Ruth Stark

How to Work in Someone Else's Country (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Working abroad offers adventure, friendship with people of other cultures, intimate familiarity with exciting places, and opportunities to make real differences in communities. It also presents countless challenges, ranging from packing and staying safe and healthy to balancing project objectives with on-the-ground realities, working with local officials, and forging respectful and productive relationships. These challenges and many more are tackled in How to Work in Someone Else's Country. Drawing on thirty years of experience as an international consultant in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Pacific, Ruth Stark provides guidance for anybody preparing to work in a foreign country.

This easy-to-read guide is enlivened by real-life examples drawn from the author's journals and stories shared by colleagues. Slim enough to fit in a carry-on, this book is sure to come in handy wherever your work takes you.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Washington Press
• Seitenzahl: 174
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Februar 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780295804323
• Artikelnr.: 44784734

Autorenporträt

Ruth Stark is an international health professional who currently serves as a senior technical advisor in South Africa. She has worked with the World Health Organization, international relief and development NGOs, and national government agencies and institutions,and has taught and published widely on basic health services delivery in resource-limited settings.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword by Bill Bicknell, MD, MPH
A Note to the Reader
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1. Relationship is Everything . . . and Everyone is Related
2. The First Step: Figuring Out What Your Job Is
3. The Second Step: Figuring Out Whom You Are Working For
4. Questions to Ask before You Start Packing
5. A Few Travel Survival Tips
6. Keeping Safe
7. What to Do If You Get There and Nobody Wants You
8. How to Make Them Glad That You Are There
9. Living and Working in the Public Eye
10. Working with Your Local Counterparts
11. Meet the Press
12. Dress Code for the International Professional
13. Working with Governments
14. Visiting the Field
15. Presenting Your Message
16. On Gift Giving
17. A Few Notes on Culture
18. Briefing and Debriefing
19. Making a Difference
20. Profile of the Effective International Worker
A Few Last Words