Years ago, I was in China for a conference, and at the end of the day I was invited to dinner at a restaurant in Shanghai. My son was studying Chinese, and he and his friends had come down from Beijing to stay with a classmate’s father. I was to be the guest of the […] Continue reading… from Kiss, Bow, or Shake Hands: Does Culture Still Matter?
It is 11 p.m. in a city your assignee barely knows. Anxiety has set in and your HR team is unreachable. They are asking AI, and what comes back may sound convincing, but it’s completely wrong. When assignees arrive unprepared, it rarely shows up on day one. It is usually by month three when the […] Continue reading… from What are your assigneees searching at 11 p.m.?
If you’re a Global Mobility manager, has your job gotten bigger? Many employers are now tapping into Mobility’s expertise in compliance, tax implications, and duty of care to manage global business travel too. Some of you are thrilled. Others are staring at your already overflowing plate thinking, really? Nevertheless, it’s happening. So, what’s trending? Traveler wellbeing is front […] Continue reading… from Global Business Travel is Landing in Your Lap
For those of us at the Forum for Expatriate Management Americas Summit in Houston last week, it came as no surprise that AI was woven throughout the conference agenda. In fact, I have yet to attend a single conference this year where the topic did not come up. Are we tired of the subject yet? Traditionally, global […] Continue reading… from AI + Mobility = Serious Leverage
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In 2021 I hosted a panel exploring the expat experience. One of the female panelists shared something that has stayed with me ever since. Her family was on assignment in Nigeria when her husband received a transfer order to Portugal. She was pregnant. They had young children. The company approved the move. What nobody had […] Continue reading… from The Unspoken Duty of Care Gap
When Maya’s manager asked her to lead the company’s new Singapore office, her first reaction was excitement. Her second was pure panic. She was a single mother of two and had never even been to Asia. She had a million questions and no idea where to start. That night she did what many of us […] Continue reading… from Maya’s Journey—Uncertainty To Belonging
There’s a policy document sitting somewhere in your shared drive. It was probably last updated when a “global assignment” meant one thing: a high-potential employee, a generous package, and a two-to-three-year stint abroad. That world hasn’t gone away, but it’s no longer the whole story. Today’s relocations look a lot different. Short-term rotations. Project-based deployments. […] Continue reading… from Your Mobility Policy Was Built for a World That No Longer Exists
Preparation As a Strategy Most global mobility programs are incredibly good at moving people.You manage tax, immigration, policy, vendors, housing, timelines, and logistics with precision. The process is usually well built. The machine runs. But here’s the uncomfortable truth: moving someone and preparing someone are not the same thing. We assume that if the paperwork […] Continue reading… from Are they truly ready?
