Global businesses draw on human resources from all continents nowadays. The search for specific skills in employees, especially in areas of new technology, can lead to recruitment from further afield. In addition, it is more likely that colleagues from foreign branches will spend time learning about the workings of the holding or parent company. All this means that welcoming a new colleague can involve a new cultural challenge. You might find yourself asked to show a new colleague the ropes who is not fluent or unable to speak your language - how are you going to welcome him?