THE IKS TEAM and PARTNER FOR CHINA

"Our aim is for people from different cultures to understand
one another better. We enjoy our field of work because it reflects
our respective life experiences. "
 


Margaret Hollas-Culton and Diana A. Bursy

The IKS Team
a British-American team, is a living example of the successful interaction of cultures.
For over 25 years, Margaret Hollas-Culton and Diana A. Bursy have lived and worked as expats
at the crossroads of several cultures. Based in Germany with numerous professional and personal trips yearly within Europe and the U.S.A., they have accumulated a wealth of cross-cultural experiences. Their personal situations make them particularly sensitive to the special needs, concerns and challenges of bicultural, expat and inpat families.
Freelance trainers since 1985, they founded IKS - Interkulturelles Training Kommunikation Sprachen - in 1994. Since then, they have been applying their extensive expertise to the development and implementation of management training, coaching and consulting for American and European clients in business, industry, unions and non-profit organizations.
IKS is a longstanding member of SIETAR (Society for Intercultural Education, Training and Research)

Margaret Hollas-Culton,
M.A. was born and raised in England. She studied German and Education at the University of Heidelberg, then went on to complete certified training in the field of intercultural management.
She has over twenty years of practical experience in the development and conducting of intercultural management training. She lives in Heidelberg with her American husband and two children.

Diana A. Bursy,
a native of the U.S.A., holds a graduate degree in psychology from the University of Heidelberg.
She has worked and studied both in the U.S.A. and Germany and has over 20 years of experience in the management training field. Ms. Bursy is an Associate Professor in the MBA program for Organizational Psychology at an American University in Heidelberg. Her husband is German and they have one child.
 

IKS PARTNER FOR CHINA
 

Xiang Hong Liu

Xiang Hong Liu,
B. A. in International Business Administration
Born and raised in China, Ms. Liu has lived and worked in Europe now for over a decade.
After many years of work experience for the international companies Tyco Group, Global Consulting Systems and Welcome International, she became a freelance China specialist.
Her areas of specialty are intercultural business training for China, Taiwan and Hong Kong, team building, conflict management, negotiating, coaching and human resource management and development in Asia. Ms. Liu has designed and conducted seminars and workshops for BMW, Audi, VW, Goretex, Infineon, Zhang Yimou and Dafeng Industry.
She is fluent in Chinese, German and English.