Supporting German & International Expatriates to thrive on their journey
Specific support in particularly challenging times…
Although international projects and relocations are almost normal nowadays, they are a major turning point in anyone's life.
You may be moving with your family, who can feel uprooted and have to adapt to a completely new environment. This increases the pressure on you.
Perhaps you need to be immediately successful at work and make sure that your efforts are worthwhile for everyone.
Your spouse needs to redefine his/her personal and professional identity, and perhaps your children need to find new friends.
Perhaps you are moving alone and your family is staying at home. This presents a completely different set of challenges.
Consequences for the company…
The true cost of a failed international assignment can reach USD 1.25 million per assignee.
The consequences for the company are undeniable. If expatriates don't figure out how to deal with these challenges themselves, it limits their potential, which consequently leads to loss of productivity, burnout and, in the worst case, premature termination of the contract. A costly outcome for the company and a painful experience for the expatriates and their family.
Ongoing cultural coaching before and during the assignment promotes continuous learning, eases adaptation and greatly reduces the risk of failure.
How I support you?
Expatriate coaching is similar to executive coaching.
We addresses the specific and unique challenges, opportunities and vulnerabilities associated with expatriation, both during and after the move.
In times when almost everything is changing, from the mundane to the essential, coaching helps to recognise one's own inner ‘compass’ and the keys to wellbeing, supportive relationships and success in the role and in new life situations more quickly.
The best Well-Being strategies begin with Mental Fitness. PQ can be the foundation for your balanced and fulfilled life abroad.
What makes PQ different?
The focus of PQ+ is on habit formation and addressing the root causes of challenges related to well-being, relationships and performance.
The source of our challenges and conflicts is not a lack of training or skills. It is a lack of mental strength, an optimistic attitude towards life.
With PQ's groundbreaking, research-based tools, you strengthen the part of your brain that serves you and quiet the part that sabotages you. You'll tackle life's challenges with a more positive state of mind and less stress. This is called Mental Fitness.
Program Focus
Live and lead more consciously in / across different cultures
Cultivate an open and positive mindset without ignoring the ‘negative’
Rethink unhealthy stories, beliefs which no longer serve you
Learn to change your attitude towards stress
Focus on the root causes of your challenges, not symptoms
Lay the groundwork for sustainable change
Understand your own cultural norms and preferences and their impact on e.g. relationships, leadership, communication
Explore ways of interacting, living, working and socialising in other cultures
Plan to effectively manage the challenges and opportunities of the transition
Develop strategies and practice techniques for engaging effectively
Results
Better self-awareness and management
Increased social awareness
Resilience
Healthier relationships
More motivation, joy & satisfaction
Better performance
Resilience and Wellbeing
Better cultural adaption and Inclusive cultures
Employee Well-Being is a priority for positive business outcomes.
PQ® Measurable. Proven.* The Bootcamp is tried and tested by 500.000+ participants, from more than 50 countries. Amongst them thousands of CEOs and their executive teams, world-class athletes, Stanford students and families. It is the perfect foundation for any personal and leadership development.Facts. Cultures do not meet. People do.
90% of strategies fail because people think and behave differently
70% of international ventures fail due to cultural misunderstandings
79% of potential in teams is lost due to the interaction | value gaps
89% of new hires leave within 18 months due to cultural fit issues
60% of CEOs claim their managers struggle with clients from different background
60-80% of all problems, conflicts in organisations are due to clash of value priorities, personalities and leadership challenges
over 90% of companies use people solutions created based on data collected before globalisation
How? From Self-Sabotage to Self-Mastery.
In a fun. Simple. Effective. Way.
Build powerful habits with PQ®️ Training and Coaching.
Our mind can be our worst enemy. Every day our mind sabotages our well-being, our performance, and relationships in some way. All our unpleasant, negative emotions, such as frustration, disappointment, worry and anxiety, are the result of self-sabotage. Most attempts at positive change fail because we stop at what we have learnt and do not take the time to develop new habits in a sustainable way.
Sustained change towards more optimistic thinking and behaviour requires the creation of new neural pathways through consistent daily practice. This is how we form new, healthier habits and embody what we care about. And that’s what our PQ Program empowers you to do.
How it works?
Our app-guided programs will guide you step-by-step to build lasting new healthy habits that transform your wellbeing, relationships and performance.
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15 minutes/day of app-guided practice enables you to build stronger mental muscles (neural pathways). These exercises are bite-sized to fit your busy schedule and customized based on how you self-sabotage.n text goes here
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Weekly hour-long video delivers deep experiential exploration of the week’s focus. You’ll feel inspired and energized to practice during the week in order to sustain the benefits experienced during the video sessions.
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You’ll feel motivated through instant feedback on exactly how much progress you’re making towards building the three core muscles of mental fitness. Brain rewiring may be visible in MRI imaging within eight weeks.
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While nobody needs a coach, the most successful people hire coaches to help them see what’s in their blindspots. I will help you go deeper faster and ensure you’re optimising mental fitness in the areas you deeply desire to make better. So you can accelerates the learning and application of mental fitness to the areas of your life that are most important to focus on.
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We help you establish a support and accountability group with other program participants. Research has shown this to be a critical success factor for establishing lasting new positive habits of the mind.
PQ+ Bootcamp: 7-week foundation building.
Build your foundation of mental fitness by strengthening three critical mental muscles to shift the balance of power from your inner Saboteurs (your negative self) to your inner Sage (your positive self).
Anchoring from week 8. Focus on Body-Mind-Connection & Culture.
Reflection. Gap analysis. Closing the gaps. Paving the path to sustainable wellbeing and success: How to integrate PQ into your daily life to stay healthy, grounded and satisfied. Conquer your Saboteurs and shift the balance in your mind & body.
Discover what is holding you back.
Saboteurs are the voices in our head that generate stress and difficult emotions in the way we handle work and life’s challenges. They represent automated patterns in our mind and body for how to think, feel, and respond. They cause all of our stress, anxiety, self-doubt, frustration, restlessness, and unhappiness, and so sabotage our wellbeing and relationships, our potential for both fulfilment and accomplishments. We all have those saboteurs naturally. Which ones are yours?
“When we are compassionate and accepting, even as we deliver challenging truths, we provide nothing to defend against or react to. Others experience our compassion and unconditional regard as a safe atmosphere.”
— Doug Silsbee
Lifelong Applications
The PQ Program is currently being used by hundreds of teams across leading global organisations.
