practical value of evaluation to the participant 95.0
Extent of relevance of content to the participant 94.0
Extent to which the session matched the expectations of the participants 89.0
Extent of learning from the session 91.0
How well participants thought the facilitator led the session 95.0
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