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Repatriation: The Assignment Phase We Still Underestimate
Episode Description Repatriation is one of the most critical — and most overlooked — phases of Global Mobility. In this episode, Ben explores why repatriation so often becomes an “out-of-sight, out-of-mind” issue, how...
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What Global Mobility Teaches Us About How Organizations Really Work
Episode Description In this episode, Ben explores Global Mobility as a diagnostic lens for understanding how organizations actually function beneath the surface. Rather than focusing on policies or structures, the...
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Special Episode: Introducing the WAVE Impact Series USA
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In this special episode, Ben introduces the upcoming WAVE Impact Series in the United States — a new series of highly interactive workshop sessions designed specifically for senior in-house Global...
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Has Global Mobility Become a Negotiation Function?
Episode Description In this episode, Ben explores a question that increasingly reflects everyday Global Mobility practice: has Global Mobility quietly become a negotiation function? Rather than starting from a fixed...
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Why Employee Choice in Global Mobility Is More Complicated Than It Sounds
Episode DescriptionIn this episode, Ben explores why employee choice has become a central theme in Global Mobility — and why it is far more complex than it first appears. While increased choice can empower employees...
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What If Global Mobility Stopped Doing Its Job?
Episode Description In this episode, Ben uses a thought experiment to explore the often-invisible value of Global Mobility by imagining what would happen if the function quietly stopped doing its job. By focusing on...
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Who Really Benefits from International Assignments: Home vs. Host
Episode Description In this episode, Ben discusses an open-access research paper published in The International Journal of Human Resource Management that examines how international assignments create different types...
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If We Were Rebuilding a Global Mobility Function from Scratch
Episode Description In this episode, Ben uses a thought experiment to reflect on how a Global Mobility function might be designed if it were built from the ground up today. Rather than offering a prescriptive...
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Why Global Mobility Is So Hard to Explain and Why That Is a Problem
Episode Description In this episode, Ben explores why Global Mobility is often difficult to explain to senior stakeholders — and why this lack of clarity creates real challenges for the function. Drawing on a personal...
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There Is Never Enough Time — And That Is Exactly the Point
Episode Description In this episode, Ben makes a clear case for professional development in Global Mobility — not as a luxury or reward, but as an essential part of doing the job well. Acknowledging the constant...
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When Does Cultural Intelligence Really Help Expatriates?
Episode Description In this episode, Ben discusses a recent research paper published in The International Journal of Human Resource Management that examines when cultural intelligence actually supports expatriate...
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Why Being “Employee-Centric” Can Actually Backfire
Episode Description In this episode, Ben explores why being “employee-centric” in Global Mobility — while well-intentioned — can sometimes create unintended consequences. The episode challenges the assumption that...
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