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Author Archives: Stephane Brahy

Stephane, director, Intercultural and Language Solutions, has trained, coached, and consulted with more than 10,000 Global 200 executives responsible for their companies’ transnational operations.

SHRM Speech on Emerging Markets

Yesterday, I had the opportunity to speak about managing talent in emerging markets at the SHRM 2012 Talent Management Conference & Exposition in Washington, D.C. I always enjoy sharing insights with industry colleagues and clients as well as exchanging perspectives on global trends. Combining effective relocation best practices with global talent management solutions continues to provide leading organizations with a competitive advantage in emerging market ventures.

MNCs and global HR professionals remain acutely interested in implementing best practice solutions to optimize ROI in emerging markets. They are more and more committed to reducing the number of policy exceptions often triggered by the intricacies [...] Read More

Let’s Discuss: Best Practices in Managing Moves to Emerging Markets

I am looking forward to leading and facilitating a client event entitled “Emerging Markets: Relocation & Talent Management Solutions for Success” with Ellyn Karetnick, a colleague from the Cartus Consulting Services team, on Tuesday, June 7 in London.

I am fortunate to frequently circumnavigate the world and have the chance to discuss global economic trends with executives from different countries, who often represent opposite vantage points. This session will give Ellyn and me an opportunity to bring to the surface and share global mobility and talent management insights with corporate attendees.

While the term “emerging markets” tends to be used loosely, the [...] Read More

How Culture Impacts the Success of International Mergers and Acquisitions – and the Top- and Bottom-Lines

At the end of June, I had the opportunity to speak at the Society for Human Resource Management’s Annual Conference and Exposition (SHRM 2010). My session was entitled “A Strategic International HR Blueprint for Successfully Integrating M&A.” The presentation featured proactive and reactive best practices to increase the likelihood of positive outcome. A summary of my comments is captured in the podcast interview, Essential Components for Successful Integration of International Mergers & Acquisitions.

Plenty of statistics point to why a successful cultural integration is critical to the company’s financial performance. As I noted in an article in the Journal of Organizational [...] Read More

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