What's a Lack of Adjustment Costing You?
A recent study of expatriate workers who prematurely quit their overseas assignments found that 73% of their reasons were "preventable" with additional on-field attention and care. Non-profit agencies estimate it costs US$250,000 to recruit, train and replace a worker who leaves the field. How much productivity is lost as new workers train and adjust to their cross-cultural settings? Increased cross-cultural adjustment of your workers and their families turns into increase productivity and financial savings for your organization.

Process
This program assesses and enhances cross-cultural adjustment in 20 different life areas. Participants begin by taking an extensive online self-directed assessment. Critical stress factors are indicated in the results. Through coaching, participants identify stress factors they will address and develop an action plan for growth.

This program is valuable for:

• Cross-cultural workers adjusting to a new culture
• "Trailing" spouses and family members
• Assessing the current adjustment of well-seasoned workers

Benefits

• Assess cross-cultural adjustment levels
• Improve field retention and longevity
• Enhance cross-cultural adjustment
• Decrease team, family, and co-worker conflict
• Boost productivity
• Add a "happiness" factor to your cross-cultural staff and families

When should you use the Cross-Cultural Adjustment program?
This program is valuable when cross-cultural workers are adjusting to a new culture or when well-seasoned workers want to assess their current adjustment within their cross-cultural setting. Team leaders and coaches will find this program valuable in assessing their international team's individual and overall adjustment and stress factors in foreign cultures. Cross-cultural organizations will find this program helpful in improving field retention through periodic assessment and feedback.  

When an organization purchases individual reports for its personnel, it becomes eligible to purchase an organizational report that summarizes anonymous individual results. This report can provide a powerful tool for tracking organizational adjustment and well-being.