In this special episode, Ben introduces the upcoming WAVE Impact Series in the United States — a new series of highly interactive workshop sessions designed specifically for senior in-house Global Mobility professionals.

The episode explores why Global Mobility often struggles with visibility and strategic influence inside organizations, and why making value visible requires far more than operational excellence alone.

Alongside introducing the series, Ben shares three core ideas around visibility, influence, organizational relevance, and the hidden paradoxes of Global Mobility work.

• why Global Mobility often struggles to gain strategic visibility

• the difference between explaining activity and explaining consequences

• why influence inside organizations is deeply relational

• how strong operational delivery can ironically make Global Mobility less visible

• the thinking behind the new WAVE Impact Series

Global Mobility does not become strategically visible simply by working harder. It becomes visible when organizations better understand the consequences, judgment, and complexity the function quietly manages every day.

• Houston — June 9, 2026
• San Jose / Silicon Valley — June 10, 2026
• Orange County / Costa Mesa — June 11, 2026

The WAVE Impact Series is designed exclusively for in-house corporate Global Mobility professionals.

A special thank you also goes to our partners Arpin International Group, BDO, Orion Mobility, USILAW, Vertex180, and Weichert Workforce Mobility, whose support and collaboration help make the WAVE Impact Series possible across the United States.

If you are interested in joining, feel free to reach out via LinkedIn DM for further details.

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

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