Adam Smith’s concept of division of labor has been the typical organizational structure in workforces for the longest time. The usual set-up is that managers provide feedback, promote, and organize their teams around what is commonly known as “jobs.” People organizers such as global mobility professionals...
Gallup’s latest annual Global Emotions Report found out that the second year of the pandemic was even a more difficult time than the first one. The Year 2021 offered a myriad of uncertainties across different sectors of society. It’s no surprise Gallup noted that the...
The Great Reshuffle was one of the most high-profile business phenomena organizations had encountered in the last decade. This event has startled many organizations to fill widening job gaps. They just struggled to satisfy the rapidly evolving demands of the local and global workforce. While a...
In recent years, a considerable number of Americans relocating elsewhere for job opportunities has been observed. Move.org shares that in its 2021 research, more than 7 million American workers opted to relocate locally for job purposes. While the Year 2021 yielded the lowest percentage of movers...
Previous workforce generations have significantly contributed to the Great Resignation. When COVID-19 hit the business realm, it led to several employees belonging to the Baby Boomer generation rethinking their priorities in the current circumstances. Workers who are already close to retirement have found the opportunity to...
It has been quite a few years for everyone: employers executing massive layoffs, businesses filing for bankruptcy, and countries closing borders to keep the pandemic at bay. These are just some of the global events since the pandemic started. Global mobility professionals would do well to...
Has the Great Resignation – or Great Reshuffle – ended? With around 4.5 million American workers quitting last March, it’s safe to say that this business phenomenon is still roaring to this day. The labor market’s knowledge of the recent rise of job vacancies must have...
Even years before the thrust to global digitization due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the thought of technology in replacing workers dauntedly exists throughout the minds of the global mobility workforce. According to Pew Research, experts have mixed views. On one hand, 48% of the respondents predicted...
As the world embraces technology in all aspects of life, global mobility and HR departments’ talent acquisition have gained new tools to leverage in the constantly changing business landscape. One of the more popular tools is social media. Social networking has revolutionized the whole recruitment process...
Companies are revisiting their commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and implementing a more humanistic approach in their workplace models, despite the threat of rising inflation, post-pandemic realities and the effects of the Ukraine dilemma. United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals has been one of the...