Testimonials
I worked with Pia in a project team that was contracted to deliver a 3 phase training for a big Aviation company in Germany. Pia was one of the 3 trainers who delivered the workshops. Pia has vast experience working with different cultures especially Finland & Russia. She used that experience well during the Analysis phase for the Russia counterparts. She received very positive feedback for all her sessions. It would be a pleasure to work with Pia again! Highly recommended for Intercultural Management work.
Pia was one of the invited speakers at our seminar on Russian-Finnish business culture. It’s an important topic as Russian companies are the key partners of a major investment project in Finnish energy market. Localization and understanding cultural differences are crucial to successful project implementation and fruitful business. Pia presented with confidence based on research and her broad experience in a refreshing manner. We knew that 1 hour was too short for the topic but she gave us a good start/recap as agreed.
I have worked with Pia and her team for years already in our company’s business development in Russia and Russian speaking countries: Belarus, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan.
Pia has been of invaluable help to our success, because of her business experience and skills, deep knowledge of the way of thinking and doing business in these markets, her fluency in Russian, but also flexible and easy-going personality. Her insight and advice in both strategic and operative issues has helped us to overcome many difficult situations in our export markets during the years.
People of the world (or at least Finns) should attend Pia’s brilliant and professional training on national cultures. Pia explains the need for cultural intelligence in a global world in a very interesting way. Her lecture opens our eyes to see who we are and how we behave here in Finland and broadens our thinking of how we should see the world and what we could learn from others. When you come to her lecture with an open mind, you get so much! Thank you! Strong recommendation.