World Wise - Global Skills, Knowledge Transfer, Cross-Cultural Communication, Integrated Business Training

About Us

Sample Engagements:

A Fortune 100 firm retained World Wise to train all its international business units in global skills with an emphasis on integrating international hires and reinforcing its corporate values at its most recently established venture locations.

World Wise provided global skills training to a leading energy firm with approximately 84,000 employees worldwide. This included customized training for global teams engaged in over 40 countries.

Public Agencies in International Trade, a government agency for promoting commerce, selected World Wise to foster NAFTA-related cross-border trade between small and medium-sized firms across the region.

Aviation
A government agency for aviation engaged World Wise to train select personnel on protocol and conflict-avoidance when dealing with international dignitaries.

Chemicals
A U.S. chemical firm acquired by an European conglomerate was concerned that conflicting corporate and national cultures was jeopardizing the merger. World Wise was asked to coach the senior leadership on how to create a culture of shared expectations. At the client’s request, this program was later expanded to include all U.S.-based employees.

Company Profile

Global Skills: Connecting people, ideas, and technologies across continents.

Established in 1988, World Wise has been a trusted partner to Fortune 500 companies delivering advanced Global Skills — company-wide training programs focused on foundational business skills for companies seeking to enhance their global competitiveness.

World Wise is recognized for its strategic counsel and training, which effectively assists companies to enter new markets, facilitate knowledge transfer, develop management talent in emerging nations and build capacity for clients in almost every corner of the globe.

Our global team of experts works closely with our clients on the ground, in often challenging settings. In our 20 year history, World Wise has supported client operations in over 70 countries across four continents, including China, Indonesia, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Kazakhstan, Nigeria, Sudan and Venezuela.

World Wise Service Offerings

World Wise offers an array of programs and services to help meet the specific needs of multi-national businesses, across a range of industries. These include:

Company-wide, tailored Global Skills programs to enhance “virtual” teamwork, employee competency and cross-border profitability.

In-depth local country knowledge, insights on business practices and communication skills to help companies negotiate effective entry in new markets, optimize international partnerships, and offset obstacles associated with M&As.

Proprietary Integrated Business Training (IBT) System that help companies to develop a qualified local workforce almost anywhere in the world. IBT incorporates employee training needs with defined business goals and is designed to be implemented company-wide and fully sustainable so that in future, it can meet both changes in business objectives as well as the company’s local operating environment.

Customized support, strategic counsel and know-how for every phase of project initiatives, including business development; negotiations; operational change; project implementation and skills development.

World Wise provides solutions to a variety of companies and organizations from around the world. We accomplish this on the basis of our global expertise, insights and importantly — discretion. We take great care in respecting the privacy and confidentiality of all of our clients.

Sunita Singh Maclaren
Founder and President