Thriving Abroad : The Definitive Guide to Professional and Personal Relocation Success

The essential guide to help employees considering relocating internationally for work achieve personal and professional success abroad. Thriving Abroad supports one of life's greatest challenges: international relocation. It guides and inspires employees and their partners who are relocating internationally for work through a three-part framework designed to create personal and professional success abroad.

'This book is an important new resource in the toolbox of HR and other relocation specialist. As we give our relocated staff the opportunity of new career paths, new skills and at the same time allow spouses and dependents to fill their own roles within the process "information is power" and this book includes powerful information'. - Bud Chapman - Welfare Officer, CfBT Education Services, Brunei Darussalam.

'Everything you need to know about the practical pitfalls of that job move abroad in one place.' - Peter Ferrigno, former Global Mobility Partner, EY

'After reading this book you will know what you don't know now! Being an expat is a great experience in life but starting to live as an expat is quite a challenge. This book will help you to address all the issues and make your stay abroad a success. Don't be discouraged. Your preparation is a lot of work. Louise and Evelyn are the experts helping you!' - Carine Bormans, expat for 30 years and coach for expat families.

'This is a rare book with a wide variety of books on global mobility. Thriving Abroad focus on taking the right decision and your preparation. You can read it before going to whatever country, it is just as important whether moving to Germany or Oman. The book provides you with all the questions you need to prepare well. There is a direct link between your preparation and how will you settle in. Read and use the book and it will become - as the title says - a guide to relocation success.' - Lena Lauridsen, Consultant and author of two books on relocation

'It's an indispensable read for the assignees and their partners, a book to keep handy in the messiest moment of a family's life. With its check lists and adaptation strategies, it's great tool for coping with rationality and order to change and transition.' - Marta Guarneri, Expat with 20 years of experience both as assignee and partner

'Thriving Abroad superbly manages a difficult task. It takes a difficult, emotionally loaded topic; collects the best research and knowledge around the subject; and collates it all in a very comprehensive, practical guide. It does all of that in a user-friendly tone and format laced with anecdote, so the intimidating topic becomes easy to read. This is going to be my go-to, well thumbed through reference book for our next move. I'll be carrying it with me everywhere!' - Maryam Afnan Ahmad, Co-Author Slurping Soup and Other Confusions, Teacher, Trainer