Its challenging, as inevitably you meet behaviors, habits and practices that take you by surprise. Typically such surprises arise when you bump into unwritten rules. These may be as simple as gestures deemed rude. They may be different as when to give a gift, how to show trust and respect, communicate a change in policy or disagree with your boss. And they may be as delicate or even dispiriting as how to play internal politics and how to define truth, justice and fair play. Here are anecdotes from your erstwhile authors, all seasoned managers abroad who enjoy cross-cultural life and who know by experience that learning the hard way can be the best way to learn. Following our stories we offer tips, developed in hindsight, for easing the transition.
Posted on: Fri, 16 Jan 2015 21:45:48 +0000