Artificial intelligence dominated this year’s HR Tech conference, but beneath the excitement lies a striking contradiction: while most professionals are experimenting with AI tools, far fewer organizations are formally integrating them into their talent, mobility, or HR systems. For global mobility professionals—who manage cross-border assignments,...
As 2025 heads into its final stretch, global mobility leaders are preparing for a period of continued complexity, heightened expectations, and accelerating change. The forces shaping mobility next year—geopolitical instability, hybrid work experimentation, cost pressure, and rapid technology adoption—may not fade. Instead, they will intensify...
Global mobility professionals have long been responsible for ensuring smooth, compliant, and cost-efficient employee moves across borders. But as workforces become more distributed and international assignments more fluid, payroll—once considered “an HR or finance function”—is now deeply intertwined with mobility strategy. Timely payments, tax accuracy,...
In an era of borderless operations and high-velocity change, companies engaged in travel, relocation, and global mobility face a singular truth: transformation efforts will fall short if talent strategy is treated as an afterthought. Whether your organization is executing cross-border acquisitions, reshuffling regional hubs, or...
Global mobility specialists, picture this: your hire spent years mastering their job — compliance officer, assembly-line supervisor, technical writer, QA debugger, lighting tech. You know your tasks so well that you’ve joked, “A computer could do this.” Then one day, the boss confirms it. Automation...
Most companies still treat global mobility as logistics — a function to move people, process visas, and book flights. But as organizations face talent shortages, geopolitical volatility, and remote-work complexity, mobility is emerging as a strategic lever that drives business resilience and workforce agility. Yet according...
In an era where nations compete not only for trade and capital but also for people, employee relocation has become more than a human resources exercise. For U.S. companies, moving workers across state lines—or across borders—is increasingly strategic. Relocation now sits at the intersection of...
As economic uncertainty persists, companies are under pressure to stretch capital further while maintaining access to top talent. One underutilized lever is global mobility. By thoughtfully relocating or hiring across borders, organizations can reduce costs, tap into new labor markets, and safeguard financial resilience—all while...
In 2025, human resources leaders and global mobility managers face a common challenge: flat budgets colliding with rising expectations. Recent industry reviews indicate that six in ten HR leaders anticipate no increase—or even a decrease—in funding this year. At the same time, the cost of...
In mid-2025, a light-hearted “kiss cam” segment at a large public event became a trending topic for all the wrong reasons. Two senior leaders from a U.S. tech firm were filmed in an intimate embrace, and the footage quickly went viral. Within days, both had...