Assignees from other countries often watch out for risks of cardiovascular diseases or developing a high blood pressure once they emigrate to the United States. That’s because they know that these medical conditions often come with high levels of stress -- and assignees are astute...
It’s common to see Asians in low- to mid-level positions in big companies in the Western world, but what seemed improbable in the past now seems to be gaining more headway everywhere, especially in the digital world. Many Asians, especially Indians, now hold high-ranking positions...
Sea Turtles. That’s the moniker for returning expatriates who want to return home but who also find it hard to fit right back in. Their assignments have long been over but they don’t want to retire or have a hard time adjusting to the hometown...
You know the feeling as a global mobility manager. You know, that constant urge to remain connected to your partners and recruits every single minute 24/7; the almost burning need to check your newsfeed as soon as you hear that notification alert. Virtual conferences at...
It’s high time you start thinking of yourself as a global mobility leader, and not just a global mobility specialist or manager. In case you haven’t noticed, your executives are relying on you to help them out with their decision-making, and not just when it...
It’s the one thing that you may not have seen coming, but in retrospect, should have kept in mind. Unlike most homegrown members of the workforce, assignees or foreign nationals who come to work in the United States do feel and show a deep loyalty...
In the 2017 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland early this year, this statement was burnished everywhere: “We live in a fast-paced and interconnected world where breakthrough technologies, demographic shifts and political transformations have far-reaching societal and economic consequences. More than ever, leaders need to...
The warning signs may not be noticeable at first. After all, as a global mobility manager, you are used to seeing assignees exude an unmistakable self-confidence. They know they have to perform and perhaps outshine their colleagues, simply because they are foreigners working in a...
Global mobility specialists who are relocating assignees to either Silicon Valley and/or the San Francisco Bay Area might have to make the effort to distinguish the two. While these new workers who are foreign nationals would already have done their research after signing their contracts, chances...
After years of recruiting the cream of the crop from various countries, global mobility specialists will have acquired a thorough and working knowledge of what finally influences these gifted foreign talents to sign the dotted line. They know the kind of compensation packages that will attract...