When it comes to jobs and businesses, the COVID-19 lockdown is reportedly impacting women and ethnic minorities more than anyone else. It doesn’t help that minorities are also victims of discrimination. In April, Techcrunch reported that unemployment was up by 15.5% among women, 2.5% higher...
Some companies in the Bay Area are opening their businesses but with coronavirus cases still rising, employees are understandably wary of coming to work, along with global mobility managers and their recruiters. The risks of contracting the virus once they come back and in the...
Micromanagers and coronavirus don’t go well together, not when remote work and flexible office policies are the buzzwords these days. Even in San Jose, CA, where reporting for work was the norm before the pandemic, global mobility managers are offering remote positions. People wonder what...
In a NYTimes piece, “Are Companies More Productive in a Pandemic,” Chegg senior executive Nathan Schultz recounts how he thought productivity would plummet 15 to 20 percent when the company started working remotely in March. Initially, he corresponded with the team more judiciously but found...
There are public places to control and corporations to manage amid this coronavirus. As some US cities reopen, though, it has been reported that not many are heeding the warnings of the necessary precautions people need to take. Some owners of restaurants and bars (if...
The COVID-19 pandemic has clearly had an interesting effect on some Californians, especially for those who are quarantined at home or who at least have spent more time at home than outdoors. One could say, people are discovering how to do things they’ve never done...
California Corporate Housing hosts many guests from different countries and US cities who live like the locals and helps them adjust to the Silicon Valley way of life. Work may appear hectic inside offices but serene-like outdoors; nowadays that’s a blur. Ultimately, these guests leave...
Part 2 Are we all not noticing the blending of work and life? It used to be that employees only needed to devote 9-to-5 to their job, but with people working remotely and at home, is the blurring work and life -- and yes, even time...
(Part 1 of 2) Talent acquisition is going to see a radical transformation. If global mobility managers and their talents have been content to ride the waves, the search for talent and good skill sets in a pandemic world would be like building an ocean. New skills...
Value and its constant creation for our customers. That is the key differentiator that will enable some businesses to survive over others in our economically challenged times. Global mobility managers who are fighting to keep their departments and projects intact must remind themselves of this reality...