The Rise of the “Corporate Nomad” - Deepstash
How To Give And Receive Constructive Criticism

Learn more about remotework with this collection

Understanding the importance of constructive criticism

How to receive constructive criticism positively

How to use constructive criticism to improve performance

How To Give And Receive Constructive Criticism

Discover 110 similar ideas in

It takes just

15 mins to read

Corporate Nomads: Employees Working While Traveling Around The World

Corporate Nomads: Employees Working While Traveling Around The World

The rise of the corporate nomad will be inexorable in the wake of the pandemic. These are individuals who, while maintaining a full-time employment relationship with their organizations, will increasingly participate part-time in geographically dispersed initiatives and projects within their employer’s global network. The benefits are many. It gives individuals a sense of financial stability while also allowing them to be exposed to new people, new geographies, new cultures, new values, and new work projects without having to leave their current organization. 

19

223 reads

Retaining Top Talent

Retaining Top Talent

Fostering this type of global exposure and contribution will also become an increasingly important and effective way for organizations to retain and develop top talent. It can provide individuals and corporations alike with an extraordinary chance to reap the benefits of job enrichment and change, without requiring individuals to jump into the wrong place with the wrong fit, and without creating a situation where organizations must replace great employees who should never have been lost in the first place.

20

150 reads

The Appeal of Being a Corporate Nomad

The Appeal of Being a Corporate Nomad

While freelance relationships will likely continue to be an attractive option at the beginning and toward the end of our professional lives, stable employment relationships have important financial benefits from our early 30s to 50s, when we are struggling to pay our mortgages, the family’s education, and save for retirement or future financial independence.

18

131 reads

Psychological Capital

Psychological Capital

In addition to financial stability, emotional and social stability are extremely important assets for our well-being. Over the past two decades, a growing body of research has focused on the importance of positive psychological capital (PsyCap). This combination of self-efficacy, optimism, hope, and resilience is easier to develop when we are not alone. A rich network of colleagues, professional home and family, and a culture where we fit and belong become ever-more valuable assets in an increasingly challenging world.

19

90 reads

Stable Family Time

For those raising families in their 30s to 50s, giving their children a stable environment without frequent relocations will strongly contribute to their emotional and social health and development.

A stable community and network of local friends and relationships can help kids develop strong roots. In turn, your global perspective as a corporate nomad can help you expand your children’s vision, while your growing international network of virtual friends and relationships will help them open their wings for sporadic travels, exchanges, international friendship, and studying abroad.

18

76 reads

Switching Jobs Isn't Easy

Switching Jobs Isn't Easy

  • As we navigate the waves of the Great Resignation, switching jobs has become increasingly risky.
  • 72% of those who recently switched jobs have been frustrated, and almost half of these would consider trying to get their old jobs back.
  • Virtual interviews can limit our ability to get a good sense of a new job environment, while the Great Resignation is increasing employers’ pressure to paint unrealistically rosy pictures.
  • Corporate nomads can find exciting part-time challenges within their current organizations — lowering the risk of making a company move they may regret.  

18

76 reads

New Kind Of Exposure

New Kind Of Exposure

Being a corporate nomad allows you to be exposed to new people, new geographies, new cultures, new values, and new work projects that will foster your development through stretch assignments.

A rich stint as a corporate nomad can be an extraordinary training ground and networking platform if in the future you decide to embark on a new free agent stage.

18

69 reads

How to Become a Corporate Nomad: Clarify Your Purpose

How to Become a Corporate Nomad: Clarify Your Purpose

The rise of the corporate nomad will be inexorable, given the strong and growing benefits for individuals and organizations alike.

In the wake of the pandemic, and even more so in today’s delicate global geopolitical scenario, we increasingly crave meaning. Before even thinking about what new internal contributions and experiences you might want to apply for, get clear on your purpose. This Six C’s model can help you think through what you’re looking for, including what to look for in a new job if your corporate nomad visa is denied by your organization.

19

44 reads

Systematically Search for Potential Project Partners

Systematically Search for Potential Project Partners

Once you have clarified your purpose and come up with a series of attractive generic options (in terms of experience, learning, and contribution), you should systematically source for organizational units, functions, and geographies that could benefit from your potential contribution. Equally important, you should search for (and check references on) specific individuals you may want to partner with in your nomadic experience. You should take this as seriously as an actual job search, for which this article and its downloadable decision support tool may be of help.

20

31 reads

Pitch the Idea to Your Boss

Pitch the Idea to Your Boss

Once you have spotted an attractive opportunity with a significant chance for success, you should candidly and enthusiastically speak with your boss about the reasons why you would like to focus some of your time on your proposed initiative. In my experience, assuming your choice is a sensible one, most people will interpret your initiative as a very positive sign and strongly support it.

18

32 reads

Proactively Manage Your Life

Productivity in knowledge workers has a dramatic spread, as does happiness, and those at the top of both curves are masters at resisting technological invasion: They always plan their week ahead while blocking out time for important tasks; they avoid digital distractions and invasion, and they feel fully comfortable saying no when they have an alternative burning yes.

18

30 reads

What Organizations Need to Do: Shift To A Growth Mindset

What Organizations Need to Do: Shift To A Growth Mindset

It won’t be enough to successfully implement high-potential programs (already a major challenge). Organizations will need to avoid the trap of rigidly segmenting people into high and low potentials, and instead look deeper into each person’s unique potential profile, including their very personal combination of curiosity, insight, engagement, and determination.

A look beyond someone’s experience, knowledge, and even current competence will allow leaders to imagine a wide range of opportunities for personal development and corporate contribution.

19

24 reads

Organizations Need to Reconsider how They Develop Their Talent

There’s a global talent scarcity of millions of cybersecurity workers.

Organizations can forecast how far someone can develop along with key leadership competencies, so as to effectively provide people with the right opportunities so that everyone becomes more aware of their true individual potential profile while helping them look for ways to unlock that potential.

18

27 reads

Orgs Need to Review Their Incentives Systems, Placing Higher Emphasis on Developing Global Talent

Orgs Need to Review Their Incentives Systems, Placing Higher Emphasis on Developing Global Talent

The best management consulting firms have always excelled at developing global talent.

The rise of the corporate nomad could provide individuals and corporations alike with an extraordinary chance to reap the benefits of job enrichment and change, without requiring individuals to jump into the wrong place with the wrong fit, and without creating a situation where organizations must replace great employees who should never have been lost in the first place.

18

24 reads

The Bottom Line

The rise of the corporate nomad should not only make us more successful and happier. It should fundamentally make us better human beings, genuinely and proactively embracing inclusion at a global scale… one nomadic project at a time.

When we move, we don’t just learn about the place where we go. We also discover who we are and where we come from.

18

34 reads

CURATED BY

stash-superman-illustration

Explore the World’s

Best Ideas

200,000+ ideas on pretty much any topic. Created by the smartest people around & well-organized so you can explore at will.

An Idea for Everything

Explore the biggest library of insights. And we've infused it with powerful filtering tools so you can easily find what you need.

Knowledge Library

Powerful Saving & Organizational Tools

Save ideas for later reading, for personalized stashes, or for remembering it later.

# Personal Growth

Take Your Ideas

Anywhere

Organize your ideas & listen on the go. And with Pro, there are no limits.

Listen on the go

Just press play and we take care of the words.

Never worry about spotty connections

No Internet access? No problem. Within the mobile app, all your ideas are available, even when offline.

Get Organized with Stashes

Ideas for your next work project? Quotes that inspire you? Put them in the right place so you never lose them.

Join

2 Million Stashers

4.8

5,740 Reviews

App Store

4.7

72,690 Reviews

Google Play

Sean Green

Great interesting short snippets of informative articles. Highly recommended to anyone who loves information and lacks patience.

Ashley Anthony

This app is LOADED with RELEVANT, HELPFUL, AND EDUCATIONAL material. It is creatively intellectual, yet minimal enough to not overstimulate and create a learning block. I am exceptionally impressed with this app!

samz905

Don’t look further if you love learning new things. A refreshing concept that provides quick ideas for busy thought leaders.

Shankul Varada

Best app ever! You heard it right. This app has helped me get back on my quest to get things done while equipping myself with knowledge everyday.

Laetitia Berton

I have only been using it for a few days now, but I have found answers to questions I had never consciously formulated, or to problems I face everyday at work or at home. I wish I had found this earlier, highly recommended!

Jamyson Haug

Great for quick bits of information and interesting ideas around whatever topics you are interested in. Visually, it looks great as well.

Giovanna Scalzone

Brilliant. It feels fresh and encouraging. So many interesting pieces of information that are just enough to absorb and apply. So happy I found this.

Ghazala Begum

Even five minutes a day will improve your thinking. I've come across new ideas and learnt to improve existing ways to become more motivated, confident and happier.

Read & Learn

20x Faster

without
deepstash

with
deepstash

with

deepstash

Access to 200,000+ ideas

Access to the mobile app

Unlimited idea saving & library

Unlimited history

Unlimited listening to ideas

Downloading & offline access

Personalized recommendations

Supercharge your mind with one idea per day

Enter your email and spend 1 minute every day to learn something new.

Email

I agree to receive email updates