NCC

15/12/2023

Had a great time working with these two the last few months! 🌟

Thank you both for your help and I wish you the best with your...international careers! 👏

Santa can't work without his helpers; equally, companies cannot work without their own support!

12/12/2023

One of the reasons I stayed working longer abroad (than I had planned...) 🌍
..was because I was unsure how a career would look back at home 🤔

I enjoy researching the world of work...🔬
.. a few weeks ago I looked into expats and their careers.

I was interested to see how their careers influence their attitudes towards repatriating.

I found that:

👉 72.5% shared the concerns that I had...repatriating and meeting career expectations is a challenge.

I could certainly understand where these concerns came from.

Can anyone relate? 💭

06/12/2023

Inspired by one of my favourite books... ✍
.."The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People" 💥

Here are the "Career Circles of Influence!" 💼

For those who are not familiar with these circles, the concept is to influence what you can control and make that circle as big as possible

There are a lot of non-controllable factors impacting on careers in the VUCA world of today...🌎

However, adapting can ensure that we tilt the scales in our favour...

to help ensure we establish meaningful careers and meaningful work! 🔥

Are there any other aspects you could suggest for either circle? 💭

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04/12/2023

What do you think are some career challenges of repatriating back home? 🌍 🛩

Our recent research of almost 150 ex-pats found that over 3/4 found the process challenging ❌

From my own experience, I was anxious about how I could continue to take career steps forward (as opposed to backwards).

It took a lot of research, networking and asking others to set up a framework that would help...ensure success! 🔥

Do you face similar concerns? 🤔

01/12/2023

Combining two of my favourite topics in my latest blog: working abroad 🌍 and personality 🔥

Well three, if you include finding meaningful work! 💼

Has anyone experienced their personality changing after working abroad? 🤔

Have any of my colleagues looked in the field look at this in more detail? 🔬

It would be great to learn more!

“I have changed so much!” - can expats who choose to work abroad benefit from personality change?

29/11/2023

Thankful to support committed clients! 🌟

This client had recently moved to Singapore from the UK 🌎

We were able to discuss his professional goals and put strategies in place to support his progress while working abroad.

Are you working abroad and need professional support? Get in touch! 👉

22/11/2023

Working abroad can help individuals to develop unique skills.

Understanding what these skills are and understanding how to market them is the next challenge.

What are skills you developed whilst living and working abroad?

When I first left to work abroad in South Korea...the journey to the airport was the most conflicted I had ever felt.

20/11/2023

Today is World Children's Day! 🌟

For professionals working as expats...they often have conflicted feelings about bringing up their children abroad 🤔

However, similar to adults...there are key skills developed from living abroad 🔥

👉 1. Cultural Competence and Adaptability

Children who grew up abroad were found to have a deeper understanding and appreciation of diversity as adults. This is certainly an important career skill that leaders are required to have in today's society.

👉 2. Resilience and Independence

Children who are regularly required to adapt to new environments have been found in research to have increased levels of resilience. Adults who have lived as an expat during their childhood are often considered more self-dependent which is a further skill required in leadership positions.

👉 3. Communication Skills

Expat children are often faced with the challenge of communicating in different ways due to language differences. This can help make them better all-round communicators who are more perceptive to aspects such as body language and emotions. These heightened levels of communication can certainly help them as expat leaders.

What skills do you think expat children and adults develop from their experience?

14/11/2023

What did we learn about supporting wellbeing during the pandemic in China?

Support is much needed!

And, "a lot" of support is what is needed.

Organisations providing "some support" may as well provide "none at all."

13/11/2023

Expats are always hoping to leverage their international skills to develop their careers...
..this is crucial to supporting their return back home.

Equally, companies need to develop their international leaders.

Here are three ways to develop international leaders!

In today's globalized business landscape, identifying and nurturing high-potential international leaders is crucial for an organization's success.

07/11/2023

What are the challenges for expats returning home?

Please help us to understand by supporting this 3 minute survey!