Be curious, not judgemental – Walt Whitman – Companies have their Assigned Expatriates (AE´s) usually (not always) participate in cross-cultural training before relocating abroad. Although many factors affect overall expatriate adjustment, cross-cultural training can contribute significantly to the success of international assignments. International moves of individuals, or Self-Initiated Expatriates (SIE´s), normally don´t seek out […]
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13 Mar 14
Design Your Own Cross-Cultural Training – #5 Exercises
27 Feb 13
Life´s Biggest Classroom: The World
Like travelling, living abroad puts things into perspective. The act of leaving every certainty behind leaves us completely vulnerable and alone. Daily worries that ruled our life only a while ago, are suddenly completely insignificant. The world is ready to teach us its lessons and there is no chance to cheat. Getting rid of rooted […]
29 Oct 12
A Look Behind the Scenes of Foreign Cultures
Insecurities, irritations, misunderstandings, doubts, frustrations, hurt feelings… just to name a few of the negative emotions that expats might experience when diving into new cultures and customs. Those emotions are based on first and superficial impressions. Cultures exist out of different layers and the difficulties we come across are usually related to concealed aspects of […]
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