From the monthly archives:

June 2008

Be Culturally F. A. T.

June 30, 2008

If you are entering another culture on a job assignment or business trip or exchange program, what would be the best cross-cultural approach in order to fully realize the potential for you being in that culture? The answer does not lie in some intense training regimen or programmatic elements, but would actually depend the most [...]

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Life-Saving Tips for Newly Arrived Expats

June 25, 2008

Four and a half years ago, I was a newly arrived expat in Morocco.  And some 13 years ago, I was a newly arrived expat in Thailand.  (And some twenty two years ago, I was a newly arrived immigrant in the United States!) There are some things I would have done differently with the opportunities I [...]

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Help! I'm an Expat Worker's Spouse

June 23, 2008

Expatriates working and living outside their home country face many challenges. In many cases, one spouse (usually the husband) would work and the other (usually the wife) would stay home. The one who works will get many opportunities to get to know and interact with not only other expatriate workers but also local staff, clients, [...]

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Cultures Matter in the Global Economy

June 20, 2008

One of the world’s most revered economic icons for the last couple of decades is Alan Greenspan, the former chairman of Federal Reserve Board for 18 years.  In case you don’t know what Federal Reserve Board is, it is the central bank of the United States of America, which is given the authority by the U. [...]

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How to Make Diversity Work for Your Team

June 17, 2008

“Diversity management” is a relatively new term being used in American businesses. It means management of the workforce that is diverse in its culture, ethnicity, race, language, background, etc. According to an article by James Rodgers in Professional Roofing (02/2008 ) Vol. 38, the American workforce is becoming more diverse, and the Labor Department predicts [...]

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SIETAR Is the United Nation of the Intercultural World

June 17, 2008

Society for Intercultural Education, Training and Research (SIETAR) is the world’s largest interdisciplinary network for people working in the intercultural field. Its main purpose is to encourage the development and application of values, knowledge and skills that promote and reinforce beneficial and long-lasting intercultural relations at the individual, group, organization, and community levels. It started [...]

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The Learner Attitude Is the Foundation for Cross-Cultural Effectiveness

June 10, 2008

Your attitude toward another culture will determine how deep you can go into that culture. And it will decide how much you can connect with the people’s heart, and thus your fulfillment in your foreign stay, and ultimately it will help you connect with who you really are.

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What's Beyond Vision 2010?

June 9, 2008

According to recent news reports, the number of foreign tourists that visited Morocco in 2007 has increased 13% from the previous year to 7.4 million. Considering the fact that the rate of increase of international travelers for 2007 was about 6% (See a report from World Tourism Organisation), Moroccan tourism industry seems to be doing [...]

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Doing Business in Morocco Is Challenging

June 5, 2008

So, doing business in Morocco is supposed to be fun, and it’s a piece of cake too, right?  Wrong!  To begin with, it’s not exactly your childhood neighborhood. Experts seem to agree with me.  The latest World Bank report, “Doing Business 2008: Comparing Regulations in 178 Economies” ranks Morocco 129th among 178 nations on the [...]

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