Theresa Sigillito Hollema

Author of Virtual Teams Across Cultures, Senior Partner at NeoSeven Solutions

Author of Virtual Teams Across Cultures, Senior Partner at NeoSeven Solutions

Theresa Sigillito Hollema has worked in and with global teams for over 25 years. As a cultural consultant and team facilitator, she’s helped hundreds of leaders around the world learn how to excel when working with culturally diverse teams. Previously a consultant for Trompenaars Hampden-Turner, a leading cultural consulting firm, she is a Senior Partner at NeoSeven Solutions and also leads the team at InterAct Global, a group helping organizations capitalize on cultural diversity and virtual connections. Theresa left the US for a three-month assignment 23 years ago and has lived in the Netherlands ever since.

Around seven years ago, after years of working as a cultural consultant with teams and leaders in global businesses, Theresa began to see a new trend emerging. Her clients were increasingly in teams spanning borders, and many leaders were struggling to harmonize the different cultures and working styles of technology-enabled virtual teams. So Theresa began helping clients develop the awareness, skills and confidence to successfully work remotely and across cultures. In her recently published book, Virtual Teams Across Cultures: Create Successful Teams Around the World, she combines her most valuable learnings with robust research and on-the-ground evidence to create a complete blueprint for optimizing team success.