The Working World

Vincent is an accomplished professional and business owner with a career spanning over twenty years in the field of talent mobility. Born and raised in Belgium, Vincent has lived through some of the milestones that his talent mobility philosophy is based upon. 

Son of a refugee, relocated 11 times, and visited 111 countries in the world, Vincent thrives to make the talent mobility community more knowledgeable, efficient, and inclusive. Prior to establishing Talent Mobility Search in 2014, Vincent worked in corporates (AirInc, SKM, Goldman Sachs) where he led successful functions and developed his love for talent identification and development. In 2021, Vincent also joined Talent Beyond Boundaries to drive their corporate outreach strategy. 

In this episode, Vincent discusses with Keryn and Jamie how the mobility landscape is looking right now and where and why it’s changing…for the better!

Ryan Ghisi is General Manager, Global People Programs at Xero, New Zealand.  He has worked closely with executive teams and boards at many large international organisations on strategy and initiatives that drive employee attraction, engagement, and retention. He has a passion for everything that impacts the employee experience, including recognition, wellness, culture, career and development, flexible working, remuneration and rewards, and leadership.

In this episode, Ryan provides us with some fascinating insights into Xero’s significant investment into its employee wellbeing initiatives which have supported their people, worldwide.

Kiri Stejko, CSO at Parents at Work has a background in People & Culture, Talent management, and acquisition and now works with HR and Business Leaders to maximise talent strategies - including family friendly culture initiatives.  

In addition to Kiri’s CSO role, Kiri is part of The Changing Places Group which is a People and Culture consultancy, founded in Australia and servicing clients globally.

In this episode, we hear how organisations need to acknowledge that everyone in the workplace is juggling external responsibilities (parenthood, carer, etc.) and managers need to open it up as a conversation.

Parents at Work have developed an Australian Certification to set a standard and provide an ongoing commitment to run a family friendly workplace, with an annual Action Plan required every year and a certification review bi-annually.    

Mark Bicocchi, the Senior Manager of Global Mobility at Hilton Worldwide, joins Jamie and Keryn to discuss the global impacts to the hospitality sector and the challenges that mobility practitioners are facing due to the pandemic. 

With more than 15 years of Global Mobility and Relocation experience, Mark discusses his perspectives regarding labor shortages in the hospitality sector, how roles have changed in mobility since the pandemic hit, and the importance of wellbeing and the initiatives Hilton Hotels have introduced to support their staff in 160 countries worldwide. 

In this episode, Mark also offers some insights into how they have overcome an average occupancy rate from 75% down to just 10%, hotel quarantine strategies, corporate tips for mobility practitioners, and the CleanStay initiative introduced by Hilton Worldwide to ensure their guests are staying in highly sanitised rooms.

Roger Baxter, the CEO of Minerals Council South Africa, joins Jamie and Keryn to discuss the mining industry’s focus on saving lives and saving livelihoods and their response to the challenges that COVID-19 has brought to the global economy.

With 27 years of high-level advocacy, economic and strategic experience in the mining sector, Roger brings a unique insight into zombie economies and thriving economies, the strategies that different countries are implementing to respond to the pandemic including vaccine rollouts, and the challenges that mobility professionals need to front to attract and retain overseas staff.

Lynn Lee, Global Talent Partner &  APAC Head of Talent Mobility at Mars, joins Jamie and Keryn to discuss some principles and fundamentals for managing talent remotely. 

With extensive experience in the Global Mobility space and passion for people, the future of work, culture, and strategy, Lynn offers a unique perspective on the challenges of talent management, remote work, recognition, and a culture of trust and accountability.

From London, Vivi Himmel joins Jamie and Keryn to discuss the evolution of corporate housing and the acceleration around the world. Vivi has lived and worked in 11 cities and her experience has given her a particular perspective about talent mobility which is strategically valuable for companies.

In this episode, Vivi also offers some insights into the balance between work from home (or anywhere) and office, the importance of human connection, and how important technology is for guest experience in the accommodation market.

Ben Cross joins us from GLOMO to discuss the impact of COVID on mobility, the global workforce, and the change in the relationship between employees and employers. 

Ben, who hosts the platform 'LOVE + RELO' and has interviewed hundreds of professionals in the global mobility industry, brings a unique insight into the challenges faced by business, especially regarding remote work and border closures.

Jess Lively joins Jamie and Keryn to discuss trusting your intuition and balancing remote working while traveling.

Jess has been working remotely long before COVID-19 forced the rest of us to embrace remote work! During COVID-19 Jess has travelled between 5 countries and provides a unique perspective throughout the pandemic. 

In this episode we discuss everything from managing staff remotely, understanding your limitations and how to look at time in a way that feels more natural and productive for you.

As countries around the world begin to roll-out the COVID-19 vaccine, we caught up with Dr Agnes Arnold-Forster, writer and historian of healthcare, medicine, work, and the emotions, to discuss what we can learn from previous pandemics and what a successful global vaccination program could mean for global work and business. 

Navigating the vaccine rollout and understanding how a vaccine could provide a pathway out of hard border restrictions is a complicated issue but one which we hope will reintroduce global mobility for business and personal travel.

Agnes also had some frightening predictions for the future of this global pandemic and the possibility of others.