Londoners Michael (48) and his husband Rob (35) received an offer to move to Hungary with Michael’s work, but they declined it due to a new law that discriminates against gay couples. They decide to move to Zurich, Switzerland instead. Michael enquires with his employer, a global bank, and they have a great role for him in the business development area. He feels safe at work in Zurich, and his career continues as if he had not left the country. He regularly gets promoted, and his salary increases steadily. He plans to retire in the UK, so he keeps his pension ties with the UK, and the bank offers him a long-term assignment contract to Switzerland with initially three years […]

I want to brief you all about the Global Competency Model and how it determines the growth of skills in international professionals. As I also describe in The Global Mobility Workbook (2019): “Global Competency is the ability to work effectively in a global, complex environment with a high level of stress, while achieving goals sustainably and in accordance with your own resources”. It combines knowledge, attitude, skills, reflected experiences, and body learning. What are these skills? A diverse set of abilities can help your global competency, from developing your language skills (learning a foreign language is excellent!) to effectively using digital media (Social Media platforms & video conferencing).  Skills like analytical thinking, problem-solving, and communication also help cement your Global […]

Guest Post by Oyindamola Adedokun, m Working for Angie Weinberger helped me a lot. I had just graduated from studying international relations at the university; I was frantically searching for a role that would give me some global experience. Coupled with that was a desperate desire to find someone who could mentor and guide me in an international setting. On one of those days, when I was surfing the internet to see what opportunity I could get, I came in contact with Angie on Instagram. Unknown to me, she is the managing director of Global People Transitions, GmbH, so I asked that she mentor me in the global mobility field. She graciously requested that I share my resume and informed […]