FESTIVAL OF GLOBAL PEOPLE
Earlier this year Relocate Global celebrated International Women’s
Day and discussed how simple measures such as better communication and introducing flexible working to enable inclusivity and diversity, can really make a difference in organisations. Customers are diverse and so having a real diversity of thinking helps companies to flourish and innovate in a competitive and changing environment.
CREATING AN INCLUSIVE CULTURE On this theme, Teresa Boughey, author of Closing the Gap and CEO of Jungle HR, talked about how to achieve this vision using a model that everyone can apply within their organisation. When you understand how to take the right approach, you can
help people within your organisation to get started on this journey. Boughey opened the first day of the Festival with a keynote speech
on Creating an inclusive culture. It’s not about having one person trying to change the culture of an organisation, she said. “Inclusion is the role and responsibility of everyone at an organisation,” she explained. Boughey urged businesses to take stock of their current position and look at gender pay data, where talent is recruited from, and whether the selection panel is diverse. Companies are having to look a long way into the future as they
adjust their business models in the light of tech and AI, but they are also struggling with the current demands of their workforce. There may be four or five generations of people employed in an organisation at any one time. The workforce may be remote, in a variety of different countries and teams may communicate more by electronic means than face to face. How best can these different needs be met?
PEER-TO-PEER SUPPORT One emerging tool to support staff on their global assignment is peer-to-peer support – something that more companies are now looking at. Theresa
Hafner and Lindsay Lydon of InterNations Business Solutions talked about the importance of Peer-to-peer empowerment: a win- win for expats, partners and employers. Speaking from personal experience, Lydon explained how she had found the transition from being a working mother to becoming an expat living in Munich and supporting her husband’s career to be more difficult than she had anticipated. Running through the conference was a focus on education –
how to help and support families with school-age children. How to assist your clients or assignees in choosing the best school and how a bespoke approach is essential, as this can make the difference between a successful assignment and one that doesn’t work out for the relocating family. This becomes even more important when talent is short. Your best people may be reluctant to move if it is going to impact their children’s education.
UK BRANDS BUILDING OVERSEAS SCHOOLS Jitin Sethi, partner at global education practice, L.E.K. Consulting, gave a fascinating
insight into the huge growth and variety of school provision that is available to relocating families. In his speech, Growth Market –
2019 SPONSORS AKA
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ICON RELOCATION
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IKAN Relocation’s New Delhi office is at the forefront of the mobility and relocation industry in India. With two decades of experience in the industry, the company also has offices across the country and is positioned as an integrated mobility solutions provider.
BRIDGING BOUND ARIES INTERNATIONS BUSINESS SOLUTIONS InterNations Business Solutions provides personalized
solutions to global mobility and HR professionals to ensure successful foreign assignments and improved international talent retention. The company understands the challenges of relocation first-hand and offers expert advice in the field of global talent mobility.
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