Post by AXA

Everything is going well. The employee is skilled, motivated, ready to go. Then they arrive. And nothing looks like they'd imagined. Not the work, that, they can handle. It's the dinners alone. The partner who starts to disconnect. The kids who don't speak the language yet. Most international assignments don't fail on a professional level. But they can unravel in the first few weeks over things no one had prepared for. Ellen Hughes, Chief People Officer at AXA Health has sent employees to every corner of the world. And she's navigated these assignments from the inside herself. Her takeaway: human preparation isn't a bonus. It's the foundation. AXA Global Healthcare has published the second chapter of its World of Work series, focused on this often-overlooked phase: preparation. 👉 Real insights, field experience, actionable recommendations, link here: https://lnkd.in/eyjdAX87