When I was preparing for my previous post on Netflix, my attention was drawn to a small part of Reed Hastings’ interview. He said : “We care about great work. This requires thoughtful, mature high-performance employees.” (emphasis is mine). So I went on a path of discovery to try and find more information about the…
Don’t like handcuffs ? Join Netflix !
April 17, 2012 by 2 Comments
Reed Hastings is the co-founder and CEO of Netflix, which provides live streaming TV and video shows from the internet on a monthly subscription basis in the USA, Canada, UK and Ireland. A great concept and one that led to the ultimate doom of the local video/DVD rental business (think Blockbusters). In How to set…
A view on emiratisation from the Abu Dhabi Tawteen Council
April 12, 2012 by 1 Comment
The Abu Dhabi Tawteen Council (ADTC) recently visited an internal Emiratisation Summit that was held at my company for us and the HR representatives of our assets. As per the official Abu Dhabi government website, “ADTC spearheads the efforts of the Abu Dhabi government in sustainable Emirati workforce development. It is dedicated to meet the…
3 factors influencing the promotion rate for your organisation
April 10, 2012 by 3 Comments
As we got into salary review time or mid-year reviews, colleagues have asked me, almost every year, the same question about the promotion rate : “What is a reasonable benchmark for the number of employees to be promoted each year ?” Now, bear with me please because my answer is one that usually is not…
A double celebration
April 8, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Today is special for 2 reasons : first, it’s my birthday and I have actually taken the day off. I’m treating myself to a long week-end in Dubai at the Raffles hotel, and intend to fully enjoy their exceptional spa treatments 🙂 … And second, this my 100th blog post. A big milestone ! When I started…
Feedback from the Arabian Society for HR Management (ASHRM) conference 2012
April 3, 2012 by 3 Comments
I was kindly invited to attend the 11th International Conference and Exhibition from ASHRM (Arabian Society for Human Resource Management) that took place last week in Abu Dhabi. It was my first time at that conference and I felt it was a different kind of conference to the ones I usually attend in the region.…
How are salary reviews done ?
March 25, 2012 by Leave a Comment
How are salary reviews done ? Is it done organisation wide (i.e all staff at once) or based on performance and other parameters ? This is a question that HR professionals as well as line managers are likely to hear numerous times. Here is a general overview. Most companies do salary reviews for all employees…
