a trade-off between the accuracy and the cost of expat assessment. Although Colgate - palmolive approach is probably the most accurate way to assess an individual's potential to succeed on international assessments, it comes with a substantial tag. that approach is probably most appropriate for a multinational that needs a large cadre of global managers. for companies with lesser costly approaches of huntsman and LG may make more sense. In any case, the key to success is having a systematic way of assessing the cross-cultural aptitudes of people you may want to send abroad