In this 9-minute video from WorkspanTV, Max Caldwell of Towers Watson discusses employee engagement. (RSS readers may have to click through). He starts by defining 3 types of engagement : rational, emotional and motivational and explains how engagement is a predictor of business performance as engaged employees are willing to go the extra mile. He…
All you need to know : from compensation surveys to salary ranges and salary review
November 20, 2012 by 2 Comments
Frances, one of my readers, recently commented to me as follows : I have to create salary ranges and compare the current salary to market data. This will allow me to make the determination if the person’s pay is within the acceptable range. Year-end is approaching and I am starting to get more questions around…
An interpretation of Seth Godin’s “The End of Should”
November 18, 2012 by 2 Comments
Seth Godin’s posts are notoriously short and to the point. The End of Should is a recent one that I thought Compensation and HR professionals could use : Banks should close at 4, books should be 200 pages long, CEOs should go to college, blogs should have comments, businessmen should be men, big deals should…
CEO for a Day at your company ?
November 13, 2012 by 1 Comment
I caught an interview of Essa Al Mulla, Executive Director of the Emirates National Development Programme (ENDP) on Dubai One’s Emirates 24/7 on Sunday. Mr Al Mulla was explaining the importance of the “CEO for a Day” campaign. As part of emiratisation efforts, the ENDP is targeting some Zayed University undergraduates to make them shadow…
7 people management lessons from the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
November 6, 2012 by 3 Comments
This post is dedicated to my friend Aroop, who is a big fan from my previous Formula One post. I hope you enjoy this one too ! On Sunday the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix took place. The race was eventful, and like last year, some of its aspects made me think of HR and…
Should we penalize employees for not taking action ?
November 4, 2012 by 3 Comments
Michael Haberman is a US-based consultant in HR and he writes one of the best general HR blogs around at Omega HR Solutions. My regular readers will know that I regularly feature him in my “Share the Knowledge” column, where I highlight the best reads I’ve found in HR, compensation, benefits, performance management, mobility, governance…
Updating salary ranges… or not ?
November 1, 2012 by 1 Comment
When the time of salary review approaches, most Compensation managers will start preparing by reviewing the salary ranges in their organisation. Using data from compensation providers, we look at the midpoint, minimum and maximum of our salary ranges. Do they still reflect the market ? The first consideration should be “how do we define market”…
