Globalization can generally be positive for the global mobility sector and its managers and professionals. Company expansion into new markets and the strengthening of intercultural relationships between countries and their communities serve to lower previously existing barriers while promoting trust and cooperation. Along with the mutual...
Some call it permanent transfer. Others call it expatriate localization. For decades, expatriates have been around to expand the reach of their companies. However, a “permanent transfer” is radically different from the traditional expatriate assignment which usually lasts for three to five years. Younger assignees...
Where else can global mobility managers nurture a talent pool of local and foreign potential hires than in schools? Despite the more restrictive laws posed by the current government administration for foreign students, one that would facilitate a quick transition from student status to one...
Mention the words “data breach,” ransomware,” and “cyber attack,” and the first industries that come to most people’s minds are the banking/finance, tech, ecommerce, and retail industries. Real estate and property development rarely come a close second or third. Perhaps it’s because many still associate...
Depression impacts more than 16 million Americans every year, according to Mental Health America. It removes their passion and excitement for life, remove their sense of purpose, strain their relationships, and lessen their productivity and income-generating activities. Yet not many of those who are afflicted...
Until very recently, the liberal arts and humanities courses were perceived by many employers, students, and career professionals alike as something out of an art gallery or an expensive piece of decoration in the living room: prestigious-sounding, definitely highbrow, possibly elitist and hence valuable in...
Is the idea of managing a pipeline of talent wearing thin? Talent pipelines consist of healthy and abundant pools of the best people who can be sourced, nurtured, and deployed to meet real-time demands. But the thinking nowadays veers toward harnessing talent strategies and structures to...
Describing where San Francisco and Silicon Valley are based on location (a region in the southern San Francisco Bay Area of Northern California, referring to the San Clara Valley) is to simplify things, but many of those who work at Google (38 miles away from...
Expats can never really go back home. Those who do go home take a while to adjust. But in most cases, an expat will do anything to stay, especially if he has experienced life in Northern California. What happens is that even before their contract...
When is the best time to terminate an expat assignment? It’s not always an easy decision but expats know they always have a contract with an expiration date stamped on it. The contract can be extended but organizations need to have a policy in place...