I am delighted to announce that I have been invited to speak at 2 upcoming conferences that will take place in Dubai soon. At the Human Assets Expansion Middle East Summit (May 21 to 23, 2012), I will present a keynote about aligning Performance Management with the business strategy. I have not finalised my presentation…
Spring cleaning : 4 tips to declutter your work
March 15, 2012 by 1 Comment
I always feel that when my environment is clear, my thoughts are clearer too. So here are 4 quick tips to help you spring-clean your work environment. 1 – Recurring Compensation & Benefits pain points : create a solution. Design a process, draft a policy or simply create a standard reply email or a cheat…
Increase allowances, not basic pay ?
March 13, 2012 by 7 Comments
“Why do some organisations only increase allowances not basic pay at salary review ?”. This question was asked recently on LinkedIn, and even though the person asking is based in India, I thought I would answer for my readers based in the GCC. Review of the allowances At the company level, most often, there…
Even pictures have fine print
February 23, 2012 by Leave a Comment
I’ll keep it short today and will share a picture from the always excellent OneFTE.com. In the post Even pictures have fine print, Stuart makes an excellent point about how presenting data in graphics can convey a different impression based on the scales you choose to use. Make sure to try different versions of your…
Before you jump into a technical compensation answer…
February 21, 2012 by 5 Comments
Here is a recent question on LinkedIn : “How does someone determine the dollar value of a benefits package ?”. There was no additional explanation or clarification. Many of the answers provided were relatively detailed, covering different types of benefits, talking about “net present value”, referring to actuaries and the concept of value vs that…
Compensation provider Birches Group extends its reach in the region – an interview with Warren Heaps
February 16, 2012 by Leave a Comment
My friend Warren Heaps is a Partner at Birches Group, an independent consulting firm specialised in providing compensation information in over 180 emerging and developing countries. Birches Group very recently announced that they have entered into an agreement with Aon Hewitt, one of the major global compensation consultancies. Under the partnership, Aon Hewitt will make…
Why the big pay gap between managers on the same grade?
February 14, 2012 by 4 Comments
In my career in Compensation & Benefits, I have often heard this question or a variation upon it : I see managers getting twice the pay of other managers from the same group and same job grade… Why is this, and how can you explain it ? This is a fair question on the differences…
