24 Nov

Posted at 16:54h in Corporate Culture & Training, Corporate Housing, Expat, Global Mobility, Northern California, Work from Home, Work Life by [social_share]

The coronavirus has put an unprecedented strain on executives and their staff, according to the latest CEO Benchmarking Report of The Predictive Index. It measures behavioral drives (Dominance, Extraversion, Patience and Formality) as well as cognitive ability. But the study also offers an opportunity and challenge...

29 Oct

Posted at 02:18h in Expat, Female Expats, Global Mobility, Immigration, Job Prospects, Northern California by [social_share]

With COVID-19 wrecking havoc worldwide, it won’t be surprising to see affluent countries dangle big research money and great job opportunities for scientists and medical professionals, especially the brightest ones in their fields of expertise. It remains to be seen, though, if immigration policies will...

14 Sep

Posted at 03:05h in Corporate Culture & Training, Corporate Housing, Expat, Global Mobility, Work Life by [social_share]

Global mobility managers face two challenges these days: solving different relocation cases that have risen and evaluating their mobility plans to improve employee experience in their companies. For them, it feels like putting out fire while building a new office at the same time. Following the...

23 Jul

Posted at 17:43h in Business Travel, Corporate Culture & Training, Expat, Global Mobility, Northern California by [social_share]

One of our blogs had discussed the importance of creating a culture of care for employees and assignees, especially during these troubled times. Despite the hundred-mile distance formed by work-from-home scenarios, they have to be able to feel and sense that the organization---and the global...

03 Jun

Posted at 00:53h in Business Travel, Corporate Culture & Training, Expat, Global Mobility, Immigration, Job Prospects, Recruitment, Relocating by [social_share]

Part 1 of 2 Imagine a new assignee, Mohit, moved to northern California and before he could even unpack, COVID-19 arrived to spoil his move. Worse, he signed a multi-year lease on his rental. Even if he moved alone, his loved ones would be stressed out...

20 May

Posted at 18:17h in Corporate Culture & Training, Diversity & Inclusion, Expat, Global Mobility by [social_share]

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...