Living and Working Abroad

This workshop prepares an outbound employee, spouse, and children to live and work effectively on an overseas assignment.

Training topics include:

• Key cultural differences between the expat's own and the destination culture.
• Differences in the business culture, business practices, management style, and communication styles of the two cultures.
• Key workplace-related cultural adjustments for the employee.
• Key cultural adjustments for the spouse and children.
• How much do I adjust? Striking a balance between cultural sensitivity and individual integrity.
• Culture shock and the stages of cultural adjustment for the employee, spouse, and children.
• Strategies for minimizing culture shock and enhancing expat effectiveness.

This seminar is based in part on Craig Storti's best-selling book, The Art of Crossing Cultures.

Email Craig Storti for more information about this workshop.