Going Global?

Many of EPI’s clients are multinational organizations or are going global. I recently had conversations with colleagues and clients who attended a national conference where many of the sessions focused on globalization, but didn’t present how Human Resources (HR) can be strategic through the organizational changes. As globalization becomes a key strategy for growth, organizations struggle to adopt practices that work globally. Global HR requires a much broader perspective and must deal with issues of international taxation; relocation and orientation; administrative services for expatriates; selection, training, and appraising local and international employees; and managing host-government relations across the globe. Given this scope, HR professionals must implement a cultural inclusion program to expand cultural knowledge, skills and abilities across the organization. EPI continues to partner with our clients as they go global and are developing customized programs, while leveraging technology to help HR global leaders create one organizational culture across the globe.