Accommodation is one of the things assignees inquire about as soon as negotiations begin. What’s the type of unit will they live in? How many rooms will it have? Will it have a balcony, a mezzanine, a veranda, or glass doors that lend a sense...

Budgets, operational expenses, salaries, taxes, and all other costs have to be documented, calculated, and analyzed   Sometimes, global mobility specialists and their executive leaders pay a lot of, and admittedly needed, attention to external threats that they neglect the internal corrosion happening in their midst. Crises...

Women perform highly in international assignments because of their strong interpersonal skills   The status and treatment of women in global mobility are undergoing a critical change. Many young millennial women want to be assigned to foreign posts; their number currently reach 71 percent. But only 20...

This ageless demographic is online everywhere Is global mobility -- the way people and companies are moving around the world for employment and business -- rendering labels or categorizations irrelevant?  All of us, Gen-Xers, millennials and even Baby Boomers, have become more mobile, thanks to technology...

About 71 percent of millennial women are eager to be assigned to foreign posts   The number of women who have been recruited for expatriate assignments have grown by almost 800 percent for the past 37 years. Women have come a long way indeed. Only three percent...

Would you believe more creative-driven offices are actually encouraging their staff to play video games to spur their artistic and design juices? The age-old practice of prohibiting employees from whacking virtual monsters or exploring the underworld in video games is turning on its head. Human...