Repatriation.- Culture awareness and skills.

1. GLOBALIZATION
People and goods are flowing freely across the
world, East to West, North to South.
Cultures and ideas are mixing constantly.
We may find ourselves hosting a foreign national
or working along side people from several cultures
either face-to-face or electronically.
Therefore, it is necessary for professionals and
people in general to develop a genuine interest in
learning about people from other cultures.
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2. GLOBAL ASSIGNMENT WHEEL
Recruitment
Repatriation and selection
Expatriation Hiring
Culture
preparation
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3. REPATRIATION IS MUCH MORE
CHALLENGING THAN EXPATRIATION Elizabeth Topp PhD, Topp Coaching & Consulting ,
Los Angeles, CA USA
Most expatriate families returning from an
overseas assignment encounter challenges in
adjusting to life back home. Employees and their
families often find it difficult to readjust to their
work environment, home and/or relatives and
friends, finding that much has changed…
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4. BACK HOME !
“Culture shock is the expected
confrontation with the unfamiliar, whereas
reverse culture shock is the unexpected
confrontation with the familiar.”
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5. AWARENESS BEFORE LANDING
How have I changed?
Where do I fit in?
Where can I apply my global knowledge?
Where can I find internationalism?
What are the important issues
ahead of me right now?
What are my expectations on returning?
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6. REVIEWING
THE OVERSEAS EXPERIENCE
What really happened?
What were the significant benefits?
What was the most difficult?
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7. THE WORK CHALLENGE
Reflect and assess what has been learned from the
overseas experience.
Identify and examine changes that have occurred with
the employee, family, friends and company.
Formulate realistic expectations of oneself,
friends and colleagues.
Recognize new skills, insights and information gained
overseas which can assist in the process of readjustment.
Examine any difficulties which are likely to be
encountered during each step of readjustment.
Plan a practical strategy to “land” back to ones home
work culture and stay in balance
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8. JOB/WORK STRATEGIES
Identify the components of my career and personal
management strategy.
What do I want to do now?
What do I value in a job?
How do I translate what I learned to make sense now?
What would I like to see happen.?
What is my time line?
How can I nourish my new international perspectives,
making a plan?
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9. REVERSE CULTURE SHOCK
Identify the components of reverse
culture shock.
What is the transition like for me?
What should I expect?
Identify the causes.
Identify the behaviors and feelings of this
transition.
What can I do to facilitate my transition?
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10. PERSONAL
AND PROFESSIONAL CHANGES
What identity do I have now?
Remind myself of earlier succeses
How have I changed?
What do I need to stay stimulated ?
What kind of people do I want in my life ?
What is the next step ?
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11. TOOLS
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12. TOOLS FOR DAILY LIVING
Coaching and Self Coaching
to find his or hers own solutions.
Unleash his potentials to reach meaningful,
important objectives.
Gain insight into ways of thought that prevent the
coachee from advancing and to develop these into
productive skills with the corporate goals.
to discover new opportunities and implement actions.
to look at him/herself from multiple perspectives.
to effect professional, national and corporate goals
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13. MORE TOOLS
Network
Become a member to share Intercultural Sensitivity
Proactive Attitudes, be proactive about the future ...
Building new friendships and attend social events
Share global knowledge and international mind sets
Stay in focus and Managing Uncertainty
Gain energy and stimulation to motivate yourself and
other repats further
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14. ATTITUDE - PITFALLS!
Withdraw. Reaction. Flight anxiety
Drugs/alcohol abuse
Chronic complainer
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15. A CASE STUDY - WORKSHOP
25 repats in a workshop, in 5 groups
Geert Hofstede cultural program model
Red, blue and green wooden blocks
One White block
Groups discussing and Identification of
common gained intercultural competencies
Valuable result
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16. RESULTS
Competencies: Red ( universel), blue (Learned) and green (culture)
Sensitivity - alert - open to others
eye contact - smiles - curriousity
Complimenting and appreciates others
Time is a possibility not a barrier
Polight and proactive
Spontane actions
Risk taking - Tolerance for the new
Sees opprtunities and seeks motivation factors
Multi languages - Managing Uncertainty
If I give I will receive – humans respects
Non judgemental - High energy
Flexibillity and mobility
Broad mental mind set
See people rather than cultures as common ground
Competencies: WHITE
Respect
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17. YOURSELF AS A ROLLMODEL
Intention Vision Inner Self Meditation
Ifluence and social responsibility Control and new insights
Your gift
Actions- Walk the talk
Business- Flexibility to other Cummunicates and High-integrity
Strategic thinking and planning
repats
People Tolerance
Time Management
Influential and develop others
Plan and control
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18. quot;BE THE CHANGE
you want to see in the world.quot;
Mahatma Gandhi
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19. MY QUESTION IS…
How do we pass through the national
barriers in a country
and use our gained global knowledge
and intercultural competencies
for the future?
Kirsten Terndrup Hammarkvist
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20. ” The best way to predict the future
… is to plan and invent it ”
Whatever you think you can or can’t
- your right !
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21. Thank You
Questions & Dialogue ?
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