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Clear, Practical Advice for Working Across Countries & Cultures

Short, focused sessions to help you handle real international business situations with confidence

The Reality

Working across cultures sounds straightforward, but once work begins things do not always unfold as expected

Recognise These Situations?

  • We agree things in meetings, but afterwards nothing seems to happen

  • People avoid giving direct answers

  • We leave meetings unsure what was actually decided

  • Emails are acknowledged, yet little changes

  • Decisions seem to happen outside formal discussions

  • Outcomes do not match what was discussed

  • Preparing to work in a new country for the first time

  • Taking on responsibility for international teams

  • Starting work with overseas suppliers or partners

  • Leading meetings across different cultures

  • Visiting a country for business and wanting to avoid mistakes

  • Getting ready for important meetings with international counterparts

 Preparing For These Scenarios?

Who Is This For?

​These sessions are designed for senior professionals & executives:​​

  • Preparing to work in a new country

  • Managing international teams

  • In organisations dealing with overseas partners or suppliers

  • Individuals facing cross-cultural challenges in daily work

  • Teams wanting clarity before important international projects

Regional Expertise

We provide immediate, practical interventions to fix active operational bottlenecks across major global markets. If your project is currently stalled, explore our specific market expertise:

  • Other Markets: Managing a team somewhere else? View our Other Global Regions.

What Makes This Different?

Many cultural training sessions rely on presentations, theory, or long country briefings. That is not how this works.

Instead, we focus on the practical questions that matter most, such as:

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  • What is actually happening here?

  • Why are people responding in this way?

  • What might they be expecting from me?

  • How should I respond next time?

Every session starts with your situation or challenge and is practical, realistic, and based on real-world business experience. The guidance shared in these sessions comes from years of real international business experience. Not abstract models or academic frameworks.

Instead, the focus stays on:

  • Practical communication

  • Real working relationships

  • Everyday business decisions

  • Situations that require judgement, not memorisation

The aim of each session is simple:

You leave with a clearer understanding, stronger confidence, and practical ideas you can apply straight away.

Not pages of notes. Not theoretical concepts. Just clear thinking and realistic options.

The company, TimeZone Business, was created by Mark Mortimer, an international business specialist with more than 30 years of hands-on experience across 50+ countries, including senior roles at Shell, Hasbro, and Kraft General Foods, and the founding of a business operating across multiple international markets.
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The first step is a short, free conversation. You describe your situation, and we discuss whether and how we can help. There is no obligation to proceed.

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