1 – Obtain Basic Training You have a wide selection of potential courses and it will be easy to get lost in the wide web of opportunities. I suggest first reading this post before selecting your education. I offer consultation sessions to future coaches, too. Also, If you are looking for coach supervision, please ask for a coaching session with me. You can work with me under the “Global Rockstars” program.  I would recommend any ICF-accredited courses, systemic approaches, holistic approaches such as the Vermeulen® method taught by Dr Eva Kinast (in German). Intercultural coaching courses are also provided by Prof. Dr. Kirsten Nazarkiewicz and Dr. Gesa Krämer. Both thought this through two decades ago conceptually and with academic rigor. […]

A Guest Post by Tekin Ahmadi When you hear ‘business software’, do you immediately think of expensive software for large companies? That’s not how it has to be. Tailored to the needs of small businesses, self-employed professionals and start-ups, business software can help you with your day-to-day office work and simplify your administration and accounting. Do you get annoyed all too often by errors in your accounting that you do with Excel? Do you always have to get the address data for correspondence from another tool? That doesn’t have to be the case: business software can support you in your day-to-day office work and make your administrative work more manageable. And without high costs. So you have more time for […]

Have you returned from your Christmas holiday full of new spirit and New Year’s resolutions and do you already feel a shift in energy as days are getting a bit longer and there is more sunlight. My plants outside thought it was spring already and I did not dare to tell them yet that winter is coming back. I remember the slight optimism of last January when I was hoping for a “back to normal” and only six weeks later the world was in turmoil again.  This year I made a change and started the New Year in South India at 30 degrees Celsius and with an amazing vacation that feels like a trip to paradise. And while it’s cold […]

A factor that is often underestimated in Global Mobility is the critical importance of developing global competency. As you probably understand already, the arena of Global Mobility is vast, and nobody will have all the answers for you. If you enjoy constant challenges and a day that never looks the same Global Mobility could be right for you. However, you also need to be very structured, focused, and analytical. For Global Mobility Lecturers like Angie Weinberger, it is a constant challenge to provide a curriculum that is based on the right career level and also deep enough. Most courses you will find about Global Mobility in your home country will assume the home approach and all the particular legal areas […]

In an era characterized by rapid globalization and technological advancements, the field of global mobility faces the dual challenge of adapting to Cascios’ BANI (Brittle, Anxious, Nonlinear, and Incomprehensible) world while maintaining a human-centered approach. For foreign local hires and permanent transfers into Switzerland, these challenges are even more pronounced, given the unique demographic, social, and cultural landscape of the country. This article delves into strategies for enhancing the global mobility experience, emphasizing the need to humanize the process and address the complexities of our interconnected world. 1 – Understanding the BANI World and Its Implications for Global Mobility “Brittle The perception of stability often masks underlying fragility. Countries or industries that rely heavily on a single resource or system […]