| Introduction
So, you’re moving abroad and you have a great new job. Or, perhaps the job is a secondary consideration and your main interest is the chance to live in a new culture for a few years and learn the language. You’re mentally prepared to move abroad, you’ve considered the impact on your family and your social life, and you are now ready to get on with sorting out the questions of how and when.
Hardly anyone spends sufficient time preparing for a foreign relocation. Whatever your circumstances, you may have to move quickly and you will probably have less time to prepare than you would like.
I actually moved country with minimal planning, hardly any of the necessary paperwork, taking only as many belongings as would fit in a car of questionable mechanical reliability – and lived to tell the tale. However, this is not an approach to be recommended if you are starting work any time soon, taking a family with you, or simply want to maintain your blood pressure levels.
The importance of planning
For most expatriates, planning and organising the practicalities of the move is not a luxury but a necessity, even if there is very little turnaround time between the decision to move and the relocation itself.
 View PDF look inside
Managing Yourself - Managing People - Managing Change Managing Projects - Managing Information - Managing strategy - Managing e-Business - Managing Customers - Managing Money - Managing Personnel
| 
