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How To Adjust To A New Country |
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Culture
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Written by Piercarla Garusi
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Thursday, 15 May 2008 |
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Moving to a new country can be very demanding - there is not only the physical removal to organise, but also a new accommodation to find, a new job, perhaps a new school or university, perhaps a new language to learn. Not to mention the strain of leaving behind friends, family and familiarity. And furthermore there is the new culture. A culture is not simply the visible things; it is also all the subconscious programming of beliefs and values we carry with us, which makes us have certain habits, which makes us interpret things in a certain way, which makes us give certain meanings to behaviours, which makes us judge behaviours as normal or acceptable. This is true both for business and in day-to-day life. |
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 15 May 2008 )
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Brazil Should Not Be Overlooked |
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Written by Rachel Morison
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Thursday, 08 May 2008 |
 Credit: Antonio Scorza/AFP/Getty Images [Editor’s note: The photo shows Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (center) and Jose Sergio Gabrielli, CEO of Brazilian oil company Petrobras (right). The photo appeared in BusinessWeek magazine on Nov. 19, 2007.]Last year, a huge oil field was found off the coast of Brazil. Last month investigations estimated the Carioca field to contain up to 33 billion barrels of oil, making it the third biggest in the world. Although buried beneath the sea, this discovery has boosted shares and drawn attention to the increasing presence of Brazil in the international market. | | No comments for this item |
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 10 May 2008 )
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Foreign Employees Will Need Time To Adjust |
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Business
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Written by Piercarla Garusi
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Monday, 05 May 2008 |
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We live in a world of migration and the number of migrants crossing the borders increases daily. For a business, hiring foreign nationals can be a great asset, as they bring their unique skills, expertise, knowledge, ethics and culture. And even more, they can help a business in the global market; in fact, as the world becomes smaller and smaller, a business will inevitably find itself dealing with foreign customers, clients or suppliers, whether here or abroad, and foreign employees can help it deal successfully with foreign cultures. Furthermore, foreign employees can be a source of personal and professional growth, and such growth will automatically bring about financial growth. | | No comments for this item |
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Last Updated ( Monday, 05 May 2008 )
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Teens Can Strike It Rich Their Own Way |
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Money
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Written by Robyn Collins
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Friday, 02 May 2008 |
 Credit: BBC “Don’t let them tell you you’re too young.” This is an admonition that dates back to the ancient days, when it was written in the Bible. And it’s never been more true. Teenagers in this generation have some significant advantages in today’s market, and many of them are seizing the day. Ephren Taylor, the youngest African-American CEO of a publicly traded American company, told me, “Somebody said they’d give me $10 for a copy of the game, so I started selling it. I wanted to be the next black Bill Gates. Michael Jordan was making $90 million, Bill Gates was making $90 billion, big difference.” |
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Last Updated ( Friday, 02 May 2008 )
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Don't Delay: Change The World Now |
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Written by Safaa Nhairy
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Wednesday, 30 April 2008 |
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There are days when you are just sitting at your desk, thinking about what you are going to do with your next pay check and wondering why you live… If it helps to say, everyone on this planet lives for a reason and if you don’t know what yours is, there are a plenty of ideas that will make your life more fulfilling and interesting. Michael Norton, a published author, social entrepreneur and Act Now! columnist for The Leader World, has two books for you. Though his books are for ‘people who feel optimistic about life’ you could maybe have a read so its helps with your inspiration.
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 30 April 2008 )
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"Imagination is more important than knowledge." Albert Einstein
"All that we are is the result of what we have thought. The mind is everything. What we think, we become." Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
"The mystery of life is not a problem to be solved but a reality to be experienced." Aart Van Der Leeuw
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