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Global Connection Online

Global Connection is an internationally operating media company focusing especially on expats and their partners. Global Connection informs and inspires expats and their partners in order to contribute to their well-being and mobility and thus to the success of their posting.
 
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Global Connection publishes books about living, working and travelling abroad. These books can be ordered from the bookstore.

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For companies that would like to provide structured support to their expat partners, Global Connection offers corporate membership which includes a quarterly magazine, a partially secured website, e-mail newsletters and a range of other services. For more information, please go to about GC.

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News & Recent Articles

Crew discount - Namibia
30 July 2010 - We had always wanted to go to Namibia. So when we were posted to South Africa in the 1980s it was a great destination for a long weekend. read more ...
The relation between motivational and behavioral cultural intelligence and cross-cultural adjustment
29 July 2010 - A study published by the Cambridge Business Review explores the relation between two facets of cultural intelligence and the three dimensions of cross cultural adjustment. read more ...
Tips for travelling with children: Safety
28 July 2010 - During the summer period, each Wednesday you will find a new travel tip on our website. Today's topic: Safety. read more ...
Managing Yourself: Making It Overseas
26 July 2010 - Employers often make the mistake of sending star executives overseas on the assumption that they will continue the same exceptional performance in the global arena as they did at home, when in fact they fail because they lack the propensity to learn and succeed in a new and different environment. read more ...
I am not too sure - The Caribbean
23 July 2010 - I needed tiles for the terrace of our new house and the contractor told me the best place to go. That might seem easy, but the town where we live has no street names. I was given detailed directions with lots of gesturing... read more ...
European labour market mobility
22 July 2010 - A new Eurobarometer survey, executed under the supervision of the European Commission, recently released, sheds light on Europeans' attitudes to worker mobility. The survey found that: read more ...
Tips for travelling with children: Getting around
21 July 2010 - During the summer period, each Wednesday you will find a new travel tip on our website.
Today's topic: Getting around. read more ...
“I made a huge mistake”
20 July 2010 - Dieuwke van Turenhout (32) lives in Delhi, India, where she works as HR Consultant Marketing and Sales. “The first day at work, I made a HUGE mistake”, Dieuwke confesses. Her error: taking lunch before her superiors had had any. read more ...
EMMAs Nominations Announced
19 July 2010 - The official deadline for entries to the EMMAs has now passed and The Forum for Expatriate Management is delighted to have received entries from over 100 Corporate and Service Provider members. read more ...
Expat & Travel Stories: Lost divers - Bali
16 July 2010 - In the early 1990s, we went on a diving holiday along the eastern coast of Bali. Before then, we had always dived with diving schools run by Americans who organise their dives right down to the very last detail. There weren't many tourists and only one local diving school at this magnificent spot on Bali. read more ...
The battle for female talent in emerging markets
15 July 2010 - In China, India and other emerging markets, women often experience workplace bias. For instance, young mothers in India often must work in less-fulfilling positions or projects, or may get lower performance assessments. read more ...
Handling a job interview as a sales call

12 July 2010 - Looking for a job can be a long, lonely, frustrating process. That’s why it’s important you take steps to make your job-hunting efforts as effective as you can. While there are many strategies and tactics...

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India's bureaucracy is 'the most stifling in the world'
7 July 2010 - Civil servants complain of political interference. A new report has confirmed what many Indians have long suspected - their country's bureaucratic system is one of the most stifling in the world. The Hong Kong based group, Political and Economic Risk Consultancy, surveyed more than 1,300 business executives in 12 Asian countries. read more ...

Workshops

Cycles of Change Workshop

We organise workshops completely attuned to the needs of the expat partner. The Cycles of Change workshop is a great success and very popular among expat and repat partners. The next workshop will be helt on 2 October. We still have availability. Contact us for further information.
 

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HR on Global Connection

BG Group plc - Global Mobility Manager

"The high quality of the content and production makes this an excellent and well received benefit for our accompanying spouses and partners who appreciate the Company thinking of them and of course the networking opportunities it provides. We regularly increase our order of Global Connections magazine ...

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Members on Global Connection

Susan, expat partner Rabobank

‘Although I'm an outgoing person, it took me quite a while to figure out the simplest things when I arrived in Sacramento. That's why I wanted to get involved by becoming a Global Connection Coordinator. That's what Global Connection is all about; helping expat partners...
 

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