August 2011 Edition of Mobility Magazine Online

Hi Everyone, If you are in the expat, global mobility and/or relocation industries, you may be interested in the August 2011 edition of Worldwide ERC®'s Mobility Magazine, which features the following:

Multicultural Mavens: Getting Savvy about Buyers and Business
By Anita Brienza, GMS

DOA: Death on Assignment
By Erin Fitzgerald

Moving Families to Asia? Caution: Think Schooling First
By Liz Perelstein

The Case for Cross-Cultural Training
By Brenda Bellon

Leveraging Effective Communications in Multiple-Culture Business Environments
By Lorelei Carobolante, GPHR, SCRP, SGMS

BRICs? So What? What Now?
By Gary Dittrich, GMS

Destination Profile: India
By Anne Dean, GMS, and Anita Krishnaswamy

Tackling the Issues of Hiring NRIs
By Aseem Juneja and Jennifer Kumar

Recruitment and Retention in India: Finding Snakes and Ladders in the Darkness
By Ranjini Manian

Smart (and Smarter) Communications
By Tabitha Parker

Happy reading! Andrea

July 2011 Edition of Mobility Magazine Online

Hi Everyone, If you are in the expat, global mobility and/or relocation industries, you may be interested in the July 2011 edition of Worldwide ERC®'s Mobility Magazine, which features the following:

Short Sales and Clawbacks and Lies, Oh My!
By Bruce Perlman, Sr., SCRP

How to Guarantee Inventory Elimination
By Jill Heineck, CRP

Functionality and Appeal Is the New Square Footage
By Jeneene Rydberg, Sherrie Witte, CRP, and David McMurtrie, CRP

Become a Mobility Enabler: the 12-Step Program Part 2
By Tom Bruhn, CRP

Reservations Required
By Eric Reed, CRP, GMS

Destination Profile: Latin America
By Anne Dean, GMS, and Rita Hernandez, CRP, GMS

Three Men Make a Tiger: the Mythology of Chinese Business Culture
By Erin Meyer and Elisabeth Shen

Passing the Baton: (Sudden) Succession Planning
By Anita Brienza, GMS

The Rise of Serviced Apartments in the United Kingdom
By Alison Hull

Temporary Housing: Five Ways to Take Out the Stress
By Amanda Cook

Happy reading! Andrea

April 2011 Edition of Mobility Magazine Online

Hi Everyone, If you are in the expat, global mobility and/or relocation industries, you may be interested in the April 2011 edition of the Worldwide ERC® Mobility Magazine, which features the following:

The Big Squeeze... After You Think You’ve Gotten It All: More Policy Savings
By Ellie Sullivan, SCRP, SGMS and Tim McCarney, GMS

Perfect Partners: Trusted Advisors and Educated Clients
By Anita Brienza, GMS

Demystifying Personal Finance for American Expatriates
By Andrew Fisher

Expats: the Pitfalls of Parting Company
By Nino Nelissen, SGMS

All for One and One for All: an Examination of Lump-sum Programs
By Marti Briney, CRP, SGMS

Destination Profile: Saudi Arabia
By Mohamad Hadbaoui and Duncan Lawson

Skill Set Switch: the Challenges and Changes in the Higher Education Relocation Market
By Helen McNeece, CMC, CRP and Jean Mann, GMS

Get on the Retention Train: Three Ways to Eliminate Complacency, Prove Competency (and Retain More Clients!)
By Jill Heineck, CRP

Happy reading! Andrea

Missed Some Great Expat Links on Twitter?

Hi Everyone, Here are some expat-related articles and links that I have tweeted about recently, that might interest you:

Expat Survey says it's the leisure time, not the money, that's better abroad
http://bit.ly/c0ZWTh

Top 10 Places for Women Expats
http://bit.ly/bVyQ5S

Loved new video promo for book by expat trailing man Alan Paul who reinvented himself in China
http://youtu.be/tAth-nW9L5U

Top International Women to Follow on Twitter
http://ht.ly/3hb9K

Why Should Expat Families Abroad Care About the Boarding School or College/University Visit?http://bit.ly/d1b00t

Ex-Career Expat Wives - Your thoughts?
http://wp.me/ptOFQ-mG

Expat study suggests that providing too much support may actually hinder workplace performance
http://bit.ly/crMypE

Got $500k to $1million to invest in the U.S. economy to fast track your U.S. citizenship?
http://ow.ly/2ZCjJ

Well-known author of expat books, Robin Pascoe, releases new repatriate "blogella"
http://t.co/55kLAqV

Article Writing: Interview with Expat Writing Coach Jo Parfitt
http://bit.ly/gtss5h

Want To Know Who's Speaking At The 2011 FIGT Conference?
http://www.figt.org/2011_Conference_Schedule

Moving to London, Geneva, Zurich, Hong Kong, Singapore or Dubai?
Check out http://www.lookseecity.com/ - they just won industry award

Expat Wives: Blog Post for You
http://bit.ly/fJ1xEl

British expat woman in Turkey raising funds to help train families still recovering from earthquake of 1999
http://bit.ly/hrMW4K

Expats: Online Magazine for Parents Raising Little Global Citizens
http://incultureparent.com/

Expat Issues: Cauldrons of Cultural Complexity, Deal-Breaking Weather, Fashion Faux-Pas
http://bit.ly/a7NcCN

Expat Women moving to the U.S.? Check out Girlfriend Circles to meet new friends in your area
http://bit.ly/hlwUbC

Funny: Expats Helping to Re-Write Chinglish Signs In Shanghai
http://bit.ly/fzG7BF

Expats: Looking For The 'Good Life' in France?
http://bit.ly/fesy7F
and WAIF (Women Alone in France)
http://bit.ly/gEl4qe

Expat Secrets: Great Week of Posts about Damaging Expat Behaviors from Expat Coach Marie Brice
http://ow.ly/3n8IF

Do expats really have a better life abroad?
http://bit.ly/hRneCK

Does abuse occur in expat communities?
http://bit.ly/gxdWtQ

Congrats to Winners: Expatriate Management and Mobility Awards
http://bit.ly/gU3362

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Andrea
Twitter handle: @andreaexpat

January Edition of Mobility Magazine Online

Hi Everyone, If you are in the expat, global mobility and/or relocation industries, you may be interested in the January 2011 edition of the Worldwide ERC® Mobility Magazine, which features the following:

2011 Worldwide ERC® President Susan Schneider, SCRP, GMS
By Frank Mauck

Relocation Training 2011 and Beyond
By Nancy Harmann, ABRM, ABR, CRP, CRS, GMS, GRI, PMN, SRES, WRS, and Ryan Carrell, CRP

Andrea's note: Are there any training qualifications that Nancy does not have? ;-)

The Power of Virtual Teams
By Charlene Solomon

Destination Profile: The United Kingdom
By Anne Dean, GMS, and Julian Grose-Hodge, GMS

2010 Worldwide ERC® Global Thought Leaders

Relocation Integration: Primary Component to Any People Strategy
By Jill Heineck, CRP

Hey, Where is My Replacement?
By Daniel T. Bloom, SPHR, SSBB, SCRP

The Price of Inaccuracy: Eight Ways for Improving International Payroll Compliance
By Tim McCarney, GMS

Lessons Learned
By Jennifer Rosene

Happy reading!  Andrea