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Looking Back on the Top Sirva Blog Posts for 2024

Published: Thursday, January 9, 2025
Sirva Communications

Sirva provides insights and best practices throughout the year on a wide variety of topics that impact your mobility program and your relocating employees. Below we've compiled a list of our top blog posts and most popular content based on reader engagement and feedback. Here they are!

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Sirva Soundbites: The AI Advantage – Shaping Tomorrow’s Global Workforce with Microsoft

Artificial intelligence (AI) and discussions on how it's going to shape the global workforce have really increased over the past few years. Listen to our episode of Sirva Soundbites, The AI Advantage - Shaping Tomorrow's Global Workforce, with special guests from Microsoft to discuss the possible impacts and opportunities of AI within global talent mobility.  

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Webinar Real Estate Lawsuits
 

Webinar: Real Estate Lawsuits Updates – What You Need to Know for Your Relocation Program

Understanding the significant changes brought about by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) rulings is important for Mobility managers and organizations. Listen in to Sirva’s webinar — Real Estate Lawsuit Updates: What You Need To Know For Your Relocation Program — for an overview of the impact of ongoing lawsuits and how they impact relocation programs.

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Supporting Relocating Employees with the Home Buying Process

The home buying process can be overwhelming for relocating employees and supporting them requires careful planning and consideration. In this blog, we break the home buying process into manageable steps and provide valuable insights and tips to help your relocating employees navigate the process from preapproval to closing.

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Using Intercultural Assessments 

Using Intercultural Assessment and Training to Develop Talent

There are many benefits to integrating intercultural training and assessments into your overall talent management process. From continuous learning and development opportunities to advancing competencies necessary for success globally, your organization will have employees ready for international assignments. This blog shares best practices for creating a candidate pool that is ready for global opportunities.

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New Face of Mobility 

The New Face of Mobility – Adapting to Diverse and Evolving Talent Needs

With five generations of workers currently in the workforce, organizations are faced with a wide spectrum of evolving needs, ways of working, priorities, and expectations. Therefore, strategic workforce conversations are important. This blog post explores how you can balance your need to retain talent and develop skills, with the need to deliver business objectives and remain compliant.

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Roundtable Cost Optimization

Conversations With Mobility Leaders: Global Mobility Cost Optimization

Global Mobility is often viewed as a cost center, so it is critical to contribute to organizational cost optimization efforts. Mobility practitioners and HR managers need to focus on finding practical solutions that can have a significant impact on cost savings. Read our blog and paper for insights to advance your organization’s strategic cost optimization goals. 

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Greater Sustainability

Greater Sustainability Impact Via a Holistic Relocation Strategy

Taking a holistic view of sustainability and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) considerations in global mobility is top of mind for forward-thinking organizations. Read our guest blog post, written by our partners at ExpatRide, which highlights industry challenges and opportunities, focusing on the sustainable choices of employees on assignment.

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Duty of Care

How Duty of Care Can Help Support and Retain Talent

As the world of work continues to evolve, global mobility has experienced a substantial shift in its attention to duty of care, especially after the pandemic. Our blog post highlights the topics being discussed by Mobility and Human Resources experts, including why duty of care programs are important and how companies can enhance their programs.

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Striking the balance 

Striking the Balance: Part 1 – Elevating Employee Experience and Controlling Costs

Striking the Balance: Part 2 – Evolving Talent Mobility Needs and Approaches

Mobility and HR practitioners continue to walk the fine line between enhancing the mobility experience for employees and controlling costs. Read our two-part Striking the Balance blog series where we discuss trends in key areas, including employee well-being, regulatory changes, and technology adoption, and some of the strategies Mobility leaders are deploying.

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Future Proofing Mobility

Future-Proofing Talent: Global Mobility Strategies for China and Beyond

Sirva held a workshop with Global Mobility and HR professionals based in China to share new ideas and best practices to enhance mobility programs and develop strategies to optimize program cost, enhance employee experience, and achieve business and talent objectives. Read our blog post and paper to learn more.

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Understanding Mobility

Understanding Mobility Policy Trends and New Workforce Models

Many elements are impacting global mobility programs, including new workforce models, enhanced duty of care, and other disruptors that are causing mobility teams to consider policy changes. Read our blog post to learn more about global mobility trends, drivers impacting mobility programs, and how you can build a resilient mobility program and mitigate risk.

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Lump Sum 

When Is A Lump Sum Program Not Right For Your Mobility Program?

If you have considered a self-service Lump Sum Program for your employees, it may seem like a convenient option. But there are often circumstances beyond employees’ control that make a Managed Support Program more essential than ever before. Learn more about the advantages and disadvantages of Lump Sum Programs.

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Webinar Flexible Programs 

Webinar: Exploring Flexibility in Mobility Programs

Companies are increasingly exploring the adoption of flexible benefits within their corporate relocation programs as a strategic way to both serve business needs and enhance the mobility experience for employees. Read our blog and listen to our webinar replay to understand the process for building a well-suited flexible approach.

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Have a topic you were hoping to learn more about? How about an idea for a blog post, webinar, or survey? Let us know by reaching out to us at concierge@sirva.com about the topics you would like us to explore.

Also, check out the latest mobility trends and content in the Sirva Learning Center.

 

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