Expatriate Coaching

The Global Coach Center offers expatriate coaching to people who want to live their expatriate lives to the fullest.

Living as an expatriate – whether it is for study or work – is one of the most exciting paths life can offer us. Yet all too often the difficulties of living overseas – cultural, emotional, or just plain administrative – can quickly get in the way of enjoying the excitement of an expatriate lifestyle.  

How do you overcome the challenges and begin to reap the benefits of an expatriate life to the fullest? Expatriate coaching can help you do that.

In the Global Coach Center we know what it is like to be on an assignment overseas and we coach our expatriate clients on a variety of issues. Some of the common scenarios include:

Overcoming Challenges and the Stress They Produce

When you move to another country, everything becomes a challenge. From managing your foreign staff to creating a network; from building teams to communicating effectively; from meeting deadlines to impacting your local employees in a positive manner... the list goes on and on.  How do you succeed and grow in the environment that produces stress and frustrations more often than not?  When things work and function in a different manner than the one you are used to, you need support.  And coaching provides this kind of support better than anything else.

Repatriation

Repatriating may not be as easy as you imagine. For many homecomings are just as difficult as moving to another country – full of emotions and “reverse” culture shock. Things may have changed while you were abroad, or you may remember them differently. You may miss the excitement of expatriate lifestyle and feel sad about being “back to normal”. You may even go as far as to wonder if you can ever fit back into the society you left and reconnect with people you were so close to. Get in touch with us, we can help you through it.

Expatiate Spouses/Partners

Often international moves involve a spouse or a partner who leaves behind a career or puts it on hold. Many formerly-employed and career-oriented expat companions feel out of place unable to fill the void. Have you ever felt stressed and overwhelmed by all this and more? Have you ever found yourself alone with no one to turn to for advice and sympathy? It does not have to be that way. Living away from your previous career can force you to re-examine your life and to consider what you want most for yourself. What have you always wanted to do but never could? Maybe it’s a hobby you never had time for before, maybe it’s a new career path that you’ve been interested in trying, or maybe it’s simply stepping out of your comfort zone and trying something fresh. Whatever it is, we can help you get there.

Aspiring Expats

Your friends have been telling you for years about how wonderful it is to be an expatriate. You have listened, took notes sometimes, and even browsed the Internet to explore what’s out there. But you have not been too serious about committing to the idea … until now. Through coaching we can help you determine what it is that’s attracting you to the expatriate lifestyle and how you can make it happen. We cannot find you a job but we can coach you on what might be out there, on how to go for it, and on what to expect when you get it.

7 Habits of a Happy Expat On-Line Course

If you are not ready to commit to individual expatriate coaching, start with this easy to follow on-line course.  It focuses on 7 Habits that are essential to adopt in order to lead a happy and healthy life as an expatriate.  You can download the course here.  For more information on what the 7 Habits of a Happy Expat are and for more information about the course, click here.