Heroes In Tough Times The past six months have brought challenges for Global Mobility and GM Professionals. Many of them coordinated crisis responses that moved people around the world to safer locations. Flights, visas, accommodation, partners, children and pets – all the arrangements that are usually required for a few assignees suddenly needed for [...]
SunGard, a leading software and technology services company, has more than 17,000 employees and serves 25,000 customers in over 70 countries. We discussed SunGard's expansive approach to global mobility with Abigail Harris, Senior Director of International Mobility. Abigail's role evolved out of a growing need for effective and experienced senior management of the employee mobility [...]
Margaret McCartney is a celebrated pioneer of the Australian relocation industry. As the founder and CEO of Expat International, Margaret shares her extraordinary journey of 30 years in the relocation profession. How did you begin in this business? In 1983, I founded Expat International’s relocation services and in 1985 I introduced migration consultancy services. [...]
By Julie Yuen, Toll Transitions I recently attended the Worldwide Employee Relocation Council (ERC) Conference in Shanghai on March 19-20, which focused on Talent Mobility in APAC. Worldwide ERC is the recognised association on global mobility concentrating on the forces and changes that shape the movement of employees within and across borders. The conference attracted [...]
Leading Culturally Diverse Teams in Workplace