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Our Vision
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In the globalized world, both companies and executives must be prepared for the intercultural challenges. On the one hand, companies must identify and develop the true intercultural competence; on the other hand, executives must know how to lead and
succeed in a multicultural environment.

This new intercultural competence has become essential,and it can certainly be
developed before, during and after an international experience through workshops
using modern psychological models and cross-cultural theories.

What is coaching?
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The true coaching is a scientific-based method of human development. Its objective is mainly to assess and develop competences required to achieve personal and professional goals.

It consists of clearly-structured meetings in which the focus is to define goals, to evaluate current mental models and to direct action in the present and future to help individuals to succeed.

The Mission of Detective Mike Moving Abroad

The new book for Expat Children
(By Simone T. Costa Eriksson & Ana Serra, illustrated by Meri)
now available on Amazon.com and other bookshops

Click here to buy

TV program on expatriate children.

The workshop about
´The Impact of Expatriation on Children´
by Simone T. Costa Eriksson
has been selected by the 10th Families in Global Transtiion (FIGT) conference
Houston, Texas, USA

Find out more…

BRAZILIAN CULTURE

No Salão de Embarque da Globalização

... No mundo globalizado existem, aparentemente, dois grupos de pessoas, os que têm ‘experiência internacional’ e os que não têm. No entanto, não é bem assim...

The Brazilian way of saying 'No'

...As a Brazilian working for the international community, I am very often asked 'why can Brazilians not be trusted?'. In general, when attempting to interpret any cultural behavior, the first and most advisable approach would be to avoid generalization, but what if it happens too often, especially, through the eyes of foreigners?

Cultural Insights on Brazil

...Do you control time or does time control you? The Brazilians’ lack of punctuality and their ‘ability’ to ignore time can drive foreigners crazy.

Interview

The Impact of Expatriation on Children & Young Adults

The Brazilian Way of Working

by Simone Costa Eriksson & Rosângela Portella

At the first sight, the Brazilian culture can easily be seen as one. However, the complexity of the cultural aspects involved makes it difficult for most expatriates to pinpoint the direct cultural origin of typical social behaviors. Let’s take, for instance, the tendency to mix up professional and social relationships at the workplace, and try to explain this common behavior which can often challenge foreigner professionals’ doing business in Brazil.