Share the knowledge – December 2011

A bit early this month due to the Christmas holidays, but interesting nonetheless !

Some of the best or most relevant Compensation & Benefits, performance management, HR and/or global mobility articles that I came across recently :

• The Global Top 25 Companies for Leaders have been unveiled
• Career advice from women in HR
• As a complement to my recent post on the High Pay Commission report, here is a great analysis from the Harvard Business Review blog, as well as an overview with comments from the chairwoman of the Commission
• How rewards can make you hate something you love

For those of you who are interested in GCC and MENA articles, here are some regional pieces :

• Mercer has issued its annual quality of life for expats report and Dubai comes first in the GCC (74th globally), closely followed by Abu Dhabi.
• And here is another view on that report
• Gulf News asked independent financial advisors about some popular retirement destinations among local expatriates and the costs of retiring there.
• Employment perceptions in MENA and the UAE
• Lloyds TSB has launched an online tool to check on international schools including in the UAE
• In KSA, Shoura will propose a minimum monthly SR 3,000 pension and full fre mediacal cover fir Saudi pensioners. The article contains some interesting statistics. I wonder how much is the average salary of Saudi Nationals ? It would give some perspective on the numbers.
• Gulf Nationals still wary of private sector jobs

Best of the rest :

• Though not directly related to C&B, this short McKinsey article (with a link to the full report) on how equities may be shrinking in the future will make you think of how your organisation will get funding for its growth in the future, and how Executive compensation may be affected  as a consequence. A good article for all HR readers to put things into perspective.
• Here is a link to PwC 2011 findings from their Annual Corporate Director survey, including Say on Pay and executive compensation  etc
• It is nicely complemented by this quick and easy overview of Top 10 issues for Boards in 2012 from a Harvard Forum.

… and, just because I love living in the UAE and want to share its beauty with the world, please check out this stunning video from Dubai-based Lewis de Mesa !

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kksSm3-Fa0A

Does any of these topics raise questions for you ? Would you like me to cover one of these subjects in a future post ? Please share your thoughts in the comments section !