How can I prepare my employees to work in Europe, Latin America or the Pacific rim?

Will you be sending an employee overseas for an extended assignment or bringing an expatriate from another location? Are they prepared for the cultural differences? Are they prepared to stay the entire time period? Will their spouse and children be ready to make the adjustments on the way out and back?

The cost of an international relocation ranges between $1 and $2 million dollars. These staggering costs include loss of employee productivity, premature termination of assignments (30 percent) and loss of employees within 3 years of repatriation (50 percent). Approximately 70 percent of relocation turndowns are due to family issues. This is easy to understand when you realize that the majority of prime relocation candidates have a working spouse, two or more children and many are responsible for an elder relative. (Families in Global Transition)

These costs and the objective to grow (and not lose) talent by sending them abroad demands careful preparation, mentoring throughout the experience, and reintegration. Irrespective of the origin or destination, language, cultural awareness and other issues need to be treated individually, and must be targeted towards the family and not just the employee.

RidgeLight Consulting will help your people make a successful transition to their new assignment. Our consultants have lived the international experience and are experts in their respective fields. They take a holistic approach to dealing with the unique challenge of living an internationally mobile lifestyle. It is this approach that has a positive impact on the face of relocation.

If you would like to talk with us about how we can help your people successfully transition to their international assignments, click here and then call or send us an email.