Episode Description
In this episode, Benjamin Bader reflects on what 2025 revealed about global mobility. Rather than a year of major disruption, 2025 exposed accumulated pressure, rising expectations, and structural tensions within many global mobility functions. The episode offers a calm, strategic perspective on why global mobility teams feel stretched — and what this means looking ahead.

What This Episode Covers
• why 2025 appeared stable on the surface but revealed deeper strain underneath

• how rising expectations are colliding with constrained resources

• growing complexity without corresponding strategic clarity

• learning and capability gaps becoming more visible across global mobility roles

• the ongoing tension between operational delivery and strategic ambition

Key Insight
2025 was not a year in which global mobility failed. It was a year that exposed the limits of existing ways of working. Understanding this distinction is critical for moving from reaction to reflection — and from activity to impact.

Why This Matters
Taking time to reflect on what 2025 revealed helps global mobility leaders avoid simply working harder and instead focus on working differently. Evidence-based reflection and intentional learning are becoming necessities, not luxuries.

Host
Hosted by Benjamin Bader, Professor of International HRM and co-founder of MasteringGM®.

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