The holiday season tends to bring up a lot of existential issues and old wounds. We might be missing loved ones and we might feel a bit more low than usual. If you are about to embark on an international assignment or project you could also experience cultural adjustment. Acclimatizing to a new locale, new cultural norms and social practices, ever-changing pandemic rules, children with identity issues, an injury, or an elderly relative, who just fell a third time and needed to be hospitalized.  These challenges bring with them additional levels of stress and dealing with them every day inevitably results in mental exhaustion, especially if you cannot be there in person and have to support through WhatsApp calls. You […]

Marcel Szenessy is a transformational coach, author, and leadership strategist with over 30 years of experience helping high-performing professionals unlock their next level. He is the founder and managing director of SeminarPartner, a premium leadership development brand trusted by elite clients like PwC, Lufthansa, Volkswagen, DUKE Corporate Education, Forvis Mazars, IKEA, and the European Central Banks. His team delivers high-impact training in communication, negotiation, sales, and leadership. Marcel’s coaching clients are all already successful—but they come to him when something feels off. When the titles, the achievements, and the applause no longer fill the gap. When they’re ready to feel whole, on-purpose, and fully themselves again. That’s when the shift begins—when they drop the mask, own their voice, and stop […]

Janice Mueller is a global growth and transformation leader with more than twenty years of experience helping organizations turn strategy into action. She’s led multimillion-dollar portfolios, guided complex global integrations, and worked alongside C-suite executives to deliver measurable business impact. Janice began her career as a commercial attorney in South Africa before earning her MBA and transitioning into the technology sector in the late 1990s. Since then, she has held roles spanning market research, e-commerce development, marketing leadership, and global strategic transformation in both global technology Managed Services companies, such as NTT, and a content and technology provider, Thomson Reuters. Known for her practical and people-centered approach, Janice is passionate about making strategy tangible and aligning it with real business […]

Global Mobility (GM) education comes in different flavors, each serving a slightly different audience and purpose. Understanding these can help professionals, HR teams, and aspiring mobility specialists choose the right path—or simply appreciate the breadth of learning opportunities in the field. Academic Programs These are university‑level courses or continuing-education programs, often offering formal credit or certification. They focus on building a deep understanding of the legal, tax, social security, and strategic aspects of GM, frequently using a blend of theory and case studies. Examples: ZHAW CAS Global Mobility Management (Switzerland) – teaches Swiss/EU labour law, immigration, social security, and corporate compliance alongside practical assignment lifecycle cases. Taught in English, this course is suited for those who want recognized academic credentials. […]

An expatriate (“expat”) is an individual living and working in a country other than their country of citizenship, often temporarily and for work reasons. They are usually sent abroad by a multinational employer (profit or non-profit). Managers frequently criticise expats who take up expensive international assignments for “underperforming” in their host locations. But nobody knows why that is. We don’t have data to prove this. A study by Learnlight shows that four in ten international assignments are ” failures. ” Yet, the number of overseas projects continues to rise. Global companies are under considerable pressure to determine what makes a successful overseas assignment and understand why they often fail.  Why Is It Challenging to Measure Expatriate Performance?  Since the failure […]