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Whether you're coming to Australia as a skilled worker, student, business person, employer, exporter, spouse — or just thinking about moving “down under” — Tribus Lingua is here to help.

Founded by two seasoned migrants that did the hard yards themselves, Tribus Lingua has established a priceless library of books (paperback and digital) and a superb series of free e-newsletters and blogs, all especially designed to help you understand, adapt and succeed in Australia.

The recent release of G’Day Boss! Australian Culture and the Workplace – available in paperback or digital e-book from publisher Tribus Lingua - has heralded a new era in understanding the mosaic of cultures and customs engrained in the Australian workplace. It’s the first study of its kind into the enormously diverse mixture of personalities and beliefs in our unique nation, revolutionising the help available for anyone working, employing or exporting here.

Gone is the notion that Australia is “just another Western society”. Authors Barbara West and Frances Murphy – two well-travelled academics of the working world - talked to hundreds of workers based in Australia from all corners of the globe and some of the country’s most experienced management specialists. Listening to their illustrative stories and delving deep into their attitudes, perceptions, hearts and minds.

Analysis of these interviews, in conjunction with numerous research studies, dissects the Australian culture, values, behaviour and communication like never before. Underlying the multitude of multicultural issues and conflicts in custom that are highlighted, is the undeniable fact our diversity makes us like no other place in the world.

“We are an incredibly multicultural society, with a patchwork past”, explains co-author and American ex-pat, Barbara West. “Currently in Australia there are 52% of us who were born elsewhere, or have a parent who was. The combination of our different heritages, cultures, customs and values result in a unique DNA footprint in terms of our workplace ethics and processes.

“G’Day Boss holds a mirror up to the Australian workplace”, continues Ms West, “so that we can better understand our own behaviour and communication style in relation to those around us who are culturally different.”
“And by understanding these differences, we can adapt when we come across them”, adds the all-Australian, other-half of G’Day Boss, Frances Murphy. “In turn we can improve in all areas of business, offering a much more attractive option for high calibre overseas candidates and seeing much more success in our dealings with clients, partners and suppliers”.