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The Real Reason Some Global Mobility Teams Are Burning Out
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Global Mobility professionals often describe themselves as feeling permanently stretched. The common explanation is workload: too many cases, too many stakeholders, and too many competing demands....
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International Assignments Reveal Whether Organizations REALLY Trust Their People
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International assignments do more than move employees across borders. They reveal how organizations deal with uncertainty, control, vulnerability, and trust.
In this episode, Ben explores why...
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Why Your Best Employees Sometimes Fail Abroad
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Why do some highly successful employees suddenly struggle on international assignments?
In this episode, Ben explores why strong performance at home does not automatically translate into...
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The Hidden Politics Behind International Assignments
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International assignments are often presented as rational, merit-based, and strategic decisions. But beneath the surface, assignment decisions are frequently shaped by visibility, influence,...
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Repatriation: The Assignment Phase We Still Underestimate
Episode Description Repatriation is one of the most critical — and most overlooked — phases of Global Mobility. In this episode, Ben explores why repatriation so often becomes an “out-of-sight, out-of-mind” issue, how...
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What Global Mobility Teaches Us About How Organizations Really Work
Episode Description In this episode, Ben explores Global Mobility as a diagnostic lens for understanding how organizations actually function beneath the surface. Rather than focusing on policies or structures, the...
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Special Episode: Introducing the WAVE Impact Series USA
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In this special episode, Ben introduces the upcoming WAVE Impact Series in the United States — a new series of highly interactive workshop sessions designed specifically for senior in-house Global...
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Has Global Mobility Become a Negotiation Function?
Episode Description In this episode, Ben explores a question that increasingly reflects everyday Global Mobility practice: has Global Mobility quietly become a negotiation function? Rather than starting from a fixed...
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Why Employee Choice in Global Mobility Is More Complicated Than It Sounds
Episode DescriptionIn this episode, Ben explores why employee choice has become a central theme in Global Mobility — and why it is far more complex than it first appears. While increased choice can empower employees...
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What If Global Mobility Stopped Doing Its Job?
Episode Description In this episode, Ben uses a thought experiment to explore the often-invisible value of Global Mobility by imagining what would happen if the function quietly stopped doing its job. By focusing on...
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Who Really Benefits from International Assignments: Home vs. Host
Episode Description In this episode, Ben discusses an open-access research paper published in The International Journal of Human Resource Management that examines how international assignments create different types...
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If We Were Rebuilding a Global Mobility Function from Scratch
Episode Description In this episode, Ben uses a thought experiment to reflect on how a Global Mobility function might be designed if it were built from the ground up today. Rather than offering a prescriptive...
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