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The latest issue of the Best Life Abroad Newsletter is featuring my article "Moving Back Home: What Repatriation Really Means".  This is a topic dear to my heart. Repatriation is one of the most neglected aspects of a life on the move. It is often emotionally challenging without the support that we often find within expatriate communities. Being aware of the possibility of reverse culture shock is a first step towards a successful repatriation. There are a few things you can do to set yourself up for a successful return home.

I have been invited to speak at an AsiaCircle dinner event on November 19. My talk is entitled "Understanding Asian Etiquette" and tries to raise awareness on what is considered respectful behaviour in Asian culture.   The talk will be held in German.

When:   19 November 2009, 7pm
Where:  Shanghai Restaurant, Wilimdorfer Straße 70, 70839 Gerlingen (free parking)

From Surviving to Thriving  how to turn your challenges into powerful opportunities.

Join me and Jeanne Heinzer for a one-hour free teleclass about the essence of a happy and successful life abroad on

Having just returned from the W.I.N. 2009 Global Leadership Conference, I am still impressed and inspired by those days in Prague. Kristin Engvig and her team have once again managed to attract 500 participants from 60 countries. What makes this conference so special is the unique mix of corporate representatives, small business owners and entrepreneurs, creative minds and passionate individuals. In times of crisis, a new leadership style is required focusing on diversity, sustainability and global cooperation.

The W.I.N. 2009 Global Leadership Conference in Prague will be taking place this week. Jeanne Heinzer and I are delighted to have been invited to facilitate a workshop on the first day of the conference. Our topic is "From surviving to thriving: Living your best life in turbulent times". We will keep this workshop very interactive and look at the challenges of a life on the move and how to turn this challenge into an opportunity of a lifetime.

The Families in Global Transition Conference will take place from  4-6 March 2010 in Houston Texas. I had the opportunity to present at the 2009 FIGT together with Jeanne Heinzer and can warmly recommend this conference.

Due to other commitments, I won't be able to go to Houston in 2010 but some of my colleagues have submitted proposals.

Go to www.figt.org for more information and watch this space for news about workshop topics. 

 Together with her associate Jeanne A. Heinzer, Heike Stengel will be faciliating a workshop at the W.I.N. Global Leadership Conference, 8-10 October, 2009 in Prague, Czech Republic. The session is entitled "From Surviving to Thriving - How to Live Your Best Life in Turbulent Times". Find out more about the conference: www.winconference.net.

International Women’s Breakfast, every last Friday of the month at 9.30 am Kutschenhaus, Kapuziner, Rottweil. Mingle with residents from different cultural backgrounds.
 

A new bilingual course “Fachwirt International Business” (GA) will run from 18 September 2009 to 2 October 2010 at the Managementzentrum Villingen. Heike Stengel will teach the module International Management Studies. For more information go to www.management-hwk.de