Pre-Departure and Orientation
To work or study effectively and live happy in a new country, one basically needs to know four things: the local language (elementary or advanced); the basics of the new country’s history, politics, business norms; how cultural values affect behavior; why moving to a new country can be difficult. A pre-departure training or orientation session will help to manage these challenges.
Living Stone Gateway to heal the expatriates separation process
A short travel experience to the new country for the whole family focuses on adjustment to daily life and dealing with a different work and life culture. In formal and informal contacts, through recreation and gastronomy the family explores its new environment and major cultur shocks. There is possibility to include school visits and relocation appointments in the programme.
Coming home, the family can share pictures and impressions with friends and family. This is a most important step in the separation process from grandparents, friends, ..
Re-Entry Matters
Returning “home” and making the necessary social and psychological re-adjustments can present challenges as significant as those faced when going abroad, not only for the individual, but also for organizations and companies.
A guided re-entry session in the debriefing phase will ease the transition process and encourage the repatriate and his/her environment to welcome and integrate new knowledge and skills.
Are you an IEP ?
An Intercultural Effective Person (IEP) is aware about the amount of input needed to adapt to the new environment. He/she will seek advice before feelings of uncertainty and anxiety arise. For instance, what constitutes socially appropriate behaviour in the new cultural context? How to open a conversation, build trust and make friends? How to collaborate effectively confronted with different hierarchical norms and values ? How to manage the differences or conflicts?
Please contact our customer service for a briefing or a program. We want you to be an IEP, an Intercultural Effective Person who lives contentedly and works succesfully in a new country.