Many expats are presumed to be mature enough to fend for themselves. But maturity is one thing and not having emotional support is another. And yet, not many global mobility managers, recruiters, and other HR leaders see the problem coming their way. Neglect and oversight can...
The mere mention of artificial intelligence (AI) and automation makes global mobility managers and human resource leaders anxious. They fear that these latest innovations will replace them or make them redundant. One constant argument is that their own managers and executives, who write their checks,...
“Learning should never stop --- especially not in the digital age.” That quote, or ideas similar to it, is very popular these days, at a time of disruption when the most relevant knowledge and skills of the present are threatened with obsolescence by tomorrow. But...
One man’s paradise is another’s compromised one. One can say the same thing about working abroad. ECA International, a provider of international assignment management solutions, offers location allowances to encourage professionals to take “undesirable” international assignments, undesirable being a relative word, of course. Still, global...
Part 2 Developing the future of work can be an organizational challenge and is even harder when technologies, especially new ones, come into play. Daunting enough of a topic, this extensive Deloitte study comes in two parts, the first one being “The Who, What, Where of...
Business travel is strategic investment for companies, one study after another posits, including the Harvard Business Review survey of 587 executives and managers. Instead of seeing it as a drain on company resources, business travel has been increasingly seen as a strategic investment and a form...