Category Archives: Distance Privacy

There’s More to Japanese Culture than Fish and Wasabi

Posted on 14 June, 2012 by

Yesterday, a lady we will call Katherine contacted me, flustered, telling me the Japanese restaurant where she had lunch could truly benefit from my global coaching and giving me its name and contact information. In her words, she just had … Continue reading →

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Published in Training Magazine: Training: The Solution to the Expat Challenge

Posted on 4 May, 2012 by

http://trainingmag.com/content/training-solution-expat-challenge The single more important reason expatriate professionals fail is not even themselves: It is their families. ARTICLE | FRI, 05/04/2012 – 00:00 By Valérie Berset-Price To succeed internationally, companies often have to rely on expatriate professionals. Expatriates, or “expats,” … Continue reading →

Posted in Cross-Cultural Communication, Cross-Cultural Friendship, Cultural Intelligence, Cultural Wisdom, Distance Privacy, Foreign manager, Global Mindset, International Business Practices, International business travel, Korea, Managing People, Religion | 4 Comments

Dirty and Unruly They Are… Really?

Posted on 13 August, 2011 by

Dear Valérie, My name is Corina, and I’m writing to you from Spain. I was born and raised in the United States, but my mother is from Madrid. All my life I have idealized Spain and wanted nothing more than … Continue reading →

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