If you work in high-tech or pharma and collaborate with co-workers, customers, suppliers or partners located in other countries, there’s an increasing likelihood that your company will offer you some form of training to help you master cross-cultural or virtual work challenges. Beyond those two fields, however, it’s hit-and-miss, according to top cultural trainers. Without the… Continue reading
Archive for April, 2008
Accidentally Global: Making the Best of It
Sometimes, your career can go global quite by accident. And how you deal with it can make a huge difference in the outcome. About two years ago, I was on a ski vacation with my family when my cell phone rang on the chair lift. It was my boss, telling me that he really needed… Continue reading
We’re Not in Kansas Anymore
Sometimes it is better to be lucky than good. But in fact the Kansas Jayhawks were both lucky and good last night, winning the NCAA Men’s Basketball Title in overtime. Before the season began, I posted about the surprisingly global nature of one Jayhawk program. Ever since my post about studying abroad in which I suggested that it… Continue reading
Will Stimulus Packages Lead to Higher Employment?
Upon learning that the US economy suffered a net loss of 80,000 jobs in March, the Democrats snapped to action and proposed a stimulus package to help relieve impacted workers. After three consecutive months of job losses, the unemployment rate has shot up to 5.1%. “These job numbers strengthen the case materially that we are… Continue reading
Are You Ready to Expatriate Yourself?
Your dream to live abroad is about to come true. You have checked immigration laws, obtained permits, estimated the cost of living and developed a plan to export your life and work abroad. But there are aspects of a global relocation that you might have overlooked. So before you sublet your place, loan out your… Continue reading
