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How to breakup with your old self after a major life transition
Significant life transitions, such as moving to a new city or a new country, becoming a parent or retiring, can be exciting, exhilarating and giving you a chance to grow. Yet transitions, even positive ones, can also be stressful and … Continue reading
Where are you really from ? An Expat Perspective On Racism
I found the question in this article very interesting: Is It Racist to Ask People Where They’re From? As an expat, I am asked all the time where are you really from ? and I usually have different answers for different … Continue reading
Posted in American Culture, Cross cultural, culture, culture shock, Executive Coaching, expat, expatriates, Global Executives, Global leaders, global mobility, globalization, intercultral, intercultural executive coach, intercultural training, Living in Russia
Tagged communication, Cross-cultural communication, cultures, expat, Expatriate, Expatriate Life, Expatriation, Global Executives, Global Leadership, Globalization, intercultural, racism, Russia, United States
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Expat Life: Culture Shock May Be Inevitable But Pain Is Optional
At one point or another new expats will get a “lecture” about “Culture Shock” as it is explained in this video: Not every expats experience that sequence of emotional reactions and saying this is “normal” is not removing the pain … Continue reading
Posted in change, Coaching, culture shock, emotion, Empathy, expat, expat coach, expatriates, Life coaching
Tagged culture shock, emotional reactions, expat coach
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Conversation Killers : What Do You Do ? Where Do You Come From ?
Imagine , you are at a networking event and you are new in town or never met anybody in the group before, you have butterflies in your stomach, when someone comes to you and ask : What do you do … Continue reading
How Do You Develop Global Leaders ?
In the article ‘Global Mindset Secrets of Superstar Expats” published by Thunderbird School of Global Management, the authors argue that immersing executives in different cultures does not produce effective global leaders as they often fail to learn how to deal with the … Continue reading
Posted in Cross cultural, culture shock, Executive Coaching, expat, expatriates, Global Economy, Global Executives, Global leaders, intercultural communication, intercultural executive coach, intercultural training, leadership, Multicultural teams, professional development, Russia, Russian culture
Tagged Business, cross-cultural training, Education and Training, GLOBE cross-cultural research program, intercultural leadership, Leadership, Leadership development, Management, Russia
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The 5 Biggest Lies About Expats
It is amazing how much pressure is put on expats to comply to a certain image of the “ideal expat”. The perfect expat does not exist and most recommendations I read on specialized blogs on how to become one are … Continue reading
Posted in Coaching, Cross cultural, culture, culture shock, expat, expatriates, Global Executives, intercultural communication, intercultural training, Life coaching
Tagged cross-cultural training, culture, expat, expat life coaching, expat spouse, Expatriate, expatriates, Expatriation, trailing spouses
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Intercultural training important to expats’ success
See on Scoop.it – Global Leaders Intercultural training programs are designed to develop cultural awareness and speed the transition process, by providing employees and their families with the knowledge, skills and tools necessary to effectively interact across cultures. See on … Continue reading
Posted in Cross cultural, culture, culture shock, Executive Coaching, expat, expatriates, HR Management, intercultral, intercultural executive coach, intercultural training
Tagged Cross-cultural communication, Global Executive coaching, intercultural coaching, intercultural skills, intercultural training, Management
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Avoiding Cross-Cultural Faux Pas – Career Skills From MindTools.com
See on Scoop.it – Global Leaders Learn some common mistakes to avoid when traveling or working in a different culture. Quote from the article: The Importance of Cultural Awareness It’s not just professionals working overseas who need to learn cross-cultural business … Continue reading
Posted in Career coaching, communication, culture shock, Executive Coaching, expat, Global Executives, Global leaders, intercultral, intercultural communication, intercultural executive coach, leadership, Multicultural teams, Negotiation, Networking
Tagged Business, Convention (norm), Cross cultural, Cross-cultural communication, Cultural identity, cultural training for International business, Education and Training, Etiquette, expat, Management
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Who Needs Cross-cultural Training ?
Scoop.it – Global Leaders This article posted in www.expatica.ru is giving a great overview about cross-cultural training Expatriate failure is defined in literature in a variety of ways, with intentions to leave listed prominently Anne Egros‘s insight: Tailoring cross-cultural training programmes to the … Continue reading
Posted in Cross cultural, culture shock, Executive Coaching, expatriates, Global Executives, HR Management, intercultral, international coaching, Living in Russia, Russia, Russian culture
Tagged Cross cultural, culture shock, Education and Training, Expatriate, Global Leadership, Intercultural learning, international assignment, international executive, Leadership, Management
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Become an Ugly Expat in 12 easy steps
See on Scoop.it – Global Leaders You’re probably familiar with the expression “Ugly American,” a pejorative and stereotypical term for US expatriates who alienate the locals with their loud and disrespectful behaviour. Anne Egros‘s insight: I have been an expat … Continue reading
