The march of the workplace toward inclusivity is making leaders more sensitive about certain behavior and words that can negatively impact a colleague and/or all those around them, regardless of the intention of the one doing them. After all, nobody wants to be accused of...
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...
“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...
What does repatriation feel like? Going back to one’s country of origin after years of being elsewhere is a bit like -- someone joked -- atmospheric re-entry. It’s never easy for anyone coming from thousands of miles. It feels like coming from outer space. Virtual assignments...
More than a decade ago, the book “A Purpose-Driven Life” captured the imagination and attention of the reading public. Authored by Rick Warren, it drove home the point that a life built toward achieving a personal vision through doable steps would ultimately be more productive,...
If anyone thinks the work culture of the United States and some parts of Southeast Asia are vastly different, think again: that gap is going to widen again. In a recent phone conversation between an American entrepreneur and his Asian contact, the latter instantly asked how...
Part 1 What is the future of work in technology? Usually, the question just points to the threat of automation but Deloitte, one of the largest accounting organizations and the largest professional services network in the world, probes deeper, breaking them down in three dimensions —...
Has anyone ever heard of a lonely expat? It seems almost counterintuitive to think someone would be lonely as an expatriate when reaching that level means one has had some measure of success and that going somewhere to replicate that success sounds like the most...