For U.S. companies, corporate staff relocation is fast becoming a norm, and no longer an exception. The stakes are going high, though. Now there are even lump sum relocation packages which doesn’t sound so crazy. It’s considered a smart, strategic move for organizations. In one...
At the Data-Driven meetup last September 27, two visiting VCs from Silicon Valley, Jeff Chung of AME Cloud Ventures and Mike Dauber of Amplify Partners, intimated how the startup world is not getting enough experienced talent in the tech space, or at least not fast...
Organizations that can allocate the necessary resources and executive commitment to lay out global mobility strategies are ensuring their future. As the quality of talent is one of the major factors that can influence a company’s rise, stagnation, or demise, a program that relocates the cream...
One challenge for global mobility specialists is to keep their assignees always interested and active in their new homes. It can be easy in the beginning, because there are always new places to see and destinations to explore. Afterwards, the novelty can wear off, especially...
The Global Mobility Trends Survey 2016 says one out of 10 foreign assignees is a millennial. But these twentysomething to thirtysomething workforce talents see their global assignments through a different lens than their older bosses who took the trip (or several of them) decades ago....
It sounds cliche, but it’s true: Sunnyvale in Northern California does live up to its name, and it’s not just because of the temperate, sunny weather. Assignees, expatriates, and new relocators immediately feel welcome here because the overall atmosphere is bright and optimistic, which can...
If you want to excel as a global mobility specialist, then you must master global mobility economics. While recruitment is vital to our role and our industry, we get so bogged down on it that we tend to neglect -- or even -- forget that...
One factor that is critical to your success as a global mobility specialist is matching your assignee with the right city or neighborhood. This alignment comes automatically when you choose your recruits for your company. Skills and corporate experience are not the only things you...
One vital factor that can lead to the success of your assignee working on foreign soil is that his temporary housing accommodations must feel like a second home. It doesn’t matter if he relocated by himself, or brought his family with him. His current digs...
Text & Photo: Cathy Heyne An international relocation strategy is part of every international company’s arsenal for attracting the best talent. But global HR executives often struggle to manage their global mobility programs, because doing so successfully is a bit like juggling perhaps one-too-many balls: one...