If there’s one thing a global mobility professional doesn’t know yet, it’s that he is a superhero. At the drop of a hat, depending on what the situation calls for, he can be asked to translate a document, deal with difficult immigration lawyers, find candidates...
Good health means a productive, happy assignee whose performance contributes to the financial well-being of his company. A perpetually ill or physically weak assignee, however, can lead to non-performance on the job, frequent tardiness and absences, all of which siphon off valuable input and completed...
Your assignee may have been recruited from another state, and not another country. Still, there are important things you should remember once you start the process of actually relocating him from one region to another. These things go well beyond telling your assignee about the...
Experience and the ability to adapt in a changing international environment will easily trump the best of education if you want to advance your career as a global mobility professional. You’ve earned the title and position, and enjoyed the attendant perks. You’re the company’s go-to...
You’ve spent a huge portion of your professional life handling the affairs of your peers as a human resource manager. You also spend a lot of your downtime reading up on the latest Chinese expansion into Africa or the connectivity challenges that are facing the...
Homesickness is one of the challenges foreign assignees face upon relocation to their new workplace, and acceptance in a culturally diverse society is one of the best support systems that a global mobility professional can rely on to help provide a solution. An Asian, European, and...
Any relocation for work, whether its Silicon Valley or other cities, can be a major adjustment for anyone, local or foreigner. Pressure can intensify if the assignee brings his spouse and children with him. At first glance, it seems like an ideal solution: the assignee...
Reading about the weather and the different seasons that happen in a different country is one thing; dealing with them everyday is another. Fortunately, Silicon Valley has an agreeable weather that hovers between 50-degree and 80-degree Fahrenheit the whole year-round. Still, global mobility professionals would do...
Amusement and recreational parks are reinventing themselves to draw in even larger crowds. With a more enthusiastic customer base, employment is bound to increase. Innovation experts who have a gift in understanding what makes people happy will find that their talents are in demand in...
How do global mobility specialists deal with housing when it happens simultaneously? And when we talk about simultaneous here, we’re not talking 1 or 2 people but 100 to 200 people. It’s not a dare, mind you. For that number of assignees moving in, you’ll...