The Culture Guy

Christian Höferle is a cultural coach, trainer, and consultant for multinational organizations - or rather: for people who work globally. Based in Atlanta, he is German by passport, American by choice, Bavarian at heart, and people call him The Culture Guy. 

His passion is to help people discover commonality when they are overwhelmed by difference. His mission is to create peace by facilitating understanding, relating, and connecting. 

At the core of this purpose is culture. And as he helps people figure out this “thing” called culture, they’ll work at their peak and in peace with others. 

Throughout his career Christian has had the privilege of working with people from all over the world. With his company, The Culture Mastery, Christian and his team serve multinational organizations achieve their goals in global markets. TCM does this via tailored coaching and training programs for expatriates as well as multicultural teams.

Connect Across Differences by Shutting Up Your Judge and Engaging Your Detective

You have been told that unconscious biases can be bad; that you should get rid of them. Good luck with that. Our brain is hard-wired with biases. Some of them kept us alive as a species. If we want to connect with people, especially those who don't share our own background, we need to recognize which of our biases negatively affect that goal and how we can manage them.  In this session we're diving into the art of connecting across differences by employing two key personas within ourselves: the Judge and the Detective. Through an engaging experiential activity, you'll embark on a self-reflective adventure, shedding light on how our inner Judge can hinder authentic connections, while our Detective holds the keys to unlocking empathy and understanding.