The Work Global Guide for Indian Professionals to Win High-Value Western Jobs.
By Michael Symons · Invincible Publication Pvt. Ltd. · 2026 · ISBN 978-93-5886-618-6
Passing the Global Test is the book behind Work Global. It makes visible the invisible test that decides who gets hired, trusted, promoted and chosen for high-value work in Western companies, and gives you the complete playbook for passing it.
She stayed late. She debugged issues others couldn't fix. But when a new UK client signed, the role with direct access to the London product owner went to Rohit, less technically brilliant, but someone whose short, predictable updates felt “safe”.
Meera didn't fail a test of skill. She failed an invisible test she didn't even know she was sitting.
Western employers apply this test daily. It isn't written in job advertisements or explained in interviews. It answers one subconscious question running through every manager's mind: “Does this person make my life easier or harder?”
At the centre of the book is the Trust Filter, the three-part subconscious filter every Western manager runs on your every word, email and action.
Do I understand you instantly? Or do I have to work hard to figure out what you're trying to say?
Do you do exactly what you say you will do, when you say you will do it?
Do you see problems coming and bring me solutions, not just problems?
These are not personality traits or cultural stereotypes. They are behavioural signals, and small misalignments in them quietly erode trust, even when performance is strong.
See How You Score on the Trust Filter, Free 5-Minute Diagnostic →Read it cover to cover, or keep it on your desk and dip into the tools you need.
This is not a book about performing confidence, “speaking up” for its own sake, Westernisation, or motivational slogans.
It is a book about how Western managers actually think under pressure, how trust is built and lost in global teams, and why effort so often fails to turn into opportunity. It shows how well-intentioned behaviour is misread across cultures, and gives you the scripts, templates and tools to fix it.
There is also a dedicated note for Western managers, because true cultural intelligence runs in both directions.
Michael Symons is an Australian General Manager who has built and led teams across Australia, India and the Philippines. His background spans commercial law and investment analysis, including roles at UBS and KPMG, and he holds a PhD in Law from the University of Melbourne.
Having sat on the Western side of the table for years, he watched miscommunication and unspoken rules stall the projects and careers of brilliant, hardworking professionals. Passing the Global Test is the playbook he wishes someone had given his own team members, and the foundation on which he built Work Global.
More About Michael →| If you want… | Start with… |
|---|---|
| A quick, honest read on where you stand | The free Trust Filter Score (5 minutes) |
| Understanding of the full system | Passing the Global Test: the book, available now on Amazon |
| A scored, honest audit of your own emails, deadlines and habits | The Trust Filter Audit, the book’s companion |
| Structured practice, drills and feedback | The Work Global Accelerator (six weeks, enrolling now) |
Passing the Global Test is available now on Amazon. Read it cover to cover, then keep it on your desk as the reference guide it was written to be.
Invincible Publication Pvt. Ltd. · 2026 · ISBN 978-93-5886-618-6
The free Trust Filter Score shows you where you stand today.