Love letter to C&B

Dear C&B, On the eve of Valentine Day, I wanted to assure you of my continued love. You’ve been my professional companion for the past 26 years, and whether in corporate or now as a consultant, for me, the flame is still burning bright. I love everything about you : How you fluctuate based on…

What 2017 will bring to Compensation Insider

Here comes the time of the year where I share my accomplishments and disappointments for the previous year, but most importantly, the plan I’ve put in place for 2017. Like every year since 2005, I followed my trusted “Your Best Year Yet” plan and spent a day or two in order to devise a programme…

An easy way to expand your knowledge and karma

A few months ago I was invited to submit a chapter  for the sequel to an HR best-selling “book of blogs”. David D’Souza curated the first book in the series, and did an awesome job for this sequel despite some difficult personal circumstances. Kudos to him for such a good follow-up ! I donated an…

Social media and C&B : are you one of the brave few ?

Catching up on some reading I found this post from fellow HR blogger and consultant Nicole Le Maire very interesting. In Social Media for Human Resources professionals ? Really !, Nicole reacts to the results of a survey by Carter Morris on how people working in HR use social media. She was shocked by some…

2014 C&B objectives and a first tool for you

 Hello, hello, and Happy New Year ! With 2014 already under way, I looked back at what happened in my life last year, reflected, and, as previous years, went through my trusted Your Best Year Yet process. I’d like to share with you some of my goals for 2014 that relate to Compensation Insider and…

Are you making the best use of your C&B function? – Free webinar

Hello my friends, It’s been a long time ! My readers based in the UAE may remember that I was due to make 3 free presentations at the very big, and very successful HR Summit organised by IIRME in Dubai in October. Unfortunately, I have been very ill for more than a month and was…

Two years of Compensation Insider !

Two years ago on this very day, I launched Compensation Insider and published my first post. As many of you know, I am deeply interested in Compensation & Benefits, and am involved in many ways beyond work : I have subscribed to many HR and C&B blogs, attend webinars even late at night, read any…