Hi Everyone, If you are in the expat, global mobility and/or relocation industries, you may be interested in the October edition of Worldwide ERC®'s Mobility Magazine, which features the following:
The Road Less Traveled: Employee Assignments in Emerging Economies
By Ali Kursun and Steven P. Nurney
International Assignments: Leader-Led Action Learning
By Ernest Gundling, Ph.D., and Terry Hogan
The Challenge of International Pensions
By Nino Nelissen, SGMS
Destination Profile: Denver, Colorado
By Jessica Petzel, GMS
Stress and Mental Health: Expatriates at Risk
By Sean D. Truman, Ph.D., LP, David A. Sharar, Ph.D., and John C. Pompe, Psy.D., LP, SPHR
Putting Down Roots: How Localization Can Help Reduce Expatriate Program Costs
By Julian Yates
Blue Cards and the Employer Sanctions Directive: ‘Desirable’ and ‘Undesirable’ Migrants to the EU
By Sophy King
In the Spotlight: Managing Foreign Employees at U.S. Client Sites
By Diana Bauerle and Lynden Melmed
Emerging Trends: ‘Best and Brightest’ Schemes Impact Recruitment and Immigration Compliance
By Glenn Faulk and Katherine Salem, GMS
Cultural Challenges of Working in Africa
By Geremie Sawadogo, Ph.D., GMS
Human Capital Development: Best Practices for a Winning Team
By Robert F. Burch, SCRP
Expatriate Parents: Localization With Children?
By Elizabeth Perelstein
The Realities of Global Relocation: The Business Value of Transition Assistance
By Lauren Herring, CRP, SGMS
L-1s: Destination Services Support Assignment Success
By Phillip A. Kosanovich, SCRP
A Day in the Life of a Household Goods Driver
By Eric Reed, CRP, GMS
Happy reading! Andrea
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Worldwide ERC's October 2011 Mobility Magazine
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
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
Thursday, July 7, 2011
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
Monday, June 6, 2011
June 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 June 2011 edition of the Worldwide ERC® Mobility Magazine, which features the following:
Current Trends in Business Immigration Compliance and Enforcement
By Brendan Ryan
Are Fingerprint Scanners in Our Immigration Compliance Future?
By Lynden D. Melmed
Working Together on the Immigration Puzzle
By Jasmine A. Majid and Rebecca K. Peters
Global Standpoints on Workplace Harassment
By Stephanie R. Schreck, SCRP, SGMS
Middle East Culture Redux
By Sean Dubberke
Destination Profile: Spain
By Ellen Harris, GMS and Rosa Escalona, CERP2
Risk and Relocation: How Consistency Can Drive Success During the Homesale
By Anne Bodin and Pam Milani, CRP
Become a Mobility Enabler: the 12-Step Program: Part 1
By Tom Bruhn, CRP
Prepping and Training for Mobility and the London Olympics
By Caroline Meszaros-Suard
Happy reading! Andrea
Monday, May 9, 2011
May 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 May 2011 edition of the Worldwide ERC® Mobility Magazine, which features the following:
Checking in on Mobility Services Procurement
By Frank Mauck
Managing Relocation Service Delivery Risk—Audit and Forget It!
By Jill Heineck, CRP
Delivering a Knock-out Mobility Services Partnership
By Tracey Gatlin, CRP
Adapt and Adjust—Managing Change in Employee Mobility
By Margie Dillon, CRP, GMS, PHR, and Kate Kelley-Dilts, SCERP, SCRP, SGMS
Managing Relocation in a Changing Corporate Environment: On-demand Information Required
By Joseph Morabito, SCRP
Property Management: Getting the Details Right
By James Conigliaro, CRP, GMS, and Ghadeer Hasan, CRP, GMS
(Not) Leaving Las Vegas
By Tim McCarney, GMS
Worldwide ERC® Regional Groups: Act Locally and Think Industry!
By Bill Mulholland, CRP, GMS
Advice for First-time Conference Attendees
By Chris Chalk, CRP, GMS
Happy reading! Andrea
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Worldwide ERC® EMEA Global Workforce Summit: Free Conference Registration for Corporate/HR Professionals
Hi Everyone, If you are a Corporate/Human Resources (HR) Professional who might be interested in attending the Worldwide ERC® EMEA Global Workforce Summit in Amsterdam, June 23-24, you are invited to sign up now, for free.
Just like they did for their Summit in Shanghai last month, the Worldwide ERC® is offering this opportunity to Corporate/HR Professionals, but just like Shanghai, the free spots are limited.
The offer is open to "all corporate HR professionals responsible for the talent management and global mobility of their company’s employees."
To learn more, please click here. Then, if you have further questions, please contact Vice President, Meetings and Member Alliances Cici Thompson at Meetings@WorldwideERC.org. Thank you.
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
March 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 March 2011 edition of the Worldwide ERC® Mobility Magazine, which features the following:
How Mobility Fits in the Talent Management Puzzle
By Jody Walstrom
Culture Clash China: a Corporate Conundrum
By Jenny Castelino
Linking Expatriate Assessment and Selection with Talent Management Strategies
By Brenda Bellon and Jennifer Rowe
Monday, February 14, 2011
February Edition of Mobility Magazine Online
Seeking a Clean Bill of Health— Legislative Developments for Mobility Professionals
By Glen Collins
Working in Latin America Today: a Diverse Landscape of Opportunity and Risk
Happy reading! Andrea
Monday, January 17, 2011
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
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
December 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 December edition of the Worldwide ERC® Mobility Magazine, which features the following:
Moving Into the Future
By Eric Read, CRP, GMS
Commoditized Services: Balance Between Quality and Cost
By Boris Populoh
Balancing Talent Mobility with Talent Productivity
Can You Afford International Assignment Success? A Business Case for Investment in Cultural Assessment and Training
Monday, November 8, 2010
November 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 November edition of the Worldwide ERC® Mobility Magazine, which is now online and features the following:
The Rise of Alternative Assignments
By Michael S. Cadden, MBA, GMS
Expecting the Unexpected: Knowing Who and How to Ask for Help
By Robert Quigley, M.D., D. PHIL
Protecting Critical Data in the Age of Global Mobility
By Matthew Dickerson, CRP, and Waqas Akkawi, CISM
A Texas Treasure—An Interview with Ebby Halliday
By Margie Dillon, CRP, GMS, PHR, and Deborah Dull, CRP, GMS
Qatar
By Anne Dean, GMS, and Dr. Mostafa Reda
Five Hard Lessons in Global Talent Management
By Ed Gaydos, PH.D.
The Challenges of Mobility in African Markets
By Brenda H. Fender, SCRP, GMS
Moving with A Flourish
By Wendy Kendall
Pets in Relocation—the Emotional Glue Holding a Family Together
By Walter M. Woolf, V.M.D.
Happy reading! Andrea
Monday, October 25, 2010
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:
Expats: Looking for a way to shop conveniently from any US website? Check out our new Sponsor: US Global Mail! http://bit.ly/cNHNu2
Number of expat executives set to grow in next 5 years...? http://bit.ly/9tTjwe
Clements Receives 2010 Communicator Award for Expat Youth Scholarship Website http://tinyurl.com/2aln3t6
Many Expatriates - Many Voices - a study by Prudential: http://wp.me/p12mbU-1N
Did you move between 2008-2010? Take Association's PCS survey to win 1 of 2 $50 gift cards. http://bit.ly/PCSsurvey
Expat Focus 2010 Survey - Can You Help? http://bit.ly/boJleS
Use Social Media To Make Your Overseas Move A Success http://bit.ly/bUTocT
Worldwide ERC's October edition of Mobility now online http://bit.ly/cCxqXK
UK and US Expats wanted for brain mapping experiment at university in Beijing http://bit.ly/aigzbG
Global Mobility Summit - Presentations from New York Conference now online http://bit.ly/9zdRMM
Thinking of becoming an expat? 6 things to consider http://bit.ly/do1NGr
Interview with Robin Pascoe on Expats Radio http://almerimarlife.com/a-broad-abroad
FAWCO registration open: Morocco conference March 2011: American Expat Women & FAWCO Club members invited: Get 30 Euro discount http://bit.ly/bh4wRi
Expats in Vietnam? 101 Reasons To Love Living In Hanoi http://bit.ly/c9VXCw
Congrats Expatica! 4000+ visitors at their expat fair in Amsterdam http://bit.ly/cZlgeQ
To follow me in 'real time' and keep up with even more great expat links on Twitter, please click here.
Thanks for your support! Andrea
Sunday, October 3, 2010
October Edition of Mobility Magazine Online
Hi Everyone, The October edition of the Worldwide ERC® Mobility Magazine is now online and features the following:
Architecture of Strategic Talent Management
By Dean Foster and Lauren Herring, CRP, SGMS
The Global Mobility and Talent Management Partnership Opportunity
By Scott Sullivan
Talent Management Strategy Discussions in Asia
By Christine Wilson
It Never Rains in Seattle
By Ronald Huiskamp, GMS, and Kari Hamilton
Lending Regulatory Changes and the Effect on Transferees and Your Mobility Policy
By Karen Gerba
It All Adds Up - Expatriate Compensation Collection and Considerations for Consistent Program Compliancy
By Chris Pardo, GMS
Israel - Milk, Honey, and Natural Gas
By Tsvi Kan-Tor, Amit Acco, and Adam Greenstein
Rethinking ROI
By Ellie Sullivan, SCRP, SGMS, and Tim McCarney, GMS
The Mobile Workforce: the New Rules of Engagement
By Kathy Sharo
An Overview of Expatriate Housing in China
By Alex Chua, GMS
China Mobility: Understanding the Places, Policies, Practices, and People for Successful Relocation
By Avrom Goldberg and Lorraine Jennings
Effective Virtual Communication and Team Meetings with Your Chinese Customers and Co-workers
By Sheida Hodge
Awakening Giant - India’s Burgeoning Workforce
By Charlene Solomon and Sean Dubberke
Africa: Land of Exhilarating Contrasts
By Gene Edgerton and Nancy Ruth
Uncovering the Universal Qualities of an Effective Manager
By Robert F. Burch, SCRP
Three Steps to Managing Culture Shock
By Margarita Gokun Silver
Strategic Planning—Back to Basics
By Michelle Sandlin, CRP
If you are in the expat, global mobility and/or relocation industries, happy reading! Andrea
Monday, September 6, 2010
September Edition of Mobility Magazine Online
Hi Everyone, The September edition of the Worldwide ERC® Mobility Magazine went online last week and features the following:
Divorce, Custody, and Employee Mobility
By Peggy Scott, GRI, CRP, GMS
Pre-decision—the 8,000-pound Gorilla in the Room
By Cullen Bunn
Corporate Housing Serves Families in Transition
By Amanda Cook
Families on the Move: Challenges and Opportunities
By Liz Perelstein
2010 Transfer Volume & Cost Survey
By Mariam Lamech
Beyond Chocolate, Gruyere Cheese, and Breathtaking Mountain Scenery: an Overview of Employee Mobility in Switzerland
By Anne-Claude Lambelet, SGMS
The Long and Short of It: Choosing the Best Relocation Program
By Julian Yates
When to Chat With Your Expats
By Virginia G. McMorrow
Group Moves: a Balancing Act for Employers and Employees
By Kathy Sharo
If you are in the expat, global mobility and/or relocation industries, happy reading! Andrea
Thursday, August 19, 2010
HR Professionals: Want To Attend This Year's Worldwide ERC Conference For Free?
Yes, good news from Peggy Smith, the new CEO of the Worldwide ERC®... If you are a government or corporate Human Resources Professional, Peggy is inviting you to attend this year's annual conference for free, as her invited guest. That is a saving of anywhere from US$1095 to US$1495, depending when you register and whether or not you are a member of the Worldwide ERC®.
Now, I do not know Peggy personally, but I have to commend her clever strategy. Conference organizers are always crying out for more HR 'decision-makers' to attend and vendors are always crying out for more decision-makers to attend. The upcoming Worldwide ERC® conference in Seattle, Washington, October 25-27, has more sponsors than ever... so one can only guess that Peggy is under some moderate pressure to attract HR decision-makers to match-make with the (likely many) attending service providers.
Need some justification to explain the ROI of attending to your boss? Well, I smiled to find that they have this covered too, in their Justification Toolkit! :-)
To me, Peggy's offer this year is a win-win-win. If you are a Corporate or Government HR Professional, why not take advantage of this offer? The zero registration fee reduces your organization's outlay, and you never know, in addition to networking with peers and learning about current trends... you might actually find some products/services that you would like to contract. A win-win-win: for you; the Worldwide ERC®; and for the service providers.
To everyone going to the conference, enjoy! Andrea
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
New Expat Mobility Magazine Edition Online
Hi Everyone, We got such a good response again last month from our inclusion of the most recent Worldwide ERC® Mobility Magazine articles that here are July's new feature stories as well. If you are in the expat, global mobility and/or relocation industries, enjoy!
Money Doesn’t Grow on Trees—or Does It? The ‘Greening’ of Relocation Management Companies
By Betsy Welch, CRP, GMS, and Janet Olkowski, SCRP, SGMS
Real Estate Agents Have a Responsibility to ‘Go Green’
By Molly Phillips, ABR, SRS, EcoBroker®, GREEN
Top 10 List: How Worldwide® ERC Members Mean to be Green
By Doug Weed, SCRP, SGMS
Brazil, the ‘B’ of the BRICs
By Jorge Morazzani and Débora Bigio
Panama
By Anne Dean, GMS, and Analisa Villalaz de Laffitte, GMS
Tangoing through the Argentine Immigration Process: Challenges and Tips for Success
By Christi Dominguez
Adding a Company to the GSA Schedule of Work
By Bill Mulholland, CRP, GMS
Putting Duty of Care on Your Organization’s Radar Screen
By Suzanne Garber
Survey Says: It’s Good to be Green
By Stephen McGarry, SCRP
Happy reading! Andrea
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
New Expat Mobility Magazine Edition Online
Hi Everyone, We got such a good response last month from our inclusion of the most recent Worldwide ERC® Mobility Magazine articles that we would like to share June's new feature stories as well. If you are in the expat, global mobility and/or relocation industries, enjoy! Andrea
The European Union: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know but Were Afraid to Ask
By Anne Dean, GMS
The Global Economy: Closer Than You Think
By Tom Wortham, CRP, GMS
The Basics of Split Payrolls for Expatriates: Splits and Shadows
By Amy Parrent, GMS, CBP, CCP
The Expatriate Experience in South Africa
By Michelle Colona and Danielle Turner
The New Worldwide ERC® Summary Appraisal Report
By Jan Hatfield-Goldman
Analyzing the Perfect Storm: the Present State of the Moving and Storage Industry
By Eric Reed, CRP, GMS
Afghanistan
By Ellen Harris, GMS, and Greg Forgrave
Israel - Where Cultures Collide
By Michele Bar-Pereg
Locating Suitable Housing in Amsterdam
By Ilona Eichler
Moving Abroad? Don’t Forget to Pack Your Brain
By Maureen Rabotin, GMS
Responding to Change in the Business World Through Industry-Specific Quality Standards
By Boris A. Populoh
Happy reading!
Monday, May 3, 2010
New Mobility Magazine Edition Online
Hi Everyone, It has been quite a while since we have given a shout-out to Worldwide ERC®'s Mobility Magazine - designed for professionals (or even those just curious) in the expat, global mobility and relocation industries.
However, their latest edition is now online, so now is a perfect time to click on some of their great articles below and take a read...
Culture and Communication 101
By Sean Dubberke
Crossroads in the Moving and Storage Industry
By Eric Reed, CRP, GMS
Risk Management for Our Times
By Patrick Moore
Security Impact on the Employee Mobility Industry
By Laura May Carmack
Navigating the Comparable Minefield
By Joseph Palumbo, SRA, and Alvin “Chip” Wagner III, SCRP, SRA
The First Steps in Educating Potential Transferees
By Pamela S. Dunleavy, CRP, and Stefanie R. Schreck, CRP, GMS
Regional Real Estate— Planning for the Year Ahead
By Mike Puckett, CRP, and Renee Carnes-Rook, CRP
How to Maintain Healthy Sleep Patterns: Issues of Civil Liability in Immigration Matters
By Ben Kranc
Managed Care Versus Agent Database: What Works in Relocation?
By Pam O’Connor, SCRP, and Sue Carey, SCRP, GMS
Benchmarking Relocation Policies: The Results Are in—Now What?
By Janet Olkowski, SCRP, GMS
Standing the Test of Time? Protecting REO and Short Sale Investments
By Lindsay Filby
Subpart A and SEVIS II: Will Your J-1 Program Sponsor Be Ready?
By Darra Klein
The Decade in Review: How Technology Has Improved the Mobility Process
By Matthew Dickerson, CRP
Technology and Global Mobility: The Future Is Today
By Michael S. Cadden, GMS
Repatriation— a Stranger at Home
By Rashel Meiworm
Safeguarding the Most Precious of Possessions During a Move: One’s Identity
By Glenn Maykish
Happy reading! Andrea
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Upcoming Worldwide ERC® Events
Hi Everyone, If you work in the mobility field, you might be interested in some of the upcoming Worldwide ERC® Events on offer...
Global Mobility Specialist (GMS™) Training
May 17-19, 2010
Orlando, Florida
National Relocation Conference
May 19-21, 2010
Orlando, Florida
Global Mobility Specialist (GMS™) Training
June 7-9, 2010
Frankfurt, Germany
Global Workforce Summit: Focus on Europe, Middle East & Africa
June 10-11, 2010
Frankfurt, Germany
Global Mobility Specialist (GMS™) Training
October 25-27, 2010
Seattle, Washington
National Relocation Conference
May 18-20, 2011
Las Vegas, Nevada
Global Workforce Symposium
October 12-14, 2011
Denver, Colorado
For more details, please visit the Worldwide ERC® website. Thanks.
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Global Workforce Symposium, Chicago, October 7-9
Hi Everyone, If you are in or around Chicago and have not already registered for Worldwide ERC's Global Workforce Symposium, their main sessions start Thursday morning, October 8, so it's not too late to change your mind...
