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		<title>The importance of understanding culture &#8211; 5 Tips</title>
		<link>http://blog.buildingthelifeyouwant.com/2010/03/20/the-importance-of-understanding-culture-5-tips/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Mar 2010 05:01:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doris</dc:creator>
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You think the golden rule of &#8220;treat others the way you want to be treated&#8221; works when you&#8217;re crossing cultures?
Think again.

Your new hire from Mexico has just arrived at your Houston office. You&#8217;ve shown her her desk, talked about her objectives, she&#8217;s had newbie orientation about your company&#8217;s sexual harassment and privacy policies, and you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Type and Culture</title>
		<link>http://blog.buildingthelifeyouwant.com/2010/01/30/type-and-culture/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Jan 2010 05:01:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doris</dc:creator>
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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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cultural lessons of Avatar</title>
		<link>http://blog.buildingthelifeyouwant.com/2010/01/04/cultural-lessons-of-avatar/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.buildingthelifeyouwant.com/2010/01/04/cultural-lessons-of-avatar/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 05:01:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doris</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[hollywood]]></category>
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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&#8217;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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Expatriate services and training</title>
		<link>http://blog.buildingthelifeyouwant.com/2009/12/12/expatriate-services-and-training/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.buildingthelifeyouwant.com/2009/12/12/expatriate-services-and-training/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2009 17:53:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Expats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HR Management]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.buildingthelifeyouwant.com/?p=925</guid>
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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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The EU, management and culture</title>
		<link>http://blog.buildingthelifeyouwant.com/2009/11/07/the-eu-management-and-culture/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.buildingthelifeyouwant.com/2009/11/07/the-eu-management-and-culture/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:01:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doris</dc:creator>
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I&#8217;ve been living in the United States of America for two years this month. I&#8217;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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to stay sane on trips &#8220;home&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://blog.buildingthelifeyouwant.com/2009/09/12/how-to-stay-sane-on-trips-home/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.buildingthelifeyouwant.com/2009/09/12/how-to-stay-sane-on-trips-home/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2009 05:01:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doris</dc:creator>
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If you have ever ventured outside the womb the town that you grew up in, be it nationally or internationally, and then took a trip &#8220;home,&#8221; you&#8217;ll know what I&#8217;m talking about. Here are some tips on how to deal with thoughts from &#8220;how did I ever survive here?&#8221; to &#8220;why don&#8217;t they get me?&#8221;

Generally [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Peach and The Coconut</title>
		<link>http://blog.buildingthelifeyouwant.com/2009/06/13/the-peach-and-the-coconut/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.buildingthelifeyouwant.com/2009/06/13/the-peach-and-the-coconut/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2009 06:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doris</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[cultural preferences]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[relationships]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[success]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[diffuse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lewin]]></category>
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New year (in my life, anyway), new webhost, new integrated blog &#8211; new format! Inspired by my twitter friends @hyperlinked and @barefoot_exec to give it a whirl, below please find my first attempt at video-blogging. In essence, this is me hitting the &#8220;record&#8221; button on the iMac&#8217;s Photobooth application, one take, sans script.
Allow me to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What&#039;s normal?</title>
		<link>http://blog.buildingthelifeyouwant.com/2008/10/18/what-is-normal/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.buildingthelifeyouwant.com/2008/10/18/what-is-normal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Oct 2008 13:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doris</dc:creator>
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Normal is getting dressed in clothes that you buy for work and driving through traffic in a car that you are still paying for &#8211; in order to get to the job you need to pay for the clothes and the car, and the house you leave vacant all day so you can afford to [...]]]></description>
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