This week, Trisha interviews Jerry Jones, founder of Culture Blend and a learning strategist with over 15 years of experience helping organisations navigate cultural transitions. Jerry brings unique insights from coaching more than a thousand professionals through significant cultural shifts, having lived and worked in China for a decade himself.

The conversation reveals Jerry's counterintuitive approach to learning design and why he believes most training fails before it starts. Jerry shares a profound shift moment from a deeply personal conversation with his son that challenged his assumptions about understanding and perspective, demonstrating how the most powerful learning happens when we step back and truly listen.

They explore Jerry's philosophy that "growth happens when people feel seen, challenged, and supported" and uncover his surprising strategies for helping teams get unstuck. The discussion takes an unexpected turn into Jerry's thoughts on AI's impact on humanity and whether technology will ultimately bring us closer together or drive us further apart.

Jerry also shares insights from an eye-opening experience in North Korea and reveals why he thinks we should "postpone" rather than lower our expectations during major transitions. This perspective challenges conventional wisdom about change management.

Connect with Jerry via his website thecultureblend.com, LinkedIn and check out his Podcast Diesel and Clooney Unpack the World

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In this Pride Month episode, Trisha revisits her powerful conversation with Cath Brew, a global LGBTQ+ consultant and shamanic practitioner who brings a unique somatic perspective to cultural intelligence. Cath explores how our bodies often communicate cultural awareness before our minds catch up, offering practical alternatives to traditional mindfulness approaches.

The conversation delves into Cath's profound shift moment about learning to trust her intuition, her insights from working with Aboriginal culture in Australia, and her approach to navigating difficult LGBTQ+ conversations through body awareness. Cath's beautiful metaphor of building boardwalks between communities offers practical wisdom for anyone seeking to understand across cultural divides.

What makes this episode special is Trisha's guided exercise at the end, where listeners practice Cath's technique of noticing physical responses to cultural difference, giving feelings colour, texture, and size to transform them into actionable insights. Whether you're comfortable with traditional reflection methods or seeking alternative approaches to cultural intelligence, this episode offers tools for recognising when your body signals cultural discomfort.

Connect with Cath on LinkedIn and ask her to send her free resource to help guide your physical and emotional observations. You can learn about Cath's work as an LGBTQ+ Consultant and Coach here and about her work helping people heal from emotional pain here

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In this episode, Trisha takes listeners back to the fundamentals of Cultural Intelligence (CQ), exploring all four capabilities through the lens of Australia's National Reconciliation Week. After 55 episodes focusing primarily on CQ Strategy, she provides a comprehensive overview of the complete CQ framework: Drive (motivation), Knowledge (understanding), Strategy (metacognition), and Action (behavioural adaptation).

Using National Reconciliation Week as a practical example, Trisha demonstrates how each CQ capability can be developed and applied in real-world contexts. The episode includes insights from Sharon Gray (Episode 28), who speaks from her Kamilaroi and Scottish heritage about building cultural understanding and community engagement. Through personal anecdotes and practical applications, listeners discover how cultural intelligence isn't about mastering everything at once, but developing capabilities that work together like instruments in harmony.

Key insights include understanding your cultural motivations, building knowledge thoughtfully, practising metacognitive reflection, and adapting behaviours meaningfully. Trisha emphasises moving beyond performative gestures to genuine cultural engagement, whether in workplace settings or community contexts.

You can connect with Sharon via LinkedIn and listen to her episode, 'Sharon Gray - Winangar Guru: Listen Deeply, Go Slowly and Respect Everything' Here

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