THE STRATEGIC SHIFT:
Repositioning GM for
Real Influence
This workshop is designed for Global Mobility and International HRM professionals who want to reposition their function for real strategic influence.
In a focused, hands-on day, we explore how GM can move beyond operations and align more closely with business priorities, especially in complex organisational structures.
You will work through real-world challenges, reflect with peers, and leave with a clear, personalised strategy blueprint to elevate GM’s role in your organisation.
What You Get
This focused workshop offers Global Mobility professionals a hands-on, experience-driven approach to understanding how GM can move from a supporting function to a true strategic partner. Participants will examine their current strategic positioning within the organisation, reflecting on where GM sits today and where it could have greater influence.
The workshop accounts for the organisational context in which Global Mobility operates, particularly the challenges and opportunities that arise in matrixed and cross-functional structures. Through collaborative model-building and group reflection, participants will explore how to better align GM with business priorities and internal dynamics.
Finally, the workshop fosters practical enablement, equipping participants with personalised action plans and strategy blueprints. These are designed to help them translate insight into impact, making tangible progress in repositioning their GM function for real influence, starting immediately within their unique environment.
Why You Do Not Want to Miss It
Enhanced Creativity
Breaks traditional thought barriers, inviting innovative solutions to complex problems as part of the experiential learning approach
Equal Participation
Levels the playing field, ensuring every voice is heard, mitigating hierarchy in discussions
Complexity Simplified
Translates complex ideas into tangible models, making abstract concepts accessible
Engaged Learning
Promotes active participation, increasing engagement and retention of information
Strategic Insight
Facilitates deeper understanding of strategic challenges, enabling clearer decision-making pathways and post-workshop participant success
Linking Personal and Organizational Success
Helps participants to align personal growth with organizational goals, boosting their career while driving greater organizational impact
Tangible Outcomes
Participants leave with actionable strategies, enhanced problem-solving skills, and practical tools to address future CM challenges in their organizations
Reflective Thinking
Encourages participants to reflect on their models, fostering deeper insights & perspectives
09.00
Welcome and Registration
09.30
Opening Remarks and
Framing the Day
09.45
LEGO Serious Play® Session I:
Skills Build
10.45
Coffee Break
11.15
LEGO Serious Play® Session II:
Reframing Global Mobility for Strategic Impact
12.30
Lunch
13.30
Strategic Framing: From Vision to Action
14.30
Barriers & Priorities: Mapping the Path
15.00
Coffee Break
16.30
Action Lab: Your GM Strategy Blueprint
17.00
Stadium Tour
*Agenda may be subject to changes in times and content of the sessions.
Workshop
Goals
The Venue
Workshop takes place in the L+C Executive Box at MERKUR SPIEL-ARENA. Set within the home of Fortuna Düsseldorf, a German Football club with rich tradition and history.
As with all our events, of course we did not choose a generic hotel meeting room. Instead, we picked a place with presence. A space where strategy becomes visible, where conversations go deeper, and where people actually remember what they worked on. There’s something about being in a setting like this that brings a different mindset, sharper, bolder, more connected.
The workshop is hosted in exclusive partnership with L+C, who make this premium space available to a small group of selected participants. To round off the day, we make use of the stadium itself, stepping out for a private tour and closing with informal drinks and networking in a setting that keeps the energy high without losing the focus.
Our Partner
We are proud to host this workshop in exclusive collaboration with LOHR + COMPANY (L+C), our trusted partner for this edition. Known for their deep expertise and forward-thinking approach, L+C’s Global Mobility Consulting department led by Matthias Hubel brings a unique perspective to the evolving Global Mobility landscape.
Whether in tax consultancy, auditing or legal advice, L+C creates added value for their clients, providing individual and realisable results. L+C’s solution and implementation competence is trusted by listed companies, family businesses, foundations, associations, start-ups and family offices as well as their owners. Their clients benefit not only from the high qualifications and teamwork of their experts, but also from modern auditing and consulting approaches and secure IT-supported process standards.
For international issues, L+C can draw on long-standing personal contacts with carefully selected law firms abroad. L+C stands for advice that is always clear, solution-oriented, legally sound and to the point to ensure client success. Therefore, we are sure that they are the perfect match for this event.
Your Workshop Facilitators
Stefan Remhof
Managing Partner People Mobility Alliance
- He is Professor in International Management and Guest Lecturer in various MBA courses related to International Human Resource Management.
- His expertise lies in Global Mobility, Expat Management, Global Mindset and Global Leadership.
- His work has been featured, among others, in WirtschaftsWoche, Personalführung, Personalwirtschaft, HR Journal and Personalmagazin.
- Stefan is Certified Member of the Supervisory and Advisory Board.
Benjamin Bader
Co-Founder MasteringGM®
- Ben, Co-Founder of MasteringGM® and Professor in International Human Resource Management
- He blends advanced academic insights with global HR management experience.
- A recognized expert and innovative educator.
- He shaped Global Mobility through teaching, consulting, and thought leadership.
- Ben is a certified LEGO® Serious Play® Advanced Systems Facilitator.
- His work has been featured e.g., on CNN, Reuters, ARD Tagesschau, and other media outlets.
Matthias Hubel
Head of Global Mobility Consulting L+C
- Matthias is leading the Global Mobility Consulting department of L+C.
- He is a tax advisor and seasoned Global Mobility expert with more than 17 years of professional experience in advising companies on international workforce matters.
- His work focuses on supporting organizations of all sizes and industries in managing the complexities of cross-border people mobility. With a strong passion for Global Mobility Consulting, Matthias brings both technical expertise and strategic insight to help clients navigate the evolving Global Mobility landscape.
