Thanks to Michael Cadden of Living Abroad.com for the lovely photo!

By Lothar Katz
An American senior program manager was looking for the fastest way to develop a key product targeting an attractive emerging market segment. His primary product development resources were located in the United States, Israel, and Japan.

By Christina Johansson Robinowitz
In today’s global society, the ease and speed with which we can connect with people in most parts of the world is pretty amazing. With high-speed Internet connections, the latest in cell phone technology and instant messaging, we can be in touch with colleagues on the other side of the globe 24/7.

By Andrea Martins and Jill Lengre, Expat Women.com
In an era of increased global mobility, many professionals are searching for ways to boost both the success rate of their companies’ expat assignments and the retention rate of those same repatriating employees. Martins and Lengré suggest expat networking as a solution.
With 69 percent of the 180 [...]

In this podcast, recorded July 16, 2009, Leclerc and Walch talk about the Cultural Orientation Indicator (COI), a self-assessment tool Thunderbird uses to help its students and corporate clients understand their own cultural preferences and the preferences of others. The professors are joined by five Thunderbird students from Italy and India, who talk about their [...]

Take a look at this short video promo on Denmark, one of our favorite destinations. And we just had to share a wonderful comment from a client about their destination services experience with us.

Clivia Baskin assisted me when my husband went to Denmark on a business trip. She provided useful information regarding international [...]

Global Mindset is a set of individual characteristics that can help you enhance your ability to influence people from other cultural backgrounds. You’ll want to watch this short videocast by Thunderbird Professor Denis Leclerc about how to approach negotiations across country borders.

By Theresa Le Duc
Relocation Specialists
Being transferred to a new location is full of surprises and challenges! In order to avoid making an already stressful situation worse, people transferring from overseas need to be well prepared to understand our education system so they can make the choices that work best for them.
The Australian Education System
The [...]

February 17 – FEM Meeting, Dallas Fort Worth – Tax Compliance
February 17 – Intl HR Roundtable of DFW – 7:30 – 10:100

By Lothar Katz
Jim Lazar was becoming increasingly agitated. “Your product quality is simply unacceptable! None of my other suppliers ever shipped me anything like this. For crying out loud, I can buy better products in Africa than what you’re making here!” He knew he was exaggerating. Nevertheless, Lazar wanted to make sure his supplier got the [...]