- Maximizes development gains from expat assignments
- Increases the employee’s ability to quickly contribute in the new position
- Reduces the risk of failed expat placements
Service Elements
1. Pre-Planning Support
An optional home country meeting that may include work with assessment tools. Tailored to specific needs, topics cover: goal setting, career planning, cultivating helpful attitudes and realistic exploration of potential difficulties.
2. Executive Coaching
Coming at a key career inflection point, coaching helps the executive get up to speed quickly and make the most of the assignment.
3. Spouse/Partner Support
Options for using time abroad: career, voluntary opportunities, organizations to join, etc, and how to make these happen. Social realities of life abroad.
4. Cross-Cultural Effectiveness
Easing entry and doing business by helping with everything from local commercial customs to what things are called at the supermarket to alien concepts of real estate ownership.
5. Exploration and Enjoyment
How to find out about and take advantage of all the best that is London. Little-known gems. Great weekends. European travel. Special events. Eye-openers. The kinds of experiences you really don’t want your people to miss.
The win-win result:
A richer experience for the employee and a more satisfied, capable contributor for the organization -- both while abroad and into the future.
