Having just returned from our annual family skiing trip, I find myself once again struck by a paradox: six hours a day on the slopes leaves your legs aching and your lungs burning, yet you come back to the office not depleted but genuinely recharged. The physical exhaustion is real, but the cognitive renewal is […]
Latest Research: Effective Personality Traits of Expats
One of the traditional and still common purposes of expatriation is managing a foreign subsidiary, hence, traditional expatriate roles are to be found in senior executive levels and senior management teams. Given the responsibilities attached to these positions, and the costs of expatriation for the organization, the importance of success for such international assignments can […]
Benefits of Telecommuting: Recent Research
When speaking of progressive workplace policies, telecommuting is definitely one to mention. The term ‘telecommuting’ refers to employees using modern technologies to work outside their office, let it be their home or any other location, either regularly or from time to time. As described in one of my earlier blog posts, telecommuting is a trend […]