The Global Mobility Academy

Expat selection, The Global Mobility Workbook

The Global Mobility Academy offers a high-quality standard, one-year program designed for Global Mobility Professionals. It is customizable to the client and geared towards a corporate Global Mobility function. The Global Mobility Academy fosters our mission to bring the Human Touch back into Global Mobility and to build a Global Guild of Professionals irrespective of their roles as vendors or in-house professionals.

This is a ten-day in-house talent development program to train your GM Team on the processes of Global Mobility. We also teach soft skills to become a better Global Mobility Specialist or Manager. The format, length, and content are adaptable to the client. Each training day consists of four modules that could also be delivered as 40 x 90-Minute sessions.

Module 1: Grasping “Global Mobility”

Understand the History of Global Mobility
Link megatrends to Global Mobility
Understand the various definitions of Global Mobility
Define how an international assignment is linked to career development

Module 2: Building up the Global Mobility Framework

Understand the different framework components
Explain how compensation approaches differ
Be able to classify assignments beyond tax considerations
Understand Global Mobility data and be able to explain in lay terms to expats
Learn standard components of cost projections and how to plug in the data

Module 3: Initiating an Assignment

Understand the difference between advising and managing an assignment
Learn to develop a basic workflow checklist and work with it
Go through a standard process for an LTA
Understand the basics of immigration
Communicate the Four C’s (Compliance, Cost, Care, and Career)

Module 4: Writing the Assignment Agreement

Be able to draft an assignment agreement
Be able to review assignment letter templates
Understand how all legal components need to be clarified before drafting the agreement
Gain insight into interdependencies of legal areas
Go through a full assignment cycle from a Global Mobility perspective

Mid-Term Review with Leadership

Module 5: Enhancing the Expat Experience

Go through a full assignment cycle from an Expat perspective
Understand the selection and nomination of expats
Name health and safety issues
Develop metrics for success criteria
Deal with emergencies

Module 6: Organizing the digital, global team

Understand the impact of digitalization on how we work in Global Mobility
Define Roles and Responsibilities in the processes
Practice working with collaboration tools set up electronic assignment files
Learn which tools make sense for which program size
Recommend how to set up the Global Mobility Team

Module 7: Developing Your Global Competency

Be able to recognize your gaps in global competency
Understand basic intercultural dimensions and how they link to Global Mobility
Understand the basics of intercultural communication and how to become more effective in Global Mobility
Be able to develop an open attitude and basic etiquette and principles

Module 8: Collaborating with Vendors

Be able to explain when a framework agreement is needed
Conduct a vendor selection process based on good criteria
Understand how all participants in the process need to share the same information
Be able to define handover points to providers, lawyers, and specialists
Create a value-based service delivery

Finalize career coaching goals and a learning plan End of Year Review with Leadership

Module 9 and 10: 2-day-Workshop “The Future of Global Mobility” Managing Global Mobility Projects

Understand how to scope a project
Develop deliverables in an agile environment
Staying sane as a Global Mobility Manager
Business Models for Teams or Barcamp

Coaching and Consulting Clients

Learn more profound coaching and consulting techniques
Be able to analyze real-life Global Mobility cases and consult peers on how to progress.
Learn to build a deeper level of trust and handle difficult conversations
Conduct a full expat and spouse briefing

At the end of the 2-day-Workshop

Global Mobility Academy Certificates
Global Competency Assessment
Expatise Test (by request)

If you want to learn more about The Global Mobility Academy by Global People Transitions, please email angela@globalpeopletransitions.com or book a call via Calendly.