You think the golden rule of “treat others the way you want to be treated” works when you’re crossing cultures?
Think again.

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This is what keeps me up at night and gets me out of bed in the morning: What are the best ways to prepare expats for their assignments? How can I help make the experience of culture shock they will eventually go through as smooth as possible? Which tools can I share to facilitate increased [...]

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Coming from a place of meritocracy that values achievement, paraplegic former marine Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) takes on an assignment of reconnaissance and mediation with the Na’vi people of Pandora. His world is that of technology, corporations, money, and military, not to mention physical alter-ability. The viewer can easily imagine what it means to Sully [...]

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Once you have decided to use expatriation and an expatriate has accepted an overseas assignment, several concerns have to be addressed. On the one hand, will the relocation allow the expat and their family to at least maintain their current living standards, and on the other, which training does the expat and their family need [...]

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I’ve been living in the United States of America for two years this month. I’ve been very lucky in being able to travel a bit and see different places in this nation, and it occurred to me how easy it is to cross State lines. Even though these States are comparatively huge in size, everything [...]

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