Built on the published book Passing the Global Test by Michael Symons, founder of Work Global, PhD in Law (University of Melbourne), and a General Manager who has led teams across Australia, India and the Philippines.
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Every day, millions of talented Indian professionals work with Western companies, software engineers, analysts, designers, PMs, graduates. Few realise something crucial: you are being evaluated on an invisible test.
Western managers, without ever saying so, run every email, update and meeting through one subconscious question: “Does this person make my life easier or harder?” They answer it using three signals. We call this the Trust Filter:
Do I instantly understand this person?
Can I trust what they say and when they'll deliver it?
Will problems reach me early, with solutions, or surprise me later?
This test isn't written down. It isn't taught in universities. Yet it quietly decides who gets hired, trusted, promoted, and chosen for high-value projects. Most people fail it, not because they lack talent, but because they don't know the rules.
Work Global exists to change that.
Find Out Where You Stand, Take the Trust Filter Score →Work ethic isn't the issue either. The problem is two professional cultures signalling in different languages.
These small mismatches quietly erode trust, even when the work itself is excellent. The result: misunderstandings, missed promotions, low visibility, stalled careers. Work Global closes that gap.
A 5-minute diagnostic that shows you how a Western manager is likely reading your signals today. Twelve questions, instant results, a personalised read-out across Clarity, Reliability and Proactivity, plus the free Work Global toolkit.
Take the Trust Filter Score →Passing the Global Test: The Work Global Guide for Indian Professionals to Win High-Value Western Jobs (Invincible Publication, 2026) is the foundation of everything we teach. It makes the invisible test visible, and gives you the complete playbook for passing it.
About the Book →The Work Global Accelerator, our flagship six-week online program, turns the book's insights into daily habits, with tools, scripts, drills and feedback. Launching soon; waitlist members get early access and launch pricing.
Join the Waitlist →For organisations: we also deliver customised training for universities, graduate cohorts and IT/BPO/KPO and consulting teams that work with Western clients. Institutional Training →
The flagship course for ambitious professionals working with Western managers.
The hidden expectations Western managers rely on, and how the Trust Filter works.
Plain English, BLUF (Bottom Line Up Front), and the One-Screen Update: communicate so your manager understands you instantly.
Proactive Negotiation and the Early Reset: a system for never surprising your manager, even with bad news.
The Overnight Update and filling the “Anxiety Vacuum”: shift from “support” to trusted partner.
The 3 Ps, the Context Map, and the Influence Equation: think like your manager and build visibility ethically.
A week-by-week integration plan to become indispensable in a Western team.
Who it's for: students preparing for global jobs; software engineers, analysts, designers and PMs; professionals in IT, BPO, KPO and consulting; anyone who reports to a Western manager or client.
Join the Waitlist, Early Access + Launch Pricing
Work Global isn't built on motivational slogans. It's built on Passing the Global Test, a book grounded in the lived experience of managing global teams, and on the behavioural psychology of how trust is actually built and lost across cultures.
The book provides the map. The Trust Filter Score shows where you stand. The Accelerator builds the habits.
Read About the Book
Work Global was founded by Michael Symons, an Australian General Manager who has built and led teams across Australia, India and the Philippines, with a career spanning commercial law, investment analysis and firms including UBS and KPMG. He holds a PhD in Law from the University of Melbourne.
For years, Michael watched brilliant, hardworking professionals get stuck and overlooked, while others, often less technically skilled, got promoted faster. The difference was never talent. It was whether they understood the hidden expectations their managers relied on but never explained. Work Global is his answer: the playbook he wishes someone had given his own team members years ago.
Meet Michael →Whether you're a student, a working professional, or an organisation shaping the next generation of global talent, Work Global gives you the tools to succeed internationally.