Episode 16: How to Have A Successful International Career with Ariadne Donis

If you want to work internationally, you're about to start working internationally, or you're frustrated working with international counterparts, this episode is for you! Ariadne is an expert working internationally, and she brain dumps mounds of career gold! You're in for a treat!

Ariadne shares her career journey and how she pretty much always worked in an international setting. Her work experience spans across many countries in South, Central, and North America, as well as Europe.

The topics of this episode include:

How certain things in business are the same internationally, but how you work with people will vary greatly depending on the culture of the people you're working withJust because you speak the same language, doesn't mean you're communicating. Culture creates a context that you must understand!Working internationally forces you to flex your empathy musclesWork/life balance might be important in different cultures, but a particular culture might create work/life balance completely different than you do, and it could impact how you work with themBuilding relationships and building trust is key before you ever try to get work done with international counterpartsCulture will determine what is "taboo" in different settingsThe globe is diversifying fast. People continue to move across borders, and even countries with strong country-specific cultures are having to become more open as job markets drive immigration and more diverse workforcesRegardless of culture, trust is the one thing that remains the same as important in building successful working relationshipsHow to overcome career growth challenges as a remote worker or an international worker where your HQ or your team is in another country.Empathy can't be stressed enough. We can make unfair assumptions about people when we don't understand them personally, their challenges, their fears, and their needs.A great way to show you care, is to research a culture before you interact with someone who lives and works in it. A cherry on top is learning how to speak their language, even if it's in some small way.

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