b'GLOBAL MOBILITYMANAGING GLOBETROTTINGBy Matthew BradfordEXPATS The modern-day challenges of keepingjet-setting professionals on the moveC all them the nomads, jet-settersAccommodating this urge to travel canmake it tougher to move these long-term or digital pilgrimswithinalso keep an organizations more nomadicexpats at the speed (and ease) to which every major organization areemployees from jumping ship. Accordingthey were earlier accustomed.individuals who thrive onto a recent Deloitte Human Capital moving from one assignment toTrends survey, 50 per cent of respondentsMany governments are choosing a the next. They are the wanderlust talentfeel it is easier to find a role outsidemuch more protectionist stance and thats who itch for global experiences and theytheir own company than within. This,making it more complex and onerous to are unlikely to remain with a company forsays Anderson, is further indication thatmove individuals from location to loca-long if it means staying put. And theyreemployers can use mobility as a means totion, especially if they are changing roles growing in number. find new roles and experiences for its morebetween destinations, explains Kay Kutt, restless talent. Theres a real opportunitymanaging director, Relocation Services, The people in todays workforce have a moreAsia, Asian Tigers Mobility. You have global mindset than the ones weve seen infor companies to look at their mobilitycountries like Canada that are still quite the past, especially employees in the youngerfunction and fine-tune it in a way thatopen, but there are many more that are generations who are more open to doingbetter supports and manages these mobilemaking it harder for employers to get back-to-back assignments for both personalemployees. Thats a huge talent strategyassignees to where they want to go and and professional gain, says Neil Anderson,which can position an organization as anlocalize them effectively when they arrive. Business Aligned Mobility, Deloitte. employer of choice, he notes. That can make it difficult to manage one Engaging globetrotting expats is vital in theAccommodating todays globetrottingassignment, let alone multiple ones.war for talent. Employers who can keepexpats is easier said than done. AlthoughKutt is no stranger to the allure of travel, their jet-setting professionals on the movethe concept of the nomadic professionalhaving crossed borders and changed and support them along their journeyhas existed for decades, and appears to beaddresses many times herself throughout stand to foster teams with worldly skills,on the rise, todays immigration restric- her career. She admits it is a much insights and experiences.tions, tax laws and cultural disparitiesdifferent landscape for nomadic employees 30PERSPECTIVES Fall 2019'