Settling down in Lausanne.... The Partners Experience For those of us who decided to move to Lausanne , January was busy settling down. With the help and support of Marcella, Regula, and the IMD MBA Office, we did it all, or almost (the internet connection still resists our efforts ;-) We settled our bank accounts and eBanking access; found out the most reasonable -or most enjoyable- places to go shopping; enrolled the children at the kindergarten or school; sorted out the details of the health / house / fire insurance and Swiss Radio and TV tax; bought our “Demi-Tarif” CFF card for the train or got our “Macaron” permit for the car; and of course, started our discovery of Lausanne and its surroundings, as well as met with our fellow MBA Partners! What a start!!!• Isabelle Sakai-Hefetz (Israel)
Culture and Culture Shock Workshop
On January 8 th , Debra Freathy conducted a Culture shock workshop for all the partners. When we were first told about it, our initial reaction was a feeling of denial…What is this? We have all traveled and stayed in different countries and haven't faced anything like that...
But as the workshop progressed we realized how we were all struggling to settle in. The workshop helped us understand how it is often difficult to cope with change and transitions. There are some external factors like language, knowledge of the place and many others that we need to work on so that the process of settling in is smoother and faster. There are some internal factors like our mindsets and how we hang on to the past, and this makes the settling-in process more difficult.
Culture and Culture Shock Workshop
On January 8 th , Debra Freathy conducted a Culture shock workshop for all the partners. When we were first told about it, our initial reaction was a feeling of denial…What is this? We have all traveled and stayed in different countries and haven't faced anything like that...
But as the workshop progressed we realized how we were all struggling to settle in. The workshop helped us understand how it is often difficult to cope with change and transitions. There are some external factors like language, knowledge of the place and many others that we need to work on so that the process of settling in is smoother and faster. There are some internal factors like our mindsets and how we hang on to the past, and this makes the settling-in process more difficult.
This workshop gave us insights into the different stages of Culture shock and the means to minimize it. At the end of the workshop all the partners could really relate to the topic and came out with a feeling that now they were confident of coping better with CHANGE! •Ashima Enjeti (India)
