Newsletter: The Navigator

"Perspectives and paradigms of international leadership journey."

The curated monthly newsletter, The Navigator, provides insights into cross-cultural leadership, global career transitions, and women's progression. In it, you'll find morale-boosting tools & prompts, and reports from Global Compass to help you navigate change with clarity and confidence.

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Blog: The Leadership Compass

“Expert Navigation for Women Leading Across Borders”

The Global Compass Blog shares thoughtful blogs on careers, global opportunities, personal reinvention, technology, and the future of work. I share perspectives, success stories, and actionable strategies for driven women navigating the transition between the East and the West.

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Gratitude as a Global Leadership Superpower

When you’re leading across borders, gratitude can sound like a “soft” extra on top of dashboards, deadlines, and decisions. This blog reframes gratitude as a quiet but powerful form of leadership intelligence for global women leaders, showing how it shapes your narrative, strengthens cross-cultural relationships, and helps you navigate complexity without losing yourself.

Mature woman in a dark business suit writing in a notebook while waiting at an airport gate at dusk, with a laptop beside her and an airplane visible outside large windows symbolizing end-of-year reflection across borders.

End-of-Year Reflection Rituals for Global Women Leaders

End-of-year doesn’t have to be another sprint. This blog offers simple reflection rituals for global women leaders to turn constant transition into a grounded pause, realign their inner compass, and step into the new year with more clarity, compassion, and strategic intention.

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Mentorship Across Borders: Building Meaningful Alliances That Last

Cross-border mentorship is more than a formal match—it’s a trusted alliance that steadies you through global moves and stretches you toward your next level. Drawing on lived experience across France, Japan, and Europe, this piece shows how cultural intelligence, empathy, and mutual respect turn guidance into growth—and how to find, nurture, and eventually become the kind of mentor who helps others thrive worldwide.

The Power of Global Networking: Quality Over Quantity

In a world obsessed with more connections, the real advantage comes from a small circle of trusted mentors, connectors, and allies. This piece shares practical strategies—clarify goals, go deep over broad, show up consistently, and lead with generosity—to build cross-cultural relationships that open doors and sustain you through global transitions.

From France to Japan to the U.S.: Lessons From My Global Leadership Journey

My leadership path has never been a straight line. It’s a border-crossing journey shaped in France, Japan, the U.S., and back again. From entrepreneurship in Tokyo to reinvention in France, I learned to adapt, build trust across cultures, be visible, stay resilient, and reinvent at any age. Today, I coach global women to navigate their own transitions with clarity and confidence.

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The Hidden Emotional Cost of Relocation and How to Cope Overseas

Moving abroad isn’t just logistics; it’s an unseen emotional journey. This letter names the grief, identity shifts, and culture shock many women face—and offers practical anchors, connection, and CQ to help you not just cope, but truly thrive overseas.

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The Top 5 Challenges Women Leaders Face Internationally and How to Overcome Them

Women leaders navigating international careers often face challenges such as adapting to cultural norms, balancing confidence with humility, overcoming isolation, managing career transitions, and maintaining well-being. Through Global Compass, Florence Kintzel helps them transform these obstacles into opportunities for growth, guiding them to lead with clarity, resilience, and authenticity across borders.

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Why CQ (Cultural Intelligence) is the Most Underrated Leadership Skill

Cultural Intelligence (CQ) is the most overlooked yet essential leadership skill for today’s diverse teams and markets. Beyond IQ and EQ, CQ drives how leaders connect, collaborate, and lead across cultures. High-CQ leaders build trust, make decisions that stick, and grow teams that thrive globally. Mastering CQ is the true edge that turns good leaders into exceptional global ones.

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Global Compass: Your Ally in Navigating Leadership Challenges

At Global Compass, Florence Kintzel guides internationally minded women leaders and entrepreneurs through transitions, cultural challenges, and authentic career reinvention. With a focus on clarity, confidence, and purpose, she helps women cultivate resilience and a global mindset to align their leadership with who they truly are and thrive across borders.