Collaborative Communications

Taiwan has this wonderful way of blending the practical with the playful, and I keep stumbling into examples that make me smile.
For instance, receipts.

Back home, a receipt is… well, a receipt.
Here, every receipt comes with a QR code that enters you into a national lottery. You can buy a bubble tea and technically win NT$10 million. 🎉
(But only if you’re a resident, so not for me 😕)

It’s actually a clever system to encourage people to take receipts so businesses record their sales properly. But the best part is that it turns everyday life into something a bit fun. People genuinely check them every two months with a tiny bit of hope.

Then there are the green coconut-flavoured corn puffs. 🥥

I keep seeing these bright green bags perched on laptops, taxis, shop counters etc. At first, I thought everyone here was just really liked snacks!

Nope.

They’re a good luck charm.

The name means “be good,” so people put them on machines to keep them working smoothly. Servers, cash registers, cars; everything gets its own snack guardian.

I love this mix of innovation and superstition, wrapped in a sense of humour and warmth. It’s uniquely Taiwan.

And while I’m here delivering leadership training, I keep thinking about how culture isn’t just policies and performance plans. It’s the tiny things people do without thinking; the rituals, the jokes, the shared beliefs that make a place feel alive.

Feeling grateful to be here learning from it all… and occasionally eating the coconut puffs. 💚

For those of you overthinking giving that presentation, speaking in public, taking the promotion - just show up and be yourself. That’s why they’ve chosen YOU after all!

Be yourself wonderful self 🥰

Brilliantly demonstrated here:

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1APHsodki2/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Definition of a national treasure #oliviacolman #ukcomedy #awardspeech

As I head home from my final workshop of the year, I can’t help but reflect on what an incredible journey it’s been.

Since launching this programme in August 2023, we’ve trained more than 600 wind energy leaders across the UK and Northern Europe.

These amazing technicians have honed their leadership and communication skills, bringing them to life through role plays with my talented actor colleagues, Steven and Alex.

I’ve grown too—embracing the mindset of ‘listening from empty’ and allowing each session to unfold in its own unique way. The experience has deepened my facilitation skills and reinforced the power of adaptability.

Working with Steven and Alex has been a true highlight; we’ve become a dynamic team, and I’m deeply grateful to Deborah Yeats at 3t Training Services for this opportunity.

… and to Leon for keeping the teenagers, dogs and cats in line when I’m away! 🥰

Here’s to an even more exciting 2025! 🎄✨


Karen x