It would be arguably safe to say that no hardworking, reliable employee wants a micromanager constantly peering over their shoulder. It shows, at the very least, a lack of trust and confidence in their abilities, their work ethic, and/or their capacity to deliver. Unfortunately, that kind...
A shift in work culture orchestrated by the global pandemic has wrought the need for a new role in the workplace: the chief remote officer. According to Liam Martin, author of “Running Remote: Master the Lessons from the World's Most Successful Remote-Work Pioneers” and co-organizer of...
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...
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...
Today, people have learned to live with a health crisis in our midst. While experts understand that we can never predict every change in the future, it should never be an excuse to slack off on efforts to be better prepared. Take for example the COVID-19...
The pandemic was undoubtedly the most disruptive event in the past decade. It halted businesses, closed borders, and created a massive delay in the global supply chain. However, things seem to be looking up. With vaccination rates going up, the travel and leisure industry has begun...
Is talent now too scarce for mobility professionals and HR representatives to find the right fit for a vacant position? With unemployment a recent issue due to the pandemic, it’s highly unlikely that talent scarcity is to blame for all this. A study by Harvard...
Business strategy and technology have become more increasingly intertwined for many years now, but what corporate executives are learning more than a year in the pandemic is how vital technology is to their businesses. Forty percent of CEOs even said that their technology leader or...
Managing corporate culture is going to be the most challenging part of the new work order, a PWC US Pulse Survey last August revealed. If executives are thrilled by the idea of a return to an in-person environment, but the employees have different views on...
Having the right people in place is vital for company growth. As more workers prefer to stay home, it’s essential for global mobility managers to conduct extensive research on how to go about managing talent in the current pandemic as well as how to spot...