Assisting people in the relocation process
Once upon a time I started teaching Storytelling in my lectures 20 years ago, back then it was part of the English curriculum at the Vorarlberg University of Applied Sciences, Austria. Thanks to my colleague Michael Williams who introduced Storytelling to the curriculum, I was able to provide unique English classes for Business Administration undergraduates. … Continue reading Storytelling – the Textbook of Life
Repat Journey Interview Series Part 3 In my Repat Journey Interview Series I’ve been speaking to many people on their individual return journey to their homeland. My last two pieces looked at hard reverse culture shock, people who found (or are still finding) it tough. This month I’ve been speaking to people who didn’t find … Continue reading While we might return to a place, we can never return to a time
The Repat Journey Interview Series Part II In my Repat Journey Interview Series I’ve been speaking to many people on their individual return journey to their homeland. Based on the stories of my interviewees, it seems clear that more employers need to incorporate repatriation into their relocation process. Did you know that up to 50% … Continue reading Home Sweet Where?
The Repat Journey Interview Series Part I “Every goodbye calls for preparation, but most times, life takes us by surprise.” Elisabetta Gnone Many of you will be aware of the term “expats” who are usually good at preparing for their next glamorous post, whether it take them to Portugal or Panama. They study the language, … Continue reading When Reverse Culture Shock meets Covid Shock
A reverse culture shock model Have you ever wondered what it’s like for expats who return home and become repats after working abroad? When expat assignments end, the assignee is often not prepared for the “reverse” culture shock that is about to happen to them, both personally and professionally. And this often surprises them, sometimes … Continue reading Vanessa’s 5 V Model of Repatriation
Wie kann der Einsatz von Storytelling im Bildungsumfeld dienen? Einleitung Vor 20 Jahren habe ich angefangen Storytelling in meinen Vorlesungen zu unterrichten, damals als Teil des Englischcurriculums an der Vorarlberger Fachhochschule in Österreich. Dank meinem Kollegen Micheal Williams konnte ich einen interessanten Englischkurs für Studenten der Betriebswirtschaftslehre anbieten. English for Executive Storytelling war ein Angebot, … Continue reading Storytelling – das universelle Lehrbuch
A couple of years ago, the Danish word hygge took the global home and lifestyle market by storm. I’d imagine this bemused the Danish - when an everyday concept suddenly hit glossy magazine covers from Elle Decoration UK to Schöner Wohnen in Germany. By golly we all went for it, didn’t we? Getting out the … Continue reading When you’re held hostage to hygge
Typically, as my audience knows, I blog about all things cultural, relocation, repatriation, communication and language. On 31 January at 11pm GMT Britain will leave the EU. So just for a change, I’d like to take this opportunity to share a more personal view on the topic. Growing up in the home counties in Britain, … Continue reading It’s an “Auf Wiedersehen” from me
As stated in Forbes, “those who embrace diversity will be more likely to prosper, and those who ignore it will be more likely to fail”. It’s one of the reasons why posts bidding for diversity inundate our newsfeeds on a daily basis. It’s now one of the defining issues our times. My network is currently buzzing … Continue reading D&I – Diversity and Inclusion It’s not about the WHY, it’s about the WHAT
We are all familiar with the idiom “Great minds think alike.” But do they? Of course having similar ideas to others means that we have more in common and it’s easy to get along with PLU (people like us) because they are of similar mindset. But what is notable about this if we are looking … Continue reading Great minds think …differently