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If We Were Rebuilding a Global Mobility Function from Scratch
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In this episode, Ben uses a thought experiment to reflect on how a Global Mobility function might be designed if it were built fr…
2 months ago
Why Global Mobility Is So Hard to Explain and Why That Is a Problem
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In this episode, Ben explores why Global Mobility is often difficult to explain to senior stakeholders — and why this lack of cla…
2 months, 1 week ago
There Is Never Enough Time — And That Is Exactly the Point
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In this episode, Ben makes a clear case for professional development in Global Mobility — not as a luxury or reward, but as an es…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
When Does Cultural Intelligence Really Help Expatriates?
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In this episode, Ben discusses a recent research paper published in The International Journal of Human Resource Management that e…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Why Being “Employee-Centric” Can Actually Backfire
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In this episode, Ben explores why being “employee-centric” in Global Mobility — while well-intentioned — can sometimes create uni…
2 months, 4 weeks ago
Why “Strategic Global Mobility” Often Means Nothing
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In this episode, Ben unpacks why the term “Strategic Global Mobility” is used so frequently — and yet often explains very little …
3 months ago
How Global HR Norms Are Really Made — And Why That Matters for Global Mobility
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In this episode, Ben discusses a research paper by Tony Edwards and his co-authors that examines how global HR norms are created …
3 months, 1 week ago
Why Global Mobility Business Cases Rarely Convince the People Who Matter
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In this episode, Ben explores why Global Mobility business cases often struggle to resonate outside the function. Rather than arg…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
The Hidden Cost of Exceptions in Global Mobility
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In this episode, Benjamin Bader explores why exception culture quietly drains time, credibility, and value in Global Mobility — a…
3 months, 4 weeks ago
Why Learning in Global Mobility Rarely Sticks — and How to Change That
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In this episode, Ben explores why so much learning in Global Mobility fails to translate into changed practice. While knowledge a…
4 months ago