Startup Professionals Musings

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Proper Staffing is Key to Effective Global Expansion

Startup Professionals Musings

He then chose to sue us claiming that his supervisor, based in Germany, created a difficult work environment. In those cases where a termination becomes necessary, you should also obtain guidance and direction from a local labor attorney. In my personal experience the head of our Italian operation resigned and we accepted his resignation.

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Reflections Of A Retired Senior Manager

Startup Professionals Musings

I have worked in the US, Germany and Holland in addition to travelling the world extensively either developing, managing or turning around different businesses. As I reflect on my life and career, I would like to elaborate on several aspects, to provide insight and possible guidance to rising young managers and entrepreneurs.

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Global Expansion Requires Local Expert Staffing

Startup Professionals Musings

He then chose to sue us claiming that his supervisor, based in Germany, created a difficult work environment. In those cases where a termination becomes necessary, you should also obtain guidance and direction from a local labor attorney. In my personal experience the head of our Italian operation resigned and we accepted his resignation.

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Learn Strategies for Tapping into Foreign Markets

Startup Professionals Musings

www.yourcompany.de) and reside on servers within Germany. Your foreign market website will be more successful in local search engines if it uses the appropriate country domain and is hosted on servers within your target region. For example, a website aimed at the German market should have a.de domain name (e.g.

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Going Global Requires Staffing International

Startup Professionals Musings

He than chose to sue us claiming that his supervisor, based in Germany, created a difficult work environment. In those cases where a termination becomes necessary, you should also obtain guidance and direction from a local labor attorney. In my personal experience the head of our Italian operation resigned and we accepted his resignation.

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Many Startups Stumble on International Cultures

Startup Professionals Musings

I had organized European operations into regions and the country manager for Italy reported to the central European manager based in Germany. Although most Latin American countries have significantly improved working environments for women, few companies would yet dare send a women employee to work in Saudi Arabia. HR rules are local.

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International Cultures are Key Business Challenges

Startup Professionals Musings

I had organized European operations into regions and the country manager for Italy reported to the central European manager based in Germany. Thus, hiring decisions should be made carefully, after fully understanding local practices. HR rules are local. His manager accepted his resignation and documented the case in the personnel files.

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