What does repatriation feel like? Going back to one’s country of origin after years of being elsewhere is a bit like -- someone joked -- atmospheric re-entry. It’s never easy for anyone coming from thousands of miles. It feels like coming from outer space. Virtual assignments...
More than a decade ago, the book “A Purpose-Driven Life” captured the imagination and attention of the reading public. Authored by Rick Warren, it drove home the point that a life built toward achieving a personal vision through doable steps would ultimately be more productive,...
If anyone thinks the work culture of the United States and some parts of Southeast Asia are vastly different, think again: that gap is going to widen again. In a recent phone conversation between an American entrepreneur and his Asian contact, the latter instantly asked how...
Part 1 What is the future of work in technology? Usually, the question just points to the threat of automation but Deloitte, one of the largest accounting organizations and the largest professional services network in the world, probes deeper, breaking them down in three dimensions —...
Has anyone ever heard of a lonely expat? It seems almost counterintuitive to think someone would be lonely as an expatriate when reaching that level means one has had some measure of success and that going somewhere to replicate that success sounds like the most...
“Nothing is permanent except change.” Greek philosopher Heraclitus maintained that all of us undergo many changes and challenges in life -- good and bad. Nothing stays the same for long periods of time. Everyone accepts this fact. But what doesn’t get said is how each one...
Foreign talents relocating to Silicon Valley may feel intimidated by the environment they’re in. Think about it. The tech giants like Apple, Facebook and Google, to name a few, hold office and sway here. One is surrounded by talented people in their own right. There’s...
International student enrollment has been going down in the United States since. 2016, costing the US economy $11.8 billion and more than 65,000 jobs, according to estimates from NAFSA: Association of International Educators, an international association of professional educators. International students contributed $39 billion to the...
The total flight duration from Sydney, Australia to San Francisco is 15 hours and 20 minutes. If one is used to being tethered to their laptops most of their working hours, the long arduous flight time would be pretty much idle time once the laptop’s...
What are organizations putting at risk in the 21st century? Culture is at the heart of today’s biggest scandals, especially in today’s world of extreme transparency, when it’s only a matter of time before what’s broken on the inside is revealed to the outside. This...