Part 1Anyone thinking of embarking on a career as an expat in their early 40s has concerns, a study found. For one thing, they may feel homesick and realize that it’s going to be hard to make meaningful friendships at their age and even harder...
US policy makers have long debated the role of immigration in the success of startups, but a working paper released by the United Nations and reported initially by Quartz, indicate the success of highly skilled immigrant workers in getting funding, winning patents and going public. Another...
Globalization has worked in Silicon Valley to the degree that it has been touted as the friendliest American place for expats. Many foreigners simply feel welcome here, because of the diversity of its startup founders and foreign employees. A RelocateMag report states how “global mobility is...
Did you hear about the Microsoft 4-day work week experiment in Japan? Many publications reported it as a roaring success, but no one seems to know if that remained an experiment. It turns out the second experiment will be conducted in winter, but who would...
Did you hear about the Microsoft 4-day work week experiment in Japan? Many publications reported it as a roaring success, but no one seems to know if that remained an experiment. It turns out the second experiment will be conducted in winter, but who would...
What’s wrong with this picture? Two foreigners: One partner or spouse is working, and the other is staying put at home, taking care of the children, if they have any. Who do you think would be able to adjust to their new environment faster? The...
Evacuating assignees during a crisis is a challenge that global mobility managers do have to prepare for. More important, they have to constantly do it, updating their plans, checking support systems and replacing them if they prove to be outdated. It would not be an...
Existential despair and/or emotional chaos. Those complex terms describe the debilitating reasons that are spurring tech workers in Silicon Valley, most of them millennials, to seek out psychiatric help. The New York Times’ thorough expose of the subject says that many of these tech workers...
As a global mobility manager, you will meet assignees who think their employment prospects are not bright. However, a look at the bigger picture shows that the United States as of today is experiencing a healthy job market, with the current unemployment rate at 3.6...
It can happen to any global mobility manager at any point in their career, especially if they are managing a significant number of direct reports or assignees. They get asked this question: “Would you be willing to sponsor or mentor this assignee?” Sometimes, an HR director...