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October 26, 2019 In Business

Professionalism and trust differ around the world

I bet that you could say that you want to feel respected, want to be trusted and trust your co-workers, or that you want to behave professionally and be a good leader. Many of us would have that in common. But do we mean the same things by trust, respect, professional behaviour, good manager? Building […]

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July 23, 2017 In Psychology

What do others know about you that you don’t – and why does it matter?

Do you sometimes wonder what others think about you? Or why won’t they just get what you mean? Don’t worry, you’re not the only one. I’ve got an exercise that can help you make sense of it!

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How expat life is similar to detective work_ProjectAbroad.Eu
June 24, 2017 In Expat life

How is emigration similar to detective work?

Detective meets various people in various difficult points in their lives. He has to try understanding their emotions, their ways of being, how they live. He has to gather a lot of information and make sense of them. He has to draw parallels between various clues he found…

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Discovering expat identity_projectabroad.eu
April 25, 2017 In Psychology

Discovering your expat identity

You moved abroad. You experience all these various different (weird?) things. People tell you to adapt to the new culture. You feel uncomfortable, not even sure if you are you anymore. Everyone else around you seems to know better what you should do, how you should adapt, how quickly you should do it (surely if […]

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Local community_ProjectAbroad.Eu
March 27, 2017 In Expat life

Getting closer to the local community

There are various ways of getting to know the local culture, people and customs. You can read about it, you can go to all the recommended places, but you can also learn more about the parts that are forgotten also by some locals… I’m writing this having just come back from a really great and […]

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Expat personality_ProjectAbroad.Eu
March 12, 2017 In Psychology

Does expat personality exist?

Recently I started wondering whether there are some common personality traits that would define an expat or would allow us to predict the possibility of different people going abroad. I don’t know the definite answer to this nor I have done any quantitative research about it, but I have been observing myself and my fellow expats […]

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December 4, 2016 In Psychology

Culture shock is more than you think

Culture shock is more than just differences between where you’re from and where you arrived. It has its origins in our childhood environment, in the social groups we’ve been surrounded by and a part of, in our everyday life that we have been leading until the moment of moving abroad.

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Role of stereotypes with intercultural relations
April 3, 2016 In Psychology

Stereotypes – a negative attitude or the way our brains work?

Stereotypes can be a good thing, can give us knowledge about other cultures and be a good conversation starter. They really don’t necessarily need to be bad.

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Marta Zielińska

Hi, my name is Marta. I am combining my psychological, business and intercultural experience to offer advice on successful living and working across cultures. I believe that everything is possible for such an ambitious and talented person as yourself! With some exercises, self-reflection and new knowledge, you can grow your cultural intelligence and build a successful international career, mind and life.

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