The evolving landscape of global mobility: strategy, flexibility and inclusion
In today’s rapidly changing business environment, global mobility is no longer a niche function reserved for executives or specialised roles. It has evolved into a mainstream component of talent management and business strategy, enabling organisations to develop leaders, support business priorities, and foster diverse, inclusive experiences across the workforce. Marianne Curphey spoke with Eileen Mullaney, Vialto, to find out more.
As mobility programmes adapt to new trends and pressures, the most forward thinking organisations are rethinking their strategies to align with business needs, cost constraints, and employee expectations. However, more needs to be done. The 2025 Vialto global mobility market survey shows that less than a quarter (23%) of organisations report reaching the “strategic” or “influencer” level, where mobility is integrated into business priorities and proactive in managing risk.
Eileen Mullaney, Global Leader, Workforce Transformation and Managed Services at Vialto, says that mobility must become a strategic lever, not just an operational necessity, in order to unlock workforce agility and long-term value. Instead, many remain in an operational role, underleveraged and under recognised.
She says this change could enable many businesses to face head on the challenges they have around talent shortages, geopolitical upheaval, legislative change and growing demands for agility; all while delivering on experience, compliance, and cost. Yet many organisations have overlooked the one function uniquely positioned to help them do just that: global mobility.
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