For Employees + Partners
Supporting + Strategizing + Setting Expectations for global families from Pre-Departure to Re-Entry
Overview
Katie Lei Creative for Julie Resnick Consulting, LLC, 2018
MY Focus
Working together to manage the personal and family transition issues pivotal to successful cultural adjustment. A smooth transition to and from an overseas assignment sets the employee and family up to succeed.
OUR Approach
Highly personalized and interactive consultations offer support for the duration of the assignment as you create a new life in a foreign culture, out of your comfort zone and without your usual support systems.
YOUR Take Aways
• Understanding of lifestyle adjustments and transition issues
• Realistic expectations of the challenges and rewards of overseas living
• Strategies to ease the adjustment process and manage stress
• Intercultural skills and awareness in leaving one cultural space for another
• Ability to anticipate the stages of cultural adjustment from pre-departure through re-entry
• Connections with host nationals, mentors, colleagues, and partners
For Companies + Organizations
Creating the Win-Win
Supporting the well-being of mobile families before, during, and after their assignments generates positive personal and professional outcomes and increases the companies return on investment.
Overview
A thought partner for global mobility, HR, leadership, sending and receiving managers, and teammates who play a vital role in enhancing the international employee experience.
Areas of Consultation
Beyond the logistics: the human side of global relocation
Insights from the company’s greatest assets: its mobile employees
Trending themes impacting the success of global assignments
Selection Criteria
Repatriation Support
If asked to name the key reason I have been successful in living and working abroad for over 20 years, without a moments hesitation I would say Julie Resnick. I think of her every time I walk through passport control.
– Tony Simms, Former Supply Chain Executive, Nike
FAQs
Why are Julie's services important?
The #1 reason why overseas assignments fail is personal and family transition issues. Businesses knows that if the relocation doesn’t work for the family, it will not work for the company.
Is my partner (family) eligible for Julie’s services?
Absolutely. Julie prioritizes the partner as they are the ones who face the greatest shift in role, identity and self-esteem. If it doesn’t work for the partner, it doesn’t work for the employee. Julie often spends more time with the partner and is also available to meet with children upon request.
Why do I need Julie’s services?
All employees want to succeed. An international assignment directly impacts you personal life. A smooth transition to and from an overseas assignment sets the employee and family up to succeed.
How will Julie’s services help me to adjust to another culture?
Taking the time out to reflect on what this move means as a family, offering support, strategies and networks to manage the personal / family transition issues is key to a successful cultural adjustment.
I am repatriating. Do I need Julie’s services to move home?
Re-entry is an underestimated transition and can often be harder than the initial relocation.
I’ve lived overseas before. Do I still need Julie’s support?
Each relocation presents its unique challenges and rewards. Employees frequently underestimate subsequent relocations, having lived abroad previously. Expecting anything to be easy makes it harder.
I am super busy. How long will the consultations take?
There is no one-size-fits-all support. The employee and/or partner’s needs and priorities set the pace. Employees are able to reach out at any time during their assignment.
One of the things I learned living across the world is how important it is that spouse and family are cared for. Julie is often cited as the reason people adapted and stay[ed]…she has influenced my life personally and professionally in many positive ways. Thank you Julie!
– Collette Hemmings, Former VP Workplace Design & Connectivity, Nike