Cross Cultural Solutions for International Business | Business Resources Blog

Globalisation, the expansion of intercontinental trade, technological advances and the increase in the number of companies dealing on the international stage have brought about a dramatic change in the frequency, context and means by which people from different cultural backgrounds interact.Within companies there are many facets in which cultural differences manifest. Some key areas which [...]

Economy Takes Global Employee Relocations On a Bumpy Ride

Report by Brookfield Global Relocation Services Finds Some Industries, Including Oil and Gas and Telecommunications, Have Increased International Assignments While Others Are Sharply Cutting Back WOODRIDGE, Ill.–(Business Wire)– The ongoing economic downturn has forced many companies to dramatically scale back the number of employees they are relocating for international assignments, but has left other industries [...]

Expatriate Spouses – Top tips for finding a job

Satu Kreula, an executive coach working with professionals and executives with international employment, shares some ideas about how expatriate spouses and partners coming into the UK can prepare themselves for job-hunting in today’s very competitive employment market.
In the current economic climate, what is the best way to find work? Here are five things that expatriates [...]

Navigating Global Mobility | HRO Today

Deploying executives on foreign assignments is an emerging HR specialty—and one that many organizations consider outsourcing.
by Mark Lawson
Global business leaders who want talent to cross borders bound only by the laws of supply and demand tend to oppose government policies that restrict immigration by wrapping foreign workers in red tape. Not surprisingly, HR professionals also [...]

Integrating Remote Teams

Philippe Nitzer, of Farnham Castle International Briefing & Conference Centre, explores the issue of how to manage remote cross-cultural teams.
Within teams, managing clashes between personalities comes with the territory. However, when it comes to channelling the energy of a remote team made up of members from different cultural backgrounds, based in different locations around the [...]

Relocation services add value in current market

Using an experienced relocation agent when looking for rental properties in the current housing market will save companies significant time and money, according to one of the UK’s leading relocation specialists, Relocate UK.
With supply of rental property currently outweighing demand, the market is currently in favour of renters, presenting opportunities that astute relocation agents will [...]