Navigate Across Borders
Navigate Across Borders
Podcast Description
We explore the real stories and strategies of ambitious professionals and expats from different countries. They have figured out how to decode cultures and succeed worldwide.We will also give locals who work and interact with international teams or friends the opportunity to share their perspectives on how they successfully communicate and work across cultures.
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The podcast delves into cultural challenges, life lessons, and cross-cultural communication, featuring episodes such as culture shocks experienced by expats and practical strategies for navigating different international environments, with a focus on personal growth and cultural empathy.

We explore the real stories and strategies of ambitious professionals and expats from different countries. They have figured out how to decode cultures and succeed worldwide.
We will also give locals who work and interact with international teams or friends the opportunity to share their perspectives on how they successfully communicate and work across cultures.
This week I share my conversation with Nida Sheriff. Born Indian, she studied in the UK, then in Dubai where she started to work there. She explains the challenges she faced upon returning to India even though she is originally from this country.
We discuss cultural differences at work when we communicate with people from different places and some cultural shocks she faced. Finally, we talk about the impact of languages on personal identity.
If you work across cultures or are simply curious about different cultures this podcast is for you.
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Chapters
00:00 Introduction and Background
01:46 Cultural Reflections on Growing Up in Dubai
04:21 Identity and Cultural Awareness
06:46 Food Adventures and Culinary Discoveries
09:13 Cultural Shock: Returning to India
11:53 Work Experiences and Cultural Differences
12:13 Feedback Styles Across Cultures
13:40 Perceptions of Time in Different Cultures
15:57 Hierarchy and Class Systems in Indian Society
18:28 Language and Cultural Identity
Navigate Across Borders is a podcast where you hear about the real-life stories of ambitious professionals and expats from different countries. Whether they’re working with international teams or living with someone from a different culture, they will explain how they build cross-cultural connections.
Who am?
I’m Dorothée Chareyron, a French expat & global educator who has lived and worked in Asia since 2004. I’m now based in Bangalore, India.
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