Internal mobility

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Ending informal internal mobility to meet incoming career progression regulations
10 min readPaul B.Internal mobility

Ending informal internal mobility to meet incoming career progression regulations

The era of informal internal transfers is ending. Incoming European mandates and state laws in the US require organizations to document objective criteria behind every internal move. HR leaders must deploy new internal mobility audit systems before 2026 to avoid severe compliance penalties.

Rewriting Manager Incentives to Make Internal Mobility the Default
11 min readPaul B.Internal mobility

Rewriting Manager Incentives to Make Internal Mobility the Default

Internal mobility platforms fail when corporate structures punish the people controlling the talent. Discover how re-engineering manager compensation and removing veto powers can unlock enterprise workforce liquidity.

Engineering Cross-Functional Career Paths
11 min readPaul B.Internal mobility

Engineering Cross-Functional Career Paths

With promotion timelines expanding across North America and Europe, HR leaders must engineer cross-functional career paths. Learn how to redesign compensation for sideways moves, navigate complex pay transparency laws, and operationalize internal talent marketplaces.

What Talent Marketplaces Delivered and Where Internal Mobility Stalled
12 min readPaul B.Internal mobility

What Talent Marketplaces Delivered and Where Internal Mobility Stalled

Enterprise investments in talent marketplaces have yielded mixed results three years after implementation. While project gig matching gained traction, structural friction around skills inference, salary transparency, and manager behavior limited full role transfers.

Direct internal mobility: Bypassing the manager gatekeeper
11 min readBrendan J.Internal mobility

Direct internal mobility: Bypassing the manager gatekeeper

Requiring manager approval for internal applications creates friction that drives top performers to external competitors. Progressive HR leaders are eliminating this gatekeeper. Discover how to reconfigure your systems, comply with regional labor laws, and manage transition timelines.

Fixing the Internal Job Board: The End of Passive Enterprise Mobility
12 min readPaul B.Internal mobility

Fixing the Internal Job Board: The End of Passive Enterprise Mobility

Enterprise career portals operate as ghost towns. Discover how HR leaders are redesigning internal mobility by deploying skill taxonomies and adapting to new pay transparency mandates. Learn actionable ways to build fractional project networks for your workforce.

Career frameworks people can actually use
12 min readPaul B.Internal mobilityPerformance and development

Career frameworks people can actually use

Most career frameworks are written for compensation committees, resulting in vague adjectives instead of concrete guidance. Here is how to rebuild your leveling system for the era of pay transparency.

Build, buy or borrow before you open the requisition
11 min readPaul B.Internal mobilityWorkforce planning

Build, buy or borrow before you open the requisition

Recruiting functions are structurally inclined to fill roles rather than question their existence. Instituting a strict triage process before intake protects your budget and prevents compliance failures across international jurisdictions.

Skills inventories that people actually update
11 min readPaul B.Internal mobilityWorkforce planning

Skills inventories that people actually update

Traditional skills matrices fail because they rely on manual data entry from employees. Learn how to rebuild your inventory using passive data collection, keep the taxonomy operational, and navigate the strict legal requirements in both Europe and North America next quarter.

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