How does one solve unconscious biases? In a recent day-long UX design hackathon hosted by HexHacks in New York, nearly a hundred people attempted to create solutions to solve this most perplexing dilemma. At no other time has this issue reared its ugly head than...
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...
In a study compiled by global insurer MetLife, “US Employee Benefits Trendy Study,” globally mobile employees are more than twice as likely as their non-expat peers to recommend their organization as a place to work. The survey had more than 5,000 respondents, all employers and...
Foreign talents, be forewarned. When a global mobility manager or company mentions culture fit as one of its corporate policies for hiring a candidate, run -- run as far away from the hiring company. In most instances, culture fit in the global hiring community would...
What does it feel like to be an intern at 30? Journalist Elizabeth Sergen painted a vivid picture of it for Fast Company -- and even better, she said it was the best move of her career. In the gig economy where the only thing...
How does understanding Western and Eastern cultures work in the corporate setting and global mobility? In an interview with HumanResources, Sara Cheng, CEO of Fuji Xerox Singapore, delved deeper by comparing the differences between the two cultures: “Asian culture is more command and control, top-down...
What if your expat hire got pregnant while on assignment? In her memoir, “Women’s Work: A Reckoning With Work and Home,” former foreign correspondent Megan K. Stack recounts the challenges she faced as a pregnant assignee. Fortunately, her husband was also a foreign talent who...
The traditional expatriate package is becoming more expensive for organizations to shoulder. Yet paying an assignee or an employee relocating to another country the local rates of their local counterparts might prove too much of an adjustment, and might even demoralize them. Global mobility managers...
Global mobility metrics should always be a major concern of global mobility managers. Come performance assessment time and department budget hearings, the company executives will always ask about the value that global mobility brings to the table. The issue may not just be a matter of...
Allyn Bailey, a talent acquisition transformation manager, offers a new diagram for talent acquisition that makes absolute sense: a talent acquisition infinity loop that conveys what the job is really about --- a relationship business, not merely a transactional one. Yes, more than creating a memorable...