{"id":16363,"date":"2025-12-02T10:28:22","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T10:28:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tst.wordpress.realogydev.com\/cartus\/uncategorized\/explorers-factor-wellbeing-for-expats\/"},"modified":"2025-12-02T10:28:22","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T10:28:22","slug":"explorers-factor-wellbeing-for-expats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tst.wordpress.realogydev.com\/cartus\/insights\/blog\/explorers-factor-wellbeing-for-expats\/","title":{"rendered":"explorer’s factor part two: well-being for expats"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":26,"featured_media":16364,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[23,36,37],"tags":[38,39,40,41],"class_list":["post-16363","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","category-intercultural-and-language","category-policy-and-program-guidance","tag-assignees","tag-expatriates","tag-explorers-factor","tag-intercultural-language-solutions"],"acf":{"blog_type":"Long Blog","category_type":"blogs","dont_display_published_date_in_blog_landing_tile":false,"hero_image":16365,"story_section_topic":"","story_section_description":"","rich_text_content1":"It is true that being chosen for an international assignment is both an honor and exciting, and while it does present a whole new set of personal and professional possibilities, it also comes with its own unique challenges that, if not addressed, can compromise an assignee's long-term success. <\/strong>I previously shared my own experiences<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>of being an expat and the attributes that indicate a successful assignee, and what exactly makes up the DNA of what I came to call the \u201cExplorer\u2019s Factor.\u201d In part two of this blog series, I would like to focus on the importance of supporting and nurturing an expat\u2019s well-being.\n\n","rich_text_content2":"

ensuring assignees thrive not just survive<\/h2>When it comes to corporate relocation, the focus often centers around the cost of an assignment, sometimes positioned as ROI, or it is focused on ways to make sure the relocation is smooth and quick. All important considerations, but we should also always look at the human factors associated with relocation. After all, we are moving individuals and their families; therefore, building human-centered processes requires us to think deeply about their mental well-being as well. With that, here are two questions:\n\n
  1. How are you ensuring they are equipped with the necessary tools to not just survive but to thrive<\/em> upon arrival?\n\n<\/li>
  2. How are you assessing your employee's mental well-being throughout the assignment?\n\n<\/li><\/ol>Here are a few recommendations, covering four pillars of mental well-being:\n\n","title":"","sub_title":"","sub_text":"","display_primary_cta":true,"label_for_primary_cta":"","download_pdf_or_link":false,"download_pdf":null,"download_link":"","primary_video_or_image":false,"primary_image":16366,"primary_video":{"video_title":"","video_type":"youtube","video_id":""},"rich_text_content3":"

    physical health<\/h3>