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Chess Global is a Barcelona-based strategic consulting and training firm helping organisations operate more effectively across borders. We support internationalisation strategy, global competence training, cross-cultural leadership, stakeholder engagement, market intelligence, business diplomacy, AI governance and strategic foresight.
Chess Global works with multinational companies, higher education institutions, government entities, NGOs, SMEs, exporters, trade promotion bodies, and international teams seeking stronger global readiness, cross-border partnerships, leadership capability and international decision-making.
Chess Global is based in Barcelona, Spain, and works with clients across Europe, Africa, Asia, the USA, and other international markets through in-person, virtual, and blended advisory and training formats.
Chess Global combines strategy, training, cultural intelligence, business diplomacy, and global foresight. We help organisations connect people, culture, governance, operations, risk, and decision-making across borders rather than offering generic soft-skills training or one-size-fits-all advice.
Chess Global helps organisations address weak global readiness, cross-cultural misunderstanding, poor international execution, partnership breakdowns, unclear market-entry strategy, ineffective global teams, leadership gaps, stakeholder misalignment, and risk exposure in international environments.
Global competence training helps individuals and organisations build the awareness, skills, and strategic judgement needed to operate effectively across cultures, markets, institutions, and geopolitical contexts. It goes beyond cultural awareness by linking behaviour, leadership, ethics, communication, and strategic decision-making.
Organisations need global competence training because international success depends not only on strategy, but on how people interpret, communicate, negotiate, lead, and make decisions across different cultural and institutional contexts.
Global competence training is suitable for executives, managers, international teams, HR leaders, partnership teams, business development professionals, university staff, public-sector officials, NGO leaders, and employees working across countries, cultures, or global stakeholder networks.
Internationalisation strategy is the process of preparing an organisation to operate, grow, partner, or engage effectively across borders. It includes market selection, stakeholder mapping, operating model design, risk assessment, localisation, leadership readiness, and execution planning.
Yes. We help organisations assess market opportunities, stakeholder dynamics, cultural and institutional risks, localisation needs, partnership options, leadership readiness, and implementation requirements before entering or expanding in a new market.
A global readiness diagnostic assesses whether an organisation has the strategy, leadership capability, governance, cultural intelligence, stakeholder alignment, and operating systems needed to succeed internationally. It identifies gaps, risks, and practical next steps.
No. While we support multinationals, governments, and institutions, we also work with SMEs, exporters, universities, NGOs, and growing organisations that need sustainable global capability and practical internationalisation support.
Yes. We support organisations at every stage of internationalisation, from those building their first global strategy to those refining mature international operations, partnerships, regional offices, or cross-border leadership systems.
Yes. We often work with internal teams, boards, HR leaders, strategy teams, partnership units, and other advisory firms to provide independent insight, cultural intelligence, global competence training, or specialist internationalisation expertise.
We follow a structured process: Analyse, Identify, Advise, Empower, and Execute. This is powered by our 3-Tier Global Competence Model™ and GLOBAL™ Framework, ensuring each engagement is practical, tailored, measurable, and aligned to the client’s context.
It is Chess Global’s proprietary framework for building global capability in three stages: Tier 1, Awareness; Tier 2, Skills; and Tier 3, Acumen. It helps organisations move from basic cultural awareness to strategic global judgement and action.
The GLOBAL™ Framework is Chess Global’s end-to-end methodology for designing, executing, and sustaining international strategies. Its six pillars are Ground, Locate, Operationalise, Build, Activate, and Lead.
Most engagements begin with a discovery or diagnostic session, followed by a clear roadmap, agreed milestones, deliverables, timelines, and success indicators. We involve the right internal stakeholders to build ownership and alignment.
All three. Chess Global delivers virtual, in-person, and hybrid advisory, training, and workshop formats. We recommend the best format based on your objectives, participants, location, budget, and desired outcomes.
You can expect greater clarity, capability, and measurable improvement in areas such as strategy alignment, cross-border governance, leadership effectiveness, stakeholder trust, partnership success, market-entry readiness, and international risk mitigation.
Yes. Chess Global provides training on AI, data, digital ethics, and global leadership, focusing on trust, governance, legitimacy, cross-border implementation, and the cultural interpretation of technology decisions across different markets and societies.
Yes. Chess Global tailors its advisory and training work to the realities of each sector, including multinational companies, higher education, government, NGOs, SMEs, exporters, and international teams operating across different markets, cultures, and stakeholder environments.
Chess Global helps organisations assess partner fit, clarify expectations, map stakeholders, identify cultural and institutional risks, improve communication, and build practical governance structures for cross-border partnerships, joint initiatives, and international collaboration.
Pricing depends on the scope, format, duration, number of participants, level of customisation, research required, delivery location, and strategic complexity. A tailored fee proposal is usually provided after an initial consultation or diagnostic discussion.
Useful information includes your organisation’s international objectives, target markets, current challenges, team structure, stakeholder priorities, previous international experience, budget range, timeline, and the specific problem you want to solve.