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Home is where the heart is: A Great Move


Where have all the good leaders gone?


I’ve spent the last 12 years researching human flourishing and employee engagement, seeking out and interviewing unsung heroes so we can rewrite the headlines, writes Dr Andy Cope, author of Leadership: the multiplier effect. Modern


leadership boils down to what I call the 3Rs – relationships, relationships and relationships. The humane way of getting staff to go the extra mile is to get them to want to. My Ph.D. shows leadership has a ‘multiplier effect’. I’ve


encountered a lot of people who are dazzlingly academic, but fail to shine on even a basic definition of leadership, like getting people to go above and beyond their job description. Emotionally, they have failed to engage or inspire. One of my happiness heroes is Tony Hsieh (pronounced ‘Shay’),


chief executive at an American company, Zappos. Tony elevated his company into the billion-dollar turnover category by making it a great place to work. Crucially, I believe Tony is doing it for the right reasons. He puts ‘happiness’ as the central tenet and something people


have to arrive at themselves. For example, call centre operators are trained and rewarded to take their time, be human, connect and make a difference. Then, after a 2-week induction, Tony offers new staff $2,000 to


leave. The alternative if you really want to work for the company is to stay and achieve results through being happy first. Tony understands people are already motivated when they


join his business and realises he has to stop what strips away their motivation. Humans have an inherent drive to do well. Get out of their way!


Leadership – the multiplier effect, co-authored by Dr Andy Cope, Jonathan Peach and Mike Martin, published by John Murray Learning and available on Amazon, RRP £12.99. Read the full article at relocateglobal.com


A Great Move: Surviving and Thriving in Your Expat Assignment sets about boosting understanding of what makes a good relocation practically and from an emotional, social and psychological perspective to create “home.” Speaking to Relocate at the summer launch hosted


by Santa Fe Relocation, author Katia Vlachos, a defence analyst, researcher and expat coach now living in Zurich, said. “International moves are an emotional journey and it’s so important to create the right conditions to thrive.” A Great Move encourages would-be assignees


and family members to clarify their personal and professional reasons for the move, and challenge their assumptions before committing to its success and thriving. Illustrating this point from her own experience as


an international assignee, partner and family member, Katia Vlachos shared the story of how she came to write the book. After a series of “really easy moves where I was pretty comfortable as a foreigner in these countries,” Katia said that it was a move to Vienna that hit her hardest. “Vienna was a shock to my system. I couldn’t feel


at home. Then I met Tina, who was also Greek and of the same generation. She fitted in and I found myself asking why couldn’t I be like that? This started to get me interested in how people make moves.” A Great Move is organised around five core


principles. These offer a sound framework and toolkit for weighing up the benefits and opportunities of every aspect of international moves and what will make the move “tick” for everyone involved to optimise their experience.


A Great Move: Surviving and Thriving in Your Expat Assignment, by Katia Vlacos is published by LID Publishing Ltd, and available online at agreatmovebook. com, Amazon and all good booksellers, RRP £12.99. Read the full article at relocateglobal.com.


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