Hi, I have been working in International Development for a few years now and have just gotten a “management” position that involves managing nationals. While I have experience working abroad and am fairly comfortable with it I feel less prepared for managing nationals (as opposed to working along with them). I guess it might need to be said I specifically work in Agricultural and Rural development in developing countries (Afghanistan at the moment) not something that talks about working in say western Europe (which I have done and had not problems, learned quite a bit actually).

Any suggestions on books that deal with managing nationals in “developing countries” would be exactly what I am looking for but can’t seem to find (I have found a few possibilities on Amazon but still not quite what I am looking for). Thanks in advance for any suggestions!

Cheers

-Gaiko

Never thought of reading a book on relocating,
suppose it is a bit late for me but great idea for many!

Diane aka Mamacats
Ragdoll Breeder
Portugal

Comedy Books On Relocating !! Great Idea. After All The Stress Of Moving Abroad, We Will All Need A Good Laugh. Lol

As far as funny books about expats - there is a whole series of books published in the UK called The Xenophobes Guide to... with titles devoted to Americans, the French, the Brits, the Australians and another dozen or so nationalities.

The observations are hysterically funny, and usually spot on. (And not nearly as nasty as the titles suggest.)
Cheers,
Bev

Funny Books.

Try the "The Joy of Worry" by Ellis Weiner. By totally exagerating worry to the nth degree, yet in a way that you can completely relate to in every aspect of your life, Ellis has created a satirical comedy great for destressing during the tough moments while living abroad.

I never did either - I suppose I could write my own one now on how to move to Argentina

Michelle

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A wonderful place to live

I recently moved to Dubai and discovered this book called Dubai: The Complete Resident's Guide and it basically covers everything you need to know about moving to Dubai. After checking their website, I just found that they have a complete Residents Guide series covering loads of countries. If the others are anything like the Dubai: The Complete Residents' Guide then this is pretty much all you need.

It covers all the nitty gritty detail... publisher is called Explorer Publishing

Cheers
Rachel

For anyone wanting to smile at and get to understand the 'good old British' way of life, I definitely recommend PG Wodehose's 'Jeeves' series! They're available as books but also on DVD. The books take the mockery out of 20th C British society in the nicest fashion and are guarnteed to make you laugh!

Enjoy reading,

Julia

Dubai Explorer is a must, as are the ones Rachel menioned above. Things are very different in Dubai and at least these tell you how to get things done.

Also for most places in the Middle East Understanding Arabs by Margaret Nydell.


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a useful book on how to assist children in moving abroad as a member of an expat family

"culture shock! successful living abroad"
Robin Pascoe