A few months ago at the request of one of my HR colleagues, I did a little informal presentation on the topic of “Data is not the same as Intelligence” to her team. Her challenge was that her department was tracking a lot of information, but no-one was finding it relevant or useful. They were…
My editorial calendar
September 1, 2011 by 1 Comment
Today I want to share with you my ideas for this blog, the kind of content I would like to post and when, and ask for your feedback and ideas. As you may have read in the page where I describe why I decided to launch this blog, I am keen to reach more people…
What happens when an employee moves from Sales to non Sales ?
August 30, 2011 by 2 Comments
“Confused HR” asks : “What is the guideline for employees who are in Sales Incentive Plan but accepted a new role which is not SIP-eligible ? From my point of view, it makes no sense to move them into the regular bonus scheme after all the efforts we have done to convince them to go…
3 tips to help attract expat candidates
August 29, 2011 by 2 Comments
In my previous two posts, I examined the financial and traditional reasons why it is becoming more difficult in attracting educated expats to the GCC first, as well as some current reasons related to the regional instability and renewed focus on hiring local Nationals. I am still convinced that the region is a great one…
The other reason why expats are less attracted to the GCC
August 29, 2011 by 2 Comments
My previous post covered the traditional reasons why people may be reluctant to relocate to the Gulf, as well as some financial negative impacts that make the local market less attractive than it used to be. On top of that, there are currently a number of other reasons making it more difficult for companies to…
2 reasons why it’s more difficult nowadays to attract expats to the GCC
August 29, 2011 by 2 Comments
There are a number of reasons why the “golden age” of easily attracting educated expats to the GCC is behind us. I will detail financial and traditional reasons in this post, some more reasons in the coming one, and then will offer 3 tips for C&B to use in helping to attract expats to the…
