The countless articles about people moving out of San Francisco always leave something out: those who move into the city. In a 2019-2020 report by the California Department of Finance (CDOF), the state’s population increased by over 20,000 people. San Francisco ranks 12th in the...
It wasn’t so long ago when going to work was also work in itself. One dresses up and takes the car or mass transit to report to work, but nowadays, people may not notice that they’re not that in a hurry anymore, at least in...
A few months ago, the buzzword was work from home, if not remote work. Today, it's a distributed workforce model -- or a blended work model. While everyone is not on board with this approach since COVID-19 still poses a serious threat, some are willing to...
Travel humorist Bill Bryson once said that Americans crave space more than anyone else in the world, so the question now is how do you feel about returning to the office and being arm’s length with your colleagues for eight hours in a day? It’s a...
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...
With vaccinations happening all around the country, how does Google and other tech companies see their employees coming back to work? CEO Sundar Pichai may have it all figured out. Google had plans to bring back employees in July 2021 but Pichai extended work-from-home privileges to...
What adjustments will global mobility managers and human resources professionals need for 2021 as COVID-19 still rages on? Undergoing Crisis Communications Training is a good fresh start that a company can do for their recruiting teams. Established PR agencies provide this holistic training to the top...
The year 2020 saw many closed offices, reduced workforces and -- to address what many have not fully grasped -- the volume of workers leaving major cities for more affordable suburban areas. Will the global mobility industry fully bounce back from the pandemic soon? Industry...
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...
Months have passed since the onset of the Covid-19 outbreak. Currently, many companies arrived at the consensus that remote work is key to business continuity. But is the remote workforce model as easy as having teams on board with the drastic shift? Many global mobility and...