Noteworthy Apps to Navigate the Good and Bad of Tech Travel
How does tech help travelers? For those with low expectations, the default answer these days is “good”. Come to think of it, though, many have...
14 August, 2019
New Paradigm of a Diagram Builds on Relationships in Global Mobility Hiring
Allyn Bailey, a talent acquisition transformation manager, offers a new diagram for talent acquisition that makes absolute sense: a talent acquisition infinity loop that conveys...
10 August, 2019
How Assignees Can Pick the Right School for their Expat Kids
Picking the right school for the assignee’s child who has relocated with them to their new country of employment is a momentous decision. It is...
07 August, 2019
The Most Useful Resources for Global Corporate Business Travel
Corporate global (or domestic) business travel does not have to be excruciating. In fact, it can be enjoyable for both assignee and global mobility manager...
05 August, 2019
Which is Better: A Relocation Reimbursement, Signing Bonus or a Hybrid Relocation Package?
Global mobility managers need to assist talents about the type of relocation package employers are offering to relocating talents. Are they offering a relocation reimbursement,...
31 July, 2019
Shortage of Qualified Talent, Cost Reduction Give Rise to Contingent Workforce
Global mobility managers hire foreign talents for full-time work so companies get their money’s worth, but what if that takes too much time and they...
29 July, 2019
Mentors for Assignees: Providing More than Just Knowledge Transfer
The success of your global assignee might rely on more than just the usual transfer of knowledge or even a post-relocation training program. Cultural immersion...
25 July, 2019
Should Assignees Endure the Perils of the Long-Distance Commute?
If you think long-distance commutes don’t affect our well-being, think again. Many assignees or VIPs may not realize the heavy toll exacted by long-distance commutes...
23 July, 2019
Global Mobility Managers Need to Watch Out for Subconscious Biases in Volatile Times
Global mobility managers who deal with assignees who come from various races, ethnicities, cultures, and gender orientation like to keep inclusivity at the top of...
19 July, 2019
Why Global Mobility Managers Need to Know What Politeness Means in Different Cultures
Politeness varies in different cultures, and so-called common courtesy may not be as common after all. One foreign national’s act of respect may translate as...
17 July, 2019
When to Hand-hold Assignees with their Taxes
There’s no easy way to put it: global mobility managers must as a matter of habit hold the hands of their assignees (metaphorically speaking) once...
15 July, 2019
Global Mobility Managers, Talents: Displaying Intelligence Without Being Boastful
What do the Japanese and Americans have in common? In general, both don’t like to appear know-it-alls. But there’s a difference, of course. The Japanese...
10 July, 2019