Rita M. Brown Training and Coaching

09/17/2020

Emotional resilience: Resources for international scholars, executives and their families

International scholars, executives and their families are experiencing unprecedented challenges during this time, as we all are. This blog addresses the specific ways that expatriates encounter stress, including resources to strengthen emotional resilience and coping. By developing this capacity, we...

03/22/2017

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/15/learning/lesson-plans/25-mini-films-for-exploring-race-bias-and-identity-with-students.html?smid=fb-share

To help teachers make the most of these films, we also provide a grab-bag of teaching ideas, related readings and student activities.

03/10/2017

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/brief/207172/namwali-serpell

Who better to teach American literature than a resident alien who was born in Zambia? That's how Namwali Serpell, a self-identified outsider, sees it. Serpell, a writer and associate professor at the University of California, Berkeley, gives her Brief But Spectacular take on being an immigrant.

03/06/2017

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/04/opinion/sunday/what-biracial-people-know.html?mwrsm=Facebook

The research on the benefits of diversity does not bode well for our mostly white, mostly male administration.

11/22/2016

http://www.mentalfloss.com/article/88138/more-accurate-world-map-wins-prestigious-japanese-design-award?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Partner&utm_campaign=nerdist

World maps are notoriously distorted, but the AuthaGraph minimizes the effect.

04/16/2015

I hope you enjoy my new blog for the expat community: Waves of Identity
http://ritambrown.com/waves-of-identity

Many of the expats I train these days are high-tech engineers and managers working in the Silicon Valley. They are immersed in a fast-paced, rapidly changing culture, which is known for embracing more uncertainty and risks than most corporate environments. This part of California receives internati…

07/15/2014

How to make sense of Germany 7 X 1 Brazil? My new blog offers another angle considering the cultural and human development lenses:
http://ritambrown.com/germany-7-x-brazil-1-a-field-of-awareness-in-the-soccer-field

As a native Brazilian, who grew up within a soccer culture, I was puzzled by the score Germany 7 X 1 Brazil in the recent World Cup match. I write from the perspectives of someone who participated in the emotional fervor of World Cups in Brazil. I understand how central that energy is to the country…

07/03/2014

The Institute for Global Integral Competence is doing inspiring and groundbreaking intercultural work and research. I’m very excited and honored to join its team:
http://www.ifgic.org/home

We believe that integral communication theories and practices can help people to move towards this stage.

05/27/2014

Grounding a Global Body
http://ritambrown.com/grounding-a-global-body

Having a physical body doesn’t necessarily mean fully living in that body. Our untrained minds and emotions often take over and this is a high cost for expats, who want to experience a new land and culture. Many of my clients have intense work schedules, which leave little room for body awareness, s…

04/15/2014

Inner development for intercultural competence
http://ritambrown.com/blog

Imagine: This is your first week of work in a new role. It is time to meet your supervisor and colleagues, who are from a culture different than yours. You’ve done your homework: diligently read about the new country, took an cultural assessment, attended a cross-cultural program, talked to others w...

03/20/2014

Whole systems approach that leverages human development tools to support you and your family to successfully shape an intercultural life …
http://ritambrown.com/services/coaching

I coach global executives, faculty, scholars, expatriates — and their spouses — who want to more effectively transition to a new culture and country. My focus is to support these individuals to create a happier, more fulfilling life in their new land. Specifically, I help them to create positive, la...

03/04/2014

Learn about what makes a culture unique. Take a deeper look at what makes you a unique human being. Go to my website for more:

http://ritambrown.com/