International Relocation Specialist

In the article Global Mobile Talent—Retention on the Move, published in the August issue of MOBILITY, Silvia Molnar addresses not only the importance of nurturing globally experienced talent in an increasingly global economy but the issue of retaining this talent. Molnar, a client partner at MSI Mobility, begins the article stating that “talent has been declared scarce and, once acquired, increasingly difficult to keep engaged and retained.”

Molnar explains the dilemma: expatriate experience is a critical step in the development of a leader; however sending an individual abroad requires a significant long term investment and increases the risk of loss.

She then introduces six fundamentals of retention that can be used as a guide for increasing your return on talent investment. Molnar stresses investing time for clarification and planning in the beginning of the expatriation process will enable you to build relationships with your future leaders and will return greater dividends in the end. Read more..