“Experience is, for me, the highest authority. The touchstone of validity is my own experience. No other person’s ideas and none of my ideas are as authoritative as my experience. It is to experience that I must return again and again, to discover a closer approximation to truth as it is in the process of becoming me.” – Carl R. Rogers, On Becoming a Person, 1954 1 – Talk about “Problems” to Find a Solution When I was a teenager, we had set meal times and would sit at a table together at least twice a day. Our Sunday family brunch often led to a conversation about a “problem.” My dad was studying to be a Carl Rogers client-centered therapist […]

Rapid changes influence the traditional workforce in digital market trends, technology advancements, and connectivity. New attitudes toward work and careers evolve from the connected workforce generation. Disruptive technology already affects long-standing business models and established companies in all business areas. “Disruptive technology,” coined by Harvard Business School professor Clayton Christensen in 1995, is defined as “ when a new business model attracts an under-serviced market or revenue stream and grows until it supplants incumbent competitors. Technologies are not in themselves disruptive, but their application in a new business model can be” (Christensen subsequently refers to the same concept as “disruptive innovation”). Have you recently faced increased pressure to adapt the way you work to the new digital market trends and […]

I went to the ballet. They showed Nutcracker and Mouseking. If you know the story of the Nutcracker, you can relate to his feeling. He is a prince trapped in a wooden statue. Maybe you feel more like “Aschenbroedel”?  A princess trapped in a grey suit who sorts out the beans or the dollars on a spreadsheet. You are well-travelled and fascinated by travelling outside the shores of your country. You are presumed to have the same bubbly experience as an expat sent on an international assignment to another country.  You thought your experience would be like your adventure on your previous vacation trips. Your first day in the foreign land was laden with much exuberance and effervescence. But you […]

Virginia Stormtrooper was about to face her ultimate challenge in a galaxy not so far away, where talent roams interstellar borders and organizations navigate the complexities of planetary global mobility. After years of breaking free from the rigid Empire to chart a new course as a Global Mobility Manager, she mastered navigating complex regulations, forging intergalactic connections, and designing a seamless Expat Experience Design strategy.  But one thing remained unresolved: a partner to guide her in the next chapter. During a routine Yoda lecture from the Jedi Council about “Branding the Global Mobility Profession” aboard the Rebel Alliance Cruiser, Virginia received a curious message: “Proposal Enclosed – Unlock for Galactic Mobility Synergy.” Virginia’s first instinct was scepticism — a leftover […]

I had a chance to interview Katerina Fagetti, Global Mobility Leader at LGT, on the #RedCouchTalk and would like to share the interview with you. Katerina Fagetti is an experienced #GlobalMobilityManager her journey took her through different industries and various countries and she ended up working as a “one-woman-show”. As a graduate of the #MasterCourse in HR Global Mobility at Erasmus University, Rotterdam (fully remote course), we delve into education and how you can best learn to become a Global Mobility Manager. We conclude that the 70:20:10 model applies here: 1) Learn about the cases by doing and supporting them in-house first. (A Big Four or HR background can be helpful.) 2) Build and maintain a professional network in the […]