“Lifestyle Expats,” as I tend to call you, are an essential factor in today’s global landscape, and the evidence suggests that the phenomenon is on the rise. Despite a polarized worldview and political efforts to curb immigration while protecting local labor markets, highly-skilled professionals and subject matter experts are now able to access a global job market, particularly visible in “Expat Hubs” such as Amsterdam, Berlin, Dubai, Singapore, and Zurich (A to Z, there are more obviously…) Global Mobility Managers are increasingly involved in recruiting international talent. This makes a lot of sense when you consider that they have the knowledge and skills to address most of the challenges posed by hiring people from other countries. However, since we are […]

As a networker for most of the past 30 years, I have seen LinkedIn (and related platforms) go through ups and downs. While I did not like LinkedIn in the early days of my business, it became the best replacement for the business card collection and Rolodex I would have used in the past (and now I sound like my grandmother). While I don’t make phone calls anymore, and nobody seems to call anyone spontaneously these days, I noticed a shift in my excitement about being on LinkedIn. It was mainly an algorithm change, but most of the content no longer excites me. I want to determine whether we can build better relationships on LinkedIn than annoying salespeople or AI-driven […]