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This highly interactive course will focus on the communication challenges facing the global mobility professional:

• Adapting your style to the audience and situation
• Influencing and persuading
• Handling difficult conversations and objectives

Not only will you be able to attend a one day workshop with one of Learnlight’s expert trainers, you will get a 12 month license to their digital blended content to help your learning transfer from the classroom and become a natural part of your work style.

Why you should attend

The Expat Academy is joining forces with Worldwide ERC for the first time to co-host this event to bring Global Mobility professionals together to learn and share knowledge. We will come armed with treats and prizes and you will leave happy and better connected to your Global Mobility peers in Europe.

Who should attend

Open to in-house Global Mobility professionals, free of charge. If you represent a service provider, contact James Holder for information on how you can get involved in this event.

What to expect

• Roundtable sessions, two of which are facilitated by Expat Academy, to share positive ideas of what works well for your organisation
• Feedback from peers to learn from their wider experiences and expertise
• Your recommendations and foresight for others
• Keynote address from a world-renowned performance guru
• Mix, mingle and chat during regular breaks and over lunch
• Networking drinks to bring the day to a close

What you will learn

• How to collaborate with your internal stakeholders and supply chain
• A new perspective of the full mobility lifecycle
• Future geographical hotspot predictions
• Global Mobility operating models of the future
• Tips and hints from a world-renowned performance guru

Why you should attend

The aim of the day is to work collaboratively with your peers to overcome the challenges keeping you awake and get answers to the burning questions causing you angst. As the day’s agenda is built around what the attendees want to cover, and is finalised just a week before the Huddle, the conversations are guaranteed to be of immediate benefit.

Who should attend

HR and In- house Global Mobility professionals.

What to expect

• a combination of small roundtable sessions to discuss current issues and presentations from technical experts
• feedback from other tables to learn from wider experiences and the expertise of technical experts
• corporate updates from members on their latest challenges and projects
• mix, mingle and chat during regular breaks & over lunch
• networking drinks bring the day to a close

What you will learn

To ensure what is discussed at this Huddle reflects the burning issues of the day, the agenda is only determined a week in advance, and will be posted here.

What our members have to say:

Why you should attend

The aim of the day is to work collaboratively with your peers to overcome the challenges keeping you awake and get answers to the burning questions causing you angst. As the day’s agenda is built around what the attendees want to cover, and is finalised just a week before the Huddle, the conversations are guaranteed to be of immediate benefit.

Who should attend

HR and in-house Global Mobility professionals.

What to expect

• a combination of small roundtable sessions to discuss current issues and presentations from technical experts
• feedback from other tables to learn from wider experiences and the expertise of technical experts
• corporate updates from members on their latest challenges and projects
• mix, mingle and chat during regular breaks & over lunch
• networking drinks bring the day to a close

What you will learn

To ensure what is discussed at this Huddle reflects the burning issues of the day, the agenda is only determined a week in advance, and will be posted here.

Why you should attend

The aim of the day is to work collaboratively with your peers to overcome the challenges keeping you awake and get answers to the burning questions causing you angst. As the day’s agenda is built around what the attendees want to cover, and is finalised just a week before the Huddle, the conversations are guaranteed to be of immediate benefit.

Who should attend

HR and in- house Global Mobility professionals.

What to expect

• a combination of small roundtable sessions to discuss current issues and presentations from technical experts
• feedback from other tables to learn from wider experiences and the expertise of technical experts
• corporate updates from members on their latest challenges and projects
• mix, mingle and chat during regular breaks & over lunch
• networking drinks bring the day to a close

What you will learn

To ensure what is discussed at this Huddle reflects the burning issues of the day, the agenda is only determined a week in advance, and will be posted here.

Why you should attend

The aim of the day is to work collaboratively with your peers to overcome the challenges keeping you awake and get answers to the burning questions causing you angst. As the day’s agenda is built around what the attendees want to cover, and is finalised just a week before the Huddle, the conversations are guaranteed to be of immediate benefit.

Who should attend

HR and in- house Global Mobility professionals.

What to expect

• a combination of small roundtable sessions to discuss current issues and presentations from technical experts
• feedback from other tables to learn from wider experiences and the expertise of technical experts
• corporate updates from members on their latest challenges and projects
• mix, mingle and chat during regular breaks & over lunch
• networking drinks bring the day to a close

What you will learn

To ensure what is discussed at this Huddle reflects the burning issues of the day, the agenda is only determined a week in advance, and will be posted here.

Why you should attend

The aim of the day is to get you thinking, enhance your specialist Global Mobility knowledge and aid your professional development.  You will end the day with improved knowledge to translate into your own world and put into practice when you get back to your office.

What to expect

• theatre-style seating with presentations from speakers
• mix, mingle and chat during regular breaks & over lunch
• networking drinks bring the day to a close

What you will learn

This section will be updated when the agenda has been finalised.

What our members have to say:

The aim of the Global Head Network is to facilitate shared learning, connect on current issues and provide the platform for thought leadership within the Global Mobility Industry.

Attendees submit agenda points and topics are categorised and circulated ahead of the meeting to ensure the facilitated discussion is as strategic as possible on the day.

Why you should attend

The aim of the day is to work collaboratively with your peers to overcome the challenges keeping you awake and get answers to the burning questions causing you angst. As the day’s agenda is built around what the attendees want to cover, and is finalised just a week before the Huddle, the conversations are guaranteed to be of immediate benefit.

Who should attend

Members of the Expat Academy Club 100 Network, i.e. Global Mobility professionals managing an expatriate population of fewer than 100 people

What to expect

• small roundtable sessions to discuss current issues
• feedback from other tables to learn from wider experiences
• corporate updates from members on their latest challenges and projects
• mix, mingle and chat during regular breaks & over lunch
• networking drinks bring the day to a close

What you will learn

To ensure what is discussed at this Huddle reflects the burning issues of the day, the agenda is only determined a week in advance, and will be posted here. For an idea of what was discussed at previous Huddles and the takeaways for attendees, read these posts.

What our members have to say:

10.00am                 Welcome, aims and objectives

10.30am                 Global Mobility operating models – Examine how HR & Global Mobility fit into an organisation

11.15am                  The role of the Global Mobility manager

12.30pm                 Lunch

1.00pm                   The sugar dip

1.30pm                   GM trends, predictions & priorities – What we are hearing from our corporate members

2.30pm                  Tea/coffee

2.45pm                  Building trust and adding value

3.45pm                   Wrap up

4.00pm                  Close

Why you should attend

The aim of the day is to work collaboratively with your peers to overcome the challenges keeping you awake and get answers to the burning questions causing you angst. As the day’s agenda is built around what the attendees want to cover, and is finalised just a week before the Huddle, the conversations are guaranteed to be of immediate benefit.

Who should attend

Members of the Expat Academy Symposium Network, i.e. Global Mobility professionals managing an expatriate population in excess of 100 people

What to expect

• small roundtable sessions to discuss current issues
• feedback from other tables to learn from wider experiences
• corporate updates from members on their latest challenges and projects
• mix, mingle and chat during regular breaks & over lunch
• networking drinks bring the day to a close

What you will learn

To ensure what is discussed at this Huddle reflects the burning issues of the day, the agenda is only determined a week in advance, and will be posted here. For an idea of what was discussed at previous Huddles and the takeaways for attendees, read these posts.

What our members have to say:

Why you should attend

The aim of the day is to get you thinking, enhance your specialist Global Mobility knowledge and aid your professional development.  You will end the day with improved knowledge to translate into your own world and put into practice when you get back to your office.

What to expect

• theatre-style seating with presentations from speakers
• mix, mingle and chat during regular breaks & over lunch
• networking drinks bring the day to a close

What you will learn

This section will be updated when the agenda has been finalised.

What our members have to say:

According to the Harvard Business Review, managers can spend up to 50% of their working week in meetings.  In the US, there are 25 million meetings per day at an estimated cost of $37 billion in lost productivity.  Of all the meetings that we attend, the most unproductive are the virtual meetings.  Connection issues, multitasking, distractions, and poor facilitation mean that the time we would have spent travelling to a face to face meeting would have been more efficient than attending the virtual conference.  How can we reclaim that time and boost meeting efficiency?  This session will give you the skills to improve your meeting skills, whether as a facilitator/chair or as a participant.

Delivered virtually in a 90-minute session, you will be able to practice the skills you learn during the session.  You will explore how to:

• Adjust your meeting skills for the virtual environment
• Increase engagement and ensure best use of the time
• Flex your communication style to your virtual audience

Why you should attend

The aim of the day is to work collaboratively with your peers to overcome the challenges keeping you awake and get answers to the burning questions causing you angst. As the day’s agenda is built around what the attendees want to cover, and is finalised just a week before the Huddle, the conversations are guaranteed to be of immediate benefit.

Who should attend

HR and in-house Global Mobility professionals.

What to expect

• a combination of small roundtable sessions to discuss current issues and presentations from technical experts
• feedback from other tables to learn from wider experiences and the expertise of technical experts
• corporate updates from members on their latest challenges and projects
• mix, mingle and chat during regular breaks & over lunch
• networking drinks bring the day to a close

What you will learn

To ensure what is discussed at this Huddle reflects the burning issues of the day, the agenda is only determined a week in advance, and will be posted here.

Who should attend

• been in a Global Mobility role for less than 12 months
• a non-Global Mobility specialist who wishes to broaden their Global Mobility knowledge

Why you should attend

The aim of the day is to demystify the Global Mobility world, explain the fundamentals of Global Mobility practice, and aid your professional development. You will end the day with a greater understanding of Global Mobility and have the confidence to put your newly-learnt knowledge in to practice as soon as you get back to your desk

What to expect

• split into small groups to share experiences and raise questions
• mix, mingle and chat during regular breaks and over lunch to grow your network
• course handbook to add notes to and take away for reference

What you will learn

• understand the jargon used by your Global Mobility colleagues and be able to explain information to assignees
• be aware of how organisations support their assignees and families whilst overseas
• how to spot any tax compliance issues and seek further professional advice as appropriate
• help the business to take proactive steps to minimise immigration challenges

What our members have to say:

Course Outline

Global mobility policy design and segmentation

A review of the typical drivers for international assignments and how these impact Global Mobility Policy Design and strategy.

Relocation policy

An introduction to the “typical” components of a relocation policy for globally mobile employees.

The home based approach

A re-cap on the traditional expatriate “balance sheet”, how to adapt this for your more junior “rising stars” and your VIPS.

Host packages

When to consider the Host approach, the pros the cons and understanding when it just won’t work.

Local plus

A review of the typical additional benefits organisations use to supplement Host packages in some locations.

STA and Commuter policies

What is common practice for those moving on a short term basis or requesting to commute between home and host locations.

Alternative policies

An opportunity to discuss emerging Global Mobility policies such as Regional, Self-initiated, localisation policies, split family, pioneer, STBV frameworks and more fluid policy models.

Case studies to apply key learning outcomes

What our attendees have to say:

Course Outline

This training session will give you an understanding of  the key cultural challenges of the cultures represented by your colleagues and clients, and will help you to develop intercultural skills to build more effective business relationships across cultural boundaries.

The course will delve into the following:

• Learn an effective model to identify cultural behaviour and values
• Understand the impact of culture on work behaviours
• Identify culturally appropriate responses
• Learn how to adapt your communication style to be culturally effective
• Examine how to bridge the cultural gap

This training session will be great for anyone who interacts directly with the internal Global Mobility team and in particular those who work in business development.

Course Outline

Tier 2 sponsorship compliance

We will guide you through the key aspects of preparing for a Home Office compliance visit using a case study to highlight common sponsor duty pitfalls.  Annabel Mace, Squire Patten Boggs

Tax

Working through three case studies to highlight the more complex issues arising in relation to tax, social security and reporting implications from both UK and European headquartered companies.  Zoe Cuthbert, BDO

AIRINC

With the use of case studies, AIRINC will look at spendable income, clarifying what it is and what it is not, look at it in the context of a balance sheet and give an overview of how home/host spendable income is calculated and the factors that impact it. They will cover COLA and provide guidance on how to articulate COLA changes to assignees. They will also cover location allowance and when it should be paid. Emily Stewart and Michael Joyce, AIRINC

Saying Goodbye

We will look at the employment law elements of ending expat relationships in the UK including a case study addressing both practical issues and documentary requirements.  Annabel Mace, Squire Patton Boggs

Course Outline

Introduction and objectives

• Diagnostic task: your strengths and weaknesses
• What makes a good presentation? And a good presenter?

Using your voice

• Activity: How do I sound?
• Intonation to maintain interest
• Pacing and pausing
• Activity: Practice exercises

Re-examining your use of English for presenting

• Signposting and linking
• Language for emphasis and impact
• Global English
• Activity: Practice exercises

Understanding your audience

• Identifying audience expectations and needs
• Clarifying your purpose and objective for the presentation
• Activity: Intercultural communication styles
• Direct and indirect, high and low context communications
• Attitudes to time and space, status and hierarchy
• Group vs. individual focus

Preparing your presentation

• Tailoring key messages for a specific audience
• Choosing your presentation structure, style and format
• Preparing and working with notes and slides

Delivering your presentation

• Effective opening and closing
• Using humour and anecdote
• Improving your ‘active’ listening skills
• Handling difficult questions from your audience
• Dealing with silence

Action Planning and final Q&A

Why you should attend

The aim of the day is to work collaboratively with your peers to overcome the challenges keeping you awake and get answers to the burning questions causing you angst. As the day’s agenda is built around what the attendees want to cover, and is finalised just a week before the Huddle, the conversations are guaranteed to be of immediate benefit.

Who should attend

In- house Global Mobility professionals.

What to expect

• a combination of small roundtable sessions to discuss current issues and presentations from technical experts
• feedback from other tables to learn from wider experiences and the expertise of technical experts
• corporate updates from members on their latest challenges and projects
• mix, mingle and chat during regular breaks & over lunch
• networking drinks bring the day to a close

What you will learn

To ensure what is discussed at this Huddle reflects the burning issues of the day, the agenda is only determined a week in advance, and will be posted here.

What our members have to say: