Intercultural Development Coaching
Some of the most skilled people still stumble when cultures collide. Not because they don't care, but because intercultural competence is a hard skill that can be taught and learned, not a personality trait… and most of us were never taught it.
Whether you're a leader navigating a diverse team, a professional expanding into new markets or regions, or someone who just keeps hitting a wall in cross-cultural relationships and isn't sure why, intercultural development coaching offers a focused, practical path forward.
Trystan Reese has spent nearly two decades as a Qualified Administrator of the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI), the world's leading assessment of intercultural competence. He has coached cancer researchers, business school faculty, public health teams, nonprofit executives, and global leaders through the work of shifting cultural perspective and adapting behavior across difference.
What coaching can look like:
You might come with a specific challenge: building a new program in an unfamiliar city or country and wanting to move with cultural awareness. You might come with a general sense that something isn't working: cross-racial relationships feel strained, cross-gender communication keeps landing wrong, and you're not sure where to start. Or you might come as part of a formal IDI process, individual or organizational, looking for a thought partner to help you act on your results.
There's no one-size-fits-all here. Sessions are shaped around your starting point, your specific context, and what "better" actually looks like for you.
What you'll leave with:
A clearer picture of where you are on your intercultural journey, and concrete strategies to move forward without shame or self-blame. Curiosity, not judgment, is the compass.
A note on the IDI: Coaching can be offered as part of a full IDI process (assessment + individual debrief + ongoing coaching) or completely independent of any assessment. If you're not sure which is right for you, that's a fine place to start the conversation.
