Personal and Organizational Security in a Global Age
by Ray Leki

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Despite living in an age of unprecedented connectivity via high speed travel and communication, individuals and organizations are still necessarily preoccupied with security concerns. On its most basic level, individual and organizational preparedness demands clarity of purpose, self-awareness, external awareness, and contingency plans. A more advanced model is TravelSafe model, which incorporates three overlapping domains of cross-cultural skills, security skills, and personal and interpersonal skills. Each domain complements one another, and all domains should be developed in order to be a safe and successful traveler.