Paula Caligiuri

Dr. Caligiuri brings the rare combination of expertise and engagement to her audience. She was a featured speaker on the topic of Cultural Agility at our science advisory board meeting and it was a highlight of the event.

Every organization should hire Paula to share her valuable strategies for building cultural agility. Not only is she an engaging speaker with a gift for making this topic relevant and relatable, she is also brilliant at providing skills that are immediately actionable. In a world where global teams depend on communication for productivity, hiring gifted speaker & author Paula Caligiuri is the best investment you can ever make!

Paula Caligiuri is a brilliant scholar, author, and speaker. She was recently the opening keynote at a conference we held in Milan. Her talk was highly engaging, thought-provoking, and applicable. She has an amazing ability to draw out the key findings of her research on cultural agility and present them in a way that resonates with audience members. Her knowledge, stage presence, and ability to connect is truly inspiring! I cannot recommend her highly enough!

We invited Paula to conduct two workshops on Cultural Agility for our global team. It was nothing short of an instant classic as it left team members wanting for more. Besides enthusiastic, cheerful and spirited delivery, Paula’s take on Cultural Values and Competencies was extremely insightful. Team’s ability to compare their Cultural Agility results with that of organization’s and global/regional norms brought the point home quite eloquently.

Paula is an excellent presenter that is not only an expert in her field, but she has the ability to convey her message in an authentic, entertaining, and motivational way. I can truly recommend Paula as an excellent presenter at conferences, in-company events, and webinars.

Paula is definitely my go to person. I’ve worked with Paula on multiple cultural agility workshops. She never took a one-size-fits-all approach no matter the scope of the work. She sat down with us to understand our business needs and carefully designed each workshop that served the purposes. Her workshops for our sales team were very popular and have made a profound impact in turning around several difficult cases. Highly recommended.

Paula is an absolutely brilliant scholar in the space of Cultural Agility, but even better, she very effectively explains the concepts and is an engaging and effervescent speaker. We have hosted her through the State Department’s Overseas Security Advisory Council’s Middle East and North Africa Regional Committee to share her knowledge, and I know we were all the better for the training and guidance she provided in navigating our complicated situation. I cannot recommend her highly enough – the competencies she shares (and helps to build) are – and will continue to be – critical in effective engagement and leadership across cultures.

Dr Paula Caligiuri delivered a flawless talk on Cultural Agility. A life-time of research and global experience makes Dr Caligiuri’s talks relevant, insightful and mind-opening. Thanks so much!

As the world becomes both more global and local at the same time, “culture” matters more than ever. Too many have a superficial view of culture as values or patterns. Paula provides rigorous insights based on her theory (why cultures exist), research (data to show what cultures should exist), and practice (how to evolve the right culture). As a result of these insights, she offers solutions that work.

Paula is an amazing speaker. I have had the pleasure of seeing Paula speak for large groups as well as seeing her speak in smaller group settings. She is an amazing combination: smart, knowledgeable, attractive, caring and dynamic. I would highly recommend her.Paula is an amazing speaker. I have had the pleasure of seeing Paula speak for large groups as well as seeing her speak in smaller group settings. She is an amazing combination: smart, knowledgeable, attractive, caring and dynamic. I would highly recommend her

For the past two decades, Paula has always been my “go to” resource when it comes to global/cross cultural management. Her solid research background coupled with pragmatic practitioner knowledge makes her an ideal fountain of wisdom for companies and CXOs planning to:
1. Venture abroad;
2. Fix its current cross cultural challenges; and
3. Consolidate current portfolio of international businesses.

Paula is a world-renowned expert not only on Cultural Agility but on a much broader range of contemporary global management topics. She speaks accessibly and engagingly, providing a perfect balance of ideas based on rigorous research and actionable advice that can help any aspiring – or established— global manager. But her presentations reflect much more than her expertise. Her love of her work and her enthusiasm when she shares it are infectious! They can ignite a fire that quickly takes over a room and stays with participants well beyond their interaction with her. I cannot recommend her enough!

Paula gave a lively and energetic presentation that really engaged our audience, despite a challenging 4 pm time slot. When we asked attendees later about the most valuable insights they had gained from the event, many of them mentioned the concepts of cultural agility she had discussed. As sponsors of HR research, we were particularly impressed that Paula’s content is based on solid research which gives the material tremendous credibility.

Paula is an excellent and well-informed researcher on the topic of building cultural agility. Her address to our organization on this topic was well-researched, informative, engaging, and useful for our attendees and helped paint a clearer picture of how to use cultural agility in the workplace. Highly recommend Paula as both a source of reliable information and a talented speaker on the subject.