14 Oct

Posted at 21:18h in Corporate Culture & Training, Corporate Housing, Global Mobility, Northern California, Return to Work, San Francisco, San Jose by [social_share]

Many of the largest tech firms in the San Francisco Bay Area have decided to have their employees work from home indefinitely due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Microsoft implemented a standard where most employees, whose roles don’t require them to be onsite, are working half...

09 Oct

Posted at 20:56h in Corporate Housing, Global Mobility, Northern California, Relocating, Work from Home, Work Life by [social_share]

Part 2 of 2 While the previous piece, “Drawing the Line Between Personal and Professional in Remote Work,” called for an analysis of this weighty issue, it has to be noted that many companies have already instituted remote work before the Covid-19 pandemic struck the business...

08 Sep

Posted at 02:29h in Corporate Culture & Training, Corporate Housing, Global Mobility, Housing Tips, Northern California, San Jose, Work from Home by [social_share]

The Covid-19 pandemic has drastically changed the business world, but what hasn’t changed is the importance of talent management. In fact, the pandemic has only amplified talent management’s contribution in countering the effects it has caused, especially with regard to a company’s workforce. What has changed,...

28 Aug

Posted at 01:14h in Corporate Culture & Training, Corporate Housing, COVID-19, Global Mobility, Northern California, Relocating by [social_share]

Human resource and global mobility managers are aware that more thought is required when hiring talents from another city or country, with family members and dependents in tow, especially in the current health crisis. So what are the steps that global mobility managers have to...

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...

24 Jun

Posted at 23:35h in Business Travel, Corporate Culture & Training, Corporate Housing, Furnished Apartment, Global Mobility, Housing Tips, Northern California, Renovating, Work Life by [social_share]

Some people in densely populated cities like New York and San Francisco think having a backup home with a backyard is the way to live these days. But then, not everyone can afford a second home. Yes, a small space can feel claustrophobic living in...

11 Jun

Posted at 00:17h in Business Travel, Corporate Culture & Training, Corporate Housing, Global Mobility, Job Prospects, Northern California, Steady Jobs, Work Life by [social_share]

Part 2 of 2 Global mobility is set for a rebound. There will be a new normal, and in some cases, the industry will find an improved, more efficient and better prepared normal, according to a Crown World Mobility report. Global mobility is said to be...