With over 25 years of international business experience, I support organizations in DE | EN | TR in transforming cultural diversity into effective collaboration through Cultural Intelligence (CQ).

Cultural intelligence (CQ) is not an innate trait – but a skill that can be developed. And a crucial performance factor for successful collaboration.

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Create clarity. Strengthen collaboration. Create impact.

Keynote speech

Intercultural Awareness

A concise overview of cultural differences in everyday work life – clear, practical and with real impact.

Ideal for raising awareness, initiating dialogue and rethinking international cooperation.

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Intercultural training/workshop

Intercultural Awareness for Performance

A training/workshop for international teams who want to clarify collaboration, reduce misunderstandings and work effectively together.

Interactive, human, and grounded in real-world practice.

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Intercultural coaching

Leadership & Cultural Sparring

Individual sparring for managers in international roles – for more clarity, security and impact in culturally complex environments.

Personal, reflective, and tailored to your specific situation.

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Why work with Yeşim Akçay?

International cooperation needs more than models and methods.

She needs an understanding of people, contexts – and the reality of business.

With over 25 years of international experience from corporations, management roles and my current self-employment, I bring exactly this perspective.

Having grown up between cultures, I have experienced firsthand how quickly misunderstandings can arise – and how much becomes possible when clarity, trust and dialogue come together.

What shapes my work:

  • international business experience
  • Clarity without harshness
  • Empathy without arbitrariness
  • practical impulses instead of theoretical concepts
  • A space for real questions and real situations

My working methods:

I work with warmth – and at the same time very directly.

Because cultural misunderstandings cost time, energy, and trust.

My goal:
 Whether it's impulse training, practice, or 1:1 sparring:

My goal is always the same: to make international cooperation effective, respectful and sustainable.

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Voices from collaboration

Siemens Digital Industries Software

“In our organization we are often working with colleagues across the globe – in our week-long event we thought it was important to focus on how we can understand each other better even when we are all coming from different cultures. Yesim provided two insightful sessions for us on the topic of cultural intelligence and building trust in cross-border teams: both sessions were very well-received by our teams. Many colleagues expressed that this was one of their favorite sessions throughout the week, and that they would love to learn more!”

Eszter Szabo - Adaptation & Change Management

HCL Technologies gbs GmbH

"Motivating, competent, very well prepared and pragmatic – that's how we experienced Ms. Akçay during our agile transformation. She underpins her sound knowledge with practical professional experience, which is particularly valuable and convincing."

Burkhard Kintscher - Managing Director

Technical University of Darmstadt / Department of Corporate Finance

" Ms. Akçay captivated the audience with countless real-life examples in the highly interactive format, vividly conveying how important sensitive intercultural communication is, even in the application process and during the career entry phase."

Nuremberg Hospital

"Ms. Akçay developed a training course for the Nuremberg Hospital with great dedication and professionalism. She impresses with her empathetic approach, careful preparation for the target group, and interactive design. We thank her for the excellent collaboration and wholeheartedly recommend Ms. Akçay."

Let’s explore which format best fits your current situation.

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