Greetings!

This note is just to stay in touch with you! Spring is in the air at long last and to celebrate, I thought I would "dress up" my e-mail and share some brief thoughts with you on the topic of "global effectiveness" and the role of cross-cultural training. When I was responsible for human capital strategies at Prudential Relocation I believed, passionately, in the need to develop a “global mindset” in today’s workforce. The human capital in our corporations is the element that, more often than not, separates us from our competition. We devote a great deal of our time to the challenges of recruiting, developing and retaining the very best people. That is the great strategic opportunity for HR professionals. The challenge is even greater when business is global. Training people to do business across cultures is a fundamental component of a global workforce strategy. Now that I have formed my own company, I am still passionate about global workforce development. In the short paragraphs that follow, I suggest an “extra” component to traditional cross- cultural training which will greatly improve the performance of expatriates and enhance the productivity and profitability of an international workforce. By the way, if you would like to forward this note to a colleague, please use the link below. As always, I welcome your feed back and look forward to staying in touch. Sincerely, Jack