Being married to someone from a different cultural background than your own is both exciting and challenging. The differences that brought the two of you together may, over time, become those that cause most friction. …
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Finnish SISU
A couple of years ago I gave a presentation on SISU-Resilience the Finnish Way at a conference. Today I’d like to revisit and elaborate on that topic . In Finland we have something called Sisu….
The Constant Gardener
I like to garden. When I am not working or being a mother and wife, I am gardening. It’s become an obsession, I admit. After spending several weeks traveling, either for work…
Transferable Skills-Your Tool Box
We recently had some work done on the house. The carpenter showed up with his van full of tools and toolboxes in various sizes and shapes. Depending on what needed to be done, he selected…
A Familiar but Foreign Game Decoded: My Search for Finnish Baseball or Pesäpallo
By Philip DiDio European vacations inspire dreams of cathedrals, museums, Mediterranean beaches, speedy train rides arriving on schedules defined by 24 hour clocks. It’s the Europe of the Mission Impossible and Bourne movie cycles. My…
Bridging the Culture Gap between you and your American Employer
In my cross-cultural career workshops for expatriates or immigrants to the USA, we have an exercise where we brainstorm and discuss assumptions, biases and fears. The purpose of the exercise is to identify our own…
The Opportunity and Challenge in Moving
One of my workshop participants once said that it feels as she left her best self in her country of origin and that her current version of her self is inferior: less self confident, successful…
The Art of Story Telling
Tell me about yourself! What is your story? Where have you been and where are you heading? How many of us have not been caught by surprise when someone we just met asks us to…
Is a Career in Hedge Funds for You?
Today’s blog is written by a guest, Philip DiDio After a setback during the financial crisis, hedge funds have resumed performing well and attracting assets. Hedge fund employment and compensation have grown in tandem. How…
How I Networked My Way into the US Job Market
I moved to the US over 12 years ago. I still recall my first attempts to look for a job. The economy was strong so there were plenty of jobs around. The New York Times…