12 May Pandemic Opens up Talk about Asynchronous Communication, 4-day Work Week, ‘Emotional Flexibility’

Posted at 21:09h in Business Travel, Corporate Culture & Training, Corporate Housing, Global Mobility, Job Prospects by Ray [social_share]

Micromanagers and coronavirus don’t go well together, not when remote work and flexible office policies are the buzzwords these days. Even in San Jose, CA, where reporting for work was the norm before the pandemic, global mobility managers are offering remote positions. People wonder what...

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08 May How Some Companies are More (and Staying) Productive in a Pandemic

Posted at 16:24h in Corporate Culture & Training, Expat, Global Mobility, Work from Home by Ray [social_share]

In a NYTimes piece, “Are Companies More Productive in a Pandemic,” Chegg senior executive Nathan Schultz recounts how he thought productivity would plummet 15 to 20 percent when the company started working remotely in March. Initially, he corresponded with the team more judiciously but found...

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07 May Leadership and How to Manage and Rally Assignees in COVID-19 Times

Posted at 16:37h in Corporate Culture & Training, Corporate Housing, Global Mobility, Work from Home by Ray [social_share]

There are public places to control and corporations to manage amid this coronavirus. As some US cities reopen, though, it has been reported that not many are heeding the warnings of the necessary precautions people need to take. Some owners of restaurants and bars (if...

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05 May In Quarantine Mode, Americans are in Language-Learning Mood

Posted at 16:25h in Corporate Culture & Training, Corporate Housing, Global Mobility, Language Learning, Work from Home by Ray [social_share]

The COVID-19 pandemic has clearly had an interesting effect on some Californians, especially for those who are quarantined at home or who at least have spent more time at home than outdoors. One could say, people are discovering how to do things they’ve never done...

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29 Apr Repatriation After Contract Ends is One Thing, Going Home Because of COVID-19 is Another

Posted at 16:01h in Business Travel, Corporate Culture & Training, Corporate Housing, Job Prospects, Work from Home by Ray [social_share]

California Corporate Housing hosts many guests from different countries and US cities who live like the locals and helps them adjust to the Silicon Valley way of life. Work may appear hectic inside offices but serene-like outdoors; nowadays that’s a blur. Ultimately, these guests leave...

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27 Apr How to Handle Animal Transportation in Pandemic Times

Posted at 14:16h in Corporate Housing, Pets by Ray [social_share]

Assignees with new hires or transferring employees should be aware of any issues related to pet ownership as it may relate to a possible relocation; if not, it can ask pre-decision services for help.  In pandemic times, pet owners face unique challenges. The American Pet Products...

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24 Apr How the Coronavirus Will Change Business Structures 

Posted at 18:27h in Corporate Housing, Global Mobility by Ray [social_share]

Traditional business structures and models are bound to undergo radical transformation because of the changes that the coronavirus crisis is unleashing on our society. The way global mobility conducts meetings, collaborates with colleagues, protects employees, and markets our campaigns---all of them will be stamped with...

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22 Apr Human Resources with AI Now Play 69% Role in Strategic Business Planning 

Posted at 22:35h in Artificial Intelligence, Corporate Housing, Global Mobility by Ray [social_share]

Most company executives are taking notice of how human resources have become an active contributor to strategic business planning (69%) — especially in high People Dependency Index companies that are growing fast and formulating future business projections (60%), according to a study by Mercer. This is...

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20 Apr In Reskilling, Blended Work-Learn Model is Next Challenge

Posted at 17:19h in Corporate Culture & Training, Global Mobility by Ray [social_share]

Part 2  Are we all not noticing the blending of work and life? It used to be that employees only needed to devote 9-to-5 to their job, but with people working remotely and at home, is the blurring work and life -- and yes, even time...

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16 Apr Reskilling Needed as Transformation is Now an Everyday Reality 

Posted at 21:37h in Corporate Culture & Training, Expat, Global Mobility by Ray [social_share]

(Part 1 of 2)  Talent acquisition is going to see a radical transformation. If global mobility managers and their talents have been content to ride the waves, the search for talent and good skill sets in a pandemic world would be like building an ocean.  New skills...

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