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Leadership support for teams
For leaders of co-located multinational teams and distributed teams. Practical support for the challenges you face day to day.
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LEADERSHIP SUPPORT AND HR SOLUTIONS
Leadership and collaboration in international teams
ELUSIVE BUT REAL CHALLENGES
Leading multinational teams calls for greater clarity and expertise
In multinational teams, differing expectations, ways of working and leadership styles can be hard to spot. When these differences go unnoticed, an organisation can spend more time than necessary clarifying expectations, coordinating work and putting things right. A clearer understanding of how teams work, communicate and make decisions creates a stronger foundation for collaboration, skills management and progress. I help organisations bring what lies beneath the surface into view, so that collaboration becomes clearer and expertise is put to its best use.
Services
Leadership support, onboarding and workshops
IMPROVED COLLABORATION AND EXECUTION
From Friction
to Vision
- Decisions are turned into action.
- Roles and responsibilities work in practice.
- Departures from agreed plans and risks are identified early.
- Tasks move between team members without unnecessary friction.
- International expertise is put to full use.
WHY CHOOSING AN INDEPENDENT ADVISER
Practical senior expertise, without intermediaries
Direct access to senior expertise
The person advising you is the person doing the work. No handover to junior staff.
Confidentiality
Leadership issues are sensitive. You have one professional to turn to.
Bespoke Solutions
Every assignment is shaped around your teams, your industry and your situation.
A quicker and more agile start
I get started promptly and adapt as we go.
Hands-On Collaboration
Direct collaboration with leaders and teams, on site or online, so the advice is grounded in your organisation’s real needs and daily work.
Partner network
You get one dedicated adviser, with access to complementary expertise in areas such as business language, international recruitment and other fields related to multinational teams.
Research-based advice on multinational leadership
My work draws on my master’s dissertation at a Norwegian university, which examined multinational management frameworks such as GLOBE, Trompenaars and Hofstede alongside modern leadership and organisational theory in practice. I also bring hands-on experience from a wide range of industries.
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HOW WE WORK TOGETHER
Four simple steps.
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Conversation
A confidential conversation with no obligation.
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Scoping
A brief assessment and an agreed scope.
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Delivery
From insight to concrete actions and progress.
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Follow-up
Reviewing progress, making adjustments and establishing lasting ways of working.
Meet the adviser
Your partner for organisational development
My name is Martin Withaven. I help put international expertise into practice. Working closely with you, without intermediaries.
In our age of AI, human connection remains essential to effective leadership and sustainable business results. Trust, clarity, empathy and accountability enable people to work well together.
An approach that succeeds in Norway will not automatically work elsewhere. Differences in professional expectations, communication and management styles can affect trust, decisions and collaboration.
That is why I help multinational leaders and teams turn these differences into clearer ways of working, stronger relationships and sustainable growth.
The aim is simple: to help people understand one another, contribute fully and achieve better results together.
Multinational Leadership & Execution Advisor