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     Ellis  &  Partners  welcomed  more   than   fifty   clients  and   friends   to  an  event   cohosted  with   IESE   Business   School   in   Madrid.     Pedro   Nieto   welcomed   the   participants   and  introduced  professor  Guido  Stein,  who  lead  a  lively  case  discussion  around  the  topic  of  career  management.        The   case   highlighted   the   importance   of   cultural   awareness   within   a   corporation,  particularly  when  shifting  from  an  international  subsidiary  to  headquarters.        As  one  Human  Resource  Director  of  a  Spanish  Multinational  commented:  “The  case  discussion  was   interesting   and   relevant.    Many   expat   assignments   have   suboptimal  results  for  both  the  company  and  the  employee.    Most  people  are  aware  that  moving  to  a  different  country  requires  cultural  awareness,  but  we  underestimate  the  cultural  differences  within   the   corporate   culture  of   the   same   companies.     Employees  might  thrive   in   one   setting   but   less   so   in   another.   Reality   is   often   viewed   and   lived  differently   in  headquarters  and  subsidiaries.     There  are  many   factors   that  are  often  overlooked.”      After  the  case  discussion,  enjoyed  extensive  networking  during  a  cocktail.    

 

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