324 articles on compensation, benefits, performance and reward in the Middle East, written between 2011 and 2021. Preserved as a reference library.
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2021
- 17 October 2021Shout out to all Rewards pros
- 10 October 2021Breast cancer awareness - what HR can do to support
- 3 October 2021Health insurance terms : a refresher
- 26 September 2021Total Rewards podcasts : some recommendations · 2 comments
- 5 September 2021Are you benchmarking...or copying ? · 1 comment
- 29 August 2021Check out this extract from my GlobalTV Talk Show interview with host Ed Cohen
- 22 August 2021Unemployed - from Europe to the Arab world, a personal story · 7 comments
- 15 August 2021Give me feedback AND my rating, please !
- 8 August 20215 Olympic tips on managing performance · 2 comments
- 1 August 2021Expanding the boundaries of the role of C&B
- 25 July 2021How to turn a conversation about a promotion increase into a negative
- 18 July 2021In Real Life - above and beyond : adding value creates work opportunities
- 11 July 2021Deciding on your incentive payout cycle : the main points to consider · 4 comments
- 4 July 2021In Real Life – A story of choosing to ask for forgiveness rather than for permission
- 27 June 2021Should we go high or low ? Salary increase vs cost of replacement
- 20 June 20213 career tips for your personal growth
- 13 June 2021IRL - An HR travel ban
- 6 June 2021Reader Question - How to use different surveys when their results are vastly different ?
- 30 May 2021When your manager says "I don't know what you do"
- 23 May 2021Reader Question - When shall I review salaries for staff on Fixed Term contract ? · 2 comments
- 16 May 2021Convince management to pay for salary market data
- 9 May 2021Organise your C&B team for efficiency and growth
- 2 May 2021Explore the 3 main types of jobs in Compensation & Benefits
- 25 April 2021What is the difference between salary and payroll ?
- 18 April 2021IRL - Lessons from my first expatriation
- 11 April 2021How many salary surveys should I participate to ?
- 8 April 2021Happy birthday, Sandrine ! · 12 comments
- 21 March 2021How to personalize Total Rewards
- 14 March 2021Using the anchoring concept in communication for Rewards and HR
- 7 March 2021Reducing the impact of Covid on the gender pay gap
- 28 February 2021The importance of selecting the right peer group when benchmarking · 3 comments
- 21 February 2021What I believe - work and career in C&B
- 7 February 2021Impact of COVID on Total Rewards in 2021 and beyond
2019
- 9 October 2019Reader question : What grade for this senior role ? · 4 comments
- 19 September 2019Digitalisation of HR : moving toward a consumer-style experience ? · 4 comments
- 13 February 2019Love letter to C&B
2018
- 25 March 2018Compensation Insider - what's new ?
2017
- 14 August 2017Clawbacks for Executive pay : should Executive variable pay go down as well as up ?
- 2 August 2017Get 20% discount to join me at the Executive C&B Summit in Amsterdam !
- 29 May 2017Designing an effective employee wellness campaign - [Interview] · 1 comment
- 26 May 2017Ramadan Kareem
- 2 January 2017What 2017 will bring to Compensation Insider
2016
- 8 December 2016Why employees are not engaged and how to motivate them - [infographic]
- 7 August 2016What do the Olympics opening ceremony and your recognition scheme have in common ? · 2 comments
- 3 February 2016Salaries and the cost of living in KSA · 4 comments
- 27 January 2016The digitalisation of HR - are your systems in the 21st century yet ? · 4 comments
- 20 January 2016Employee benefits in the event of terrorism
- 13 January 2016How do I negotiate my salary ?
2015
- 16 December 2015My C&B Christmas wish list · 2 comments
- 10 December 2015How do I create a housing allowance policy from scratch ? · 18 comments
- 2 December 2015The UAE National Day and the Compensation manager · 2 comments
- 26 November 2015HR Summit and Expo 2015 : a recap
- 12 November 2015The value of the independent advisor to the Remuneration Committee
- 4 November 2015How do I give an increase to an employee who has reached the maximum of his salary range ? · 8 comments
- 28 October 2015Missing performance appraisals - quick fix and long-term approach · 5 comments
- 21 October 2015How to get access to compensation data · 6 comments
- 7 October 2015How to build and use a compensation communication matrix · 1 comment
- 30 September 20158 tips to become a more attractive candidate for an HR position
- 16 September 2015Job Pricing : Tips and Its Use in Developing Markets
- 9 September 2015Salary data and the small Rewards consultancy: some boundaries · 5 comments
- 30 August 2015Caps and thresholds for Business Development roles? · 3 comments
- 17 June 2015Ramadan Kareem !
- 10 June 2015Reader Question - Should I pay a prorated bonus to an employee who resigned ? · 7 comments
- 24 May 2015When crisis brings synergy
- 12 March 2015How low salary is not low cost (always) · 1 comment
- 30 January 2015In your own words: a call for the recognition of the Rewards profession in the Middle East · 3 comments
2014
- 3 November 2014An easy way to expand your knowledge and karma
- 2 November 2014How do I roll out the new performance management system to 70 companies with no budget ? · 4 comments
- 7 September 2014C&B : Local leadership want it "their" way, not the corporate way - what can I do? · 7 comments
- 20 August 2014When to use comparatio and market ratio · 5 comments
- 13 August 2014Is this the biggest HR challenge in the GCC? · 12 comments
- 9 June 2014What opportunites for partnership between HR and Finance ? [Infographic] · 6 comments
- 28 May 2014Overview of the People in Energy East conference in Kuala Lumpur · 6 comments
- 15 May 20143 tips to support the performance management approach at your company · 3 comments
- 3 April 2014Social media and C&B : are you one of the brave few ?
- 31 March 20147 red lines, some with green ink [video] · 2 comments
- 18 March 2014Do you want to try and win a free pass to the C&B Forum in Dubai this June ?
- 12 March 2014The Carnival of HR - International edition · 2 comments
- 3 March 2014Want to join me as I deliver my first public course on C&B in Dubai ?
- 19 February 2014What does "utilities at cost" reimbursement cover ? · 4 comments
- 13 February 20147 essential blogs for Total Rewards professionals · 7 comments
- 30 January 2014The dollars and sense of employee engagement [infographic] · 2 comments
- 28 January 2014Do you have questions about the Cost of Living reports ?
- 20 January 2014How Reward reinforces your culture and strategy - 4 examples · 4 comments
- 9 January 20142014 C&B objectives and a first tool for you
2013
- 21 November 2013Are you making the best use of your C&B function? - Free webinar · 1 comment
- 17 September 2013Compensation & Benefits job opportunities in the GCC - Special · 2 comments
- 12 September 2013Back to basics on analytics · 4 comments
- 9 September 2013Prime de coiffure - An elegant solution
- 2 September 20134 tips for creating bulletproof HR policies
- 27 August 2013Two years of Compensation Insider ! · 2 comments
- 8 July 2013Dear NSA, let me take care of your slides · 2 comments
- 30 June 2013Executive Labour markets – the emerging markets story · 1 comment
- 27 June 2013An overview of the Excellence in Talent Management Seminar from Teneo · 3 comments
- 25 June 2013Day Two of the 17th Compensation and Benefits Forum from IIRME - Recap
- 23 June 2013Day One of the 17th Compensation and Benefits Forum from IIRME - Recap
- 5 June 2013... and the winner is... · 2 comments
- 13 May 2013Shall we meet in Dubai ? May and June 2013 Compensation and HR conferences · 4 comments
- 29 April 20134 steps for getting Execs to care about Compensation
- 15 April 2013Compensation & Benefits - The text-book solution is not always right !
- 8 April 20132013 Compensation best practices [infographic] · 4 comments
- 19 March 2013Out-of-the-box thinking for designing merit matrices · 6 comments
- 17 March 2013Are you in danger with your best performers ? · 2 comments
- 14 March 2013Move along, nothing to see here !
- 10 March 2013A dinosaur in Dubai ?
- 7 March 2013The same, but different
- 5 March 2013Ouch !
- 3 March 20131-minute tip: Kill boring bullet points from your Compensation presentations · 4 comments
- 28 February 2013The role of analytics in the career of Compensation pros [infographic] · 2 comments
- 26 February 2013Share the knowledge - February 2013
- 24 February 2013Are you using comparatios without thinking ? · 5 comments
- 21 February 2013Challenges facing HR in Merger & Acquisitions [infographic]
- 19 February 2013All you need to know : common pay challenges and how to handle them · 1 comment
- 17 February 2013A useful reference matrix on equity compensation
- 14 February 2013A nightmare about salary ranges · 4 comments
- 10 February 2013Full transparency about pay: is it right for you?
- 7 February 2013It's impossible to ignore a sexy statistic
- 5 February 2013Encouraging Emiratis to "try out" the private sector · 2 comments
- 3 February 2013Share the knowledge - January 2013
- 31 January 2013The GRP certification in the Middle East : to take it or not to take it ? · 8 comments
- 29 January 2013Reader Question - How do I get buy-in for the new Performance Management program ?
- 27 January 2013Admit you don't know, or accept the risks of silence : a Compensation example
- 22 January 2013Frustrated : a story of customer service and data format · 4 comments
- 20 January 2013Time saver tip - Custom Views in Excel · 1 comment
- 15 January 2013Do you pay for the job or the nationality ? · 11 comments
- 13 January 2013The History of Performance Reviews - infographic · 4 comments
- 10 January 2013How to search the connections of one of your LinkedIn direct contacts
- 8 January 2013Case study - Give an out-of-cycle increase to my employee now! · 4 comments
- 3 January 2013Share the knowledge - December 2012
2012
- 20 December 2012Happy Holidays and see you in 2013 ! · 2 comments
- 18 December 2012As an expat, do I long for my home country ?
- 13 December 2012Why is "soft stuff" so hard really, at least to assess ?
- 11 December 2012An important day for females in the UAE... and beyond
- 9 December 2012Cleaning misspelled names in Excel
- 6 December 2012How do I learn Compensation & Benefits for free ? · 6 comments
- 4 December 2012How to make management look into real inflation for salary budgets · 4 comments
- 2 December 20122012 - A year of Compensation links for the UAE · 4 comments
- 29 November 2012Share the knowledge - November 2012
- 27 November 2012One day with Dave Ulrich at the IIRME 2012 Middle East HR Summit
- 25 November 2012Use the Left or Right function in Excel to extract text from a cell
- 22 November 2012The 3 types of employee engagement at high performing companies
- 20 November 2012All you need to know : from compensation surveys to salary ranges and salary review
- 18 November 2012An interpretation of Seth Godin's "The End of Should"
- 13 November 2012CEO for a Day at your company ?
- 11 November 2012Compensation Geek, hero of the Recruitment team !
- 8 November 2012An unexpected career change · 4 comments
- 6 November 20127 people management lessons from the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix · 3 comments
- 4 November 2012Should we penalize employees for not taking action ? · 2 comments
- 1 November 2012Updating salary ranges... or not ?
- 30 October 2012Share the knowledge - October 2012
- 28 October 2012Using averages : what real estate prices can teach Compensation pros
- 25 October 2012Broad banding or narrow banding ? - part II
- 23 October 2012Broad banding or narrow banding · 2 comments
- 21 October 2012A smile about referral schemes
- 16 October 2012The challenges of emiratisation in the private vs semi-government sector · 3 comments
- 14 October 2012How to make the most of the Skills feature on your LinkedIn profile · 5 comments
- 11 October 2012Some learnings from being a public speaker
- 9 October 2012Four collective tactics to deal with pay compression · 6 comments
- 7 October 2012Are you the next Compensation & Benefits Manager for Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi ?
- 4 October 2012Financial background checks for executive candidates - are they needed ?
- 2 October 2012Overview of the HR Congress Qatar 2012
- 30 September 2012Partners and generalizations in compensation communication · 3 comments
- 27 September 2012Where HR may be getting it wrong in the Middle East · 2 comments
- 25 September 2012Share the knowledge - September 2012 · 1 comment
- 23 September 2012Two tactics to deal with pay compression · 2 comments
- 20 September 2012How do you communicate the value of your compensation plan?
- 18 September 2012The challenges of writing good job descriptions
- 16 September 2012A graph based on a pivot table - can it make it easier for you to grow your credibility? · 2 comments
- 13 September 2012It's the team you build
- 11 September 2012Recruiters and the pay compression challenge
- 9 September 2012FTSE 100 companies due to report employee engagement level
- 6 September 2012Which metrics indicate a decrease in employee engagement?
- 4 September 2012It's easy, Sandrine !
- 2 September 2012A little known Excel trick that makes your data sheet stand out
- 30 August 2012Case study - performance management for an internal consulting team · 2 comments
- 28 August 2012Compensation Insider - One year already :-)
- 26 August 2012Share the knowledge - August 2012
- 21 August 2012Are you ready to go back to full speed after Eid ?
- 7 August 2012Prospecting or existing customers ? What do you focus on in your sales incentive plan ? · 2 comments
- 31 July 2012Share the knowledge - July 2012
- 21 July 2012Ramadan Kareem !
- 19 July 2012Lunch and Learn - ideas for your Compensation team
- 17 July 2012Should we pay the same at Corporate and in the Operating Companies ? · 2 comments
- 15 July 2012Equity theory and the design of your incentive scheme · 2 comments
- 12 July 2012Spoilt by choice
- 10 July 2012You need both head and hands - a Compensation example · 2 comments
- 8 July 2012A good graph is worth a thousand words
- 5 July 2012Reader Question - What drives employee discretionary effort ?
- 3 July 2012Debrief on the 16th IIRME Compensation & Benefits Forum - Day Two
- 1 July 2012Debrief on the 16th IIRME Compensation & Benefits Forum - Day One · 2 comments
- 28 June 2012Share the knowledge - June 2012
- 26 June 2012Mid-year review : the best of Compensation Insider · 2 comments
- 24 June 2012Do you need to add email addresses to your LinkedIn account ? · 4 comments
- 21 June 2012Compensation and Benefits, the CSI of HR · 4 comments
- 19 June 2012Do we need job descriptions ? · 3 comments
- 17 June 2012Case study - refusing to increase base pay further · 8 comments
- 14 June 2012Comparing salary ranges? Really? · 2 comments
- 12 June 2012Prepare a superb self assessment
- 10 June 2012How to create a drop-down list in Excel · 3 comments
- 7 June 2012Are you constrained to say bonus is discretionary?
- 5 June 20124 considerations when creating a job title structure · 4 comments
- 3 June 2012Compensation trends for 2012 - and how we communicate them
- 31 May 2012Share the knowledge - May 2012
- 29 May 2012Catch up on the Human Assets Middle East Summit 2012
- 27 May 2012Is the right person preparing your compensation survey file ? · 2 comments
- 24 May 20123 reasons why C&B needs project management skills
- 22 May 2012When is the best time to communicate their performance rating to employees? · 2 comments
- 20 May 2012What are useful retail compensation surveys and benchmarks in EMEA ? · 2 comments
- 17 May 2012The pros and cons of keeping compensation information confidential · 2 comments
- 15 May 2012Ten steps for building a salary structure · 1 comment
- 13 May 20122 more tips to prepare your files for submission to compensation surveys
- 10 May 20124 habits to simplify participating to compensation surveys
- 8 May 2012What is the difference between a bonus and an incentive ? · 11 comments
- 6 May 2012GCC pensions special - April 2012 · 2 comments
- 3 May 2012Why you should participate to compensation surveys · 2 comments
- 1 May 2012Share the knowledge - April 2012
- 29 April 2012The 5 questions to test the validity of a statistical analysis
- 26 April 2012The value of post-mortem analysis for Compensation projects · 1 comment
- 24 April 2012Relocations : do you offer cash or services ?
- 22 April 2012Earth Day - Will you care ? · 2 comments
- 19 April 2012The Netflix Employee Value Proposition · 1 comment
- 17 April 2012Don't like handcuffs ? Join Netflix ! · 2 comments
- 15 April 2012Two Excel functions to save time in compensation files
- 12 April 2012A view on emiratisation from the Abu Dhabi Tawteen Council
- 10 April 20123 factors influencing the promotion rate for your organisation · 1 comment
- 8 April 2012A double celebration
- 5 April 2012An update on the project on expat retirement schemes in the UAE · 4 comments
- 3 April 2012Feedback from the Arabian Society for HR Management (ASHRM) conference 2012 · 1 comment
- 1 April 2012A practical tip for your Compensation files
- 29 March 2012How to be a Compensation leader - even without a title
- 27 March 2012Share the knowledge - March 2012 · 1 comment
- 25 March 2012How are salary reviews done ?
- 22 March 2012Will you meet me at these HR and Compensation events ? · 1 comment
- 20 March 2012Is social performance management coming out of the closet? · 2 comments
- 18 March 2012Enhance your Google search skills for Compensation research
- 15 March 2012Spring cleaning : 4 tips to declutter your work
- 13 March 2012Increase allowances, not basic pay ? · 6 comments
- 11 March 2012The 3 final steps to your bonus calculations · 2 comments
- 8 March 2012Four women's influence on my career · 2 comments
- 6 March 2012The shelf life of compensation plans
- 4 March 2012How to do it in Excel
- 1 March 2012Does competency-based performance management really work ? · 4 comments
- 28 February 2012Share the knowledge - February 2012
- 26 February 2012A few career and life lessons from my last job in Italy · 7 comments
- 23 February 2012Even pictures have fine print
- 21 February 2012Before you jump into a technical compensation answer... · 3 comments
- 19 February 2012Two uses of LinkedIn Groups for the Compensation professional · 3 comments
- 16 February 2012Compensation provider Birches Group extends its reach in the region - an interview with Warren Heaps
- 14 February 2012Why the big pay gap between managers on the same grade? · 4 comments
- 12 February 2012Should you rely on free compensation data from magazines and recruitment organisations?
- 9 February 2012Why the Sales Director has less on-target incentive than the Sales people
- 7 February 20125 traps to avoid for your Compensation projects · 2 comments
- 5 February 2012Understanding R-square value in compensation analysis
- 2 February 2012Compensation generalist or Compensation specialist ? · 3 comments
- 31 January 2012What are the benefits of a good Performance Management System ? · 1 comment
- 29 January 2012Share the knowledge - January 2012
- 26 January 2012The limits of Emiratisation quotas
- 24 January 2012Is pay the main component of employee engagement at Fortune 100 Best Places to Work For ?
- 22 January 2012Get laser-focused Compensation information with Alerts
- 19 January 2012Compensation aspects of HR trends for 2012
- 17 January 2012Of average salaries in Europe
- 15 January 2012GCC Nationals pay: a lesson from the Y2K bug
- 13 January 2012Why am I not on the Sales Incentive Plan? · 3 comments
- 10 January 2012Remuneration, engagement and the GCC employee
- 8 January 2012Create the best rules in Outlook to boost your productivity
- 5 January 2012Fresh professional goals for 2012 as a Compensation leader
- 3 January 2012Merit increase or bonus, how do you reward performance ? · 4 comments
2011
- 24 December 2011Merry Christmas and see you in 2012 !
- 22 December 2011Share the knowledge - December 2011
- 20 December 2011The safeguards in salary benchmarking · 2 comments
- 18 December 2011A follow-up on Zynga
- 15 December 2011Pay transparency for all employees in some US government entities
- 13 December 2011High Pay Commission report tackles excessive high compensation
- 11 December 2011How to compare average and median salary information
- 8 December 2011Socialize your Compensation & Benefits annual business plan
- 6 December 2011A methodology to define which roles qualify as "Executive"
- 4 December 2011To do peer ranking or not to do peer ranking..? · 5 comments
- 29 November 2011Share the knowledge - November 2011
- 27 November 20114 skills to master for influential Compensation and Benefits · 4 comments
- 24 November 2011A thought about what you really value in your organisation
- 22 November 2011From job evaluation to salary scales - the basics · 5 comments
- 20 November 2011This C&B job opportunity made me stop and think
- 17 November 2011One lesson from the Zynga stock scandal · 2 comments
- 15 November 2011The Formula One effect on performance management · 2 comments
- 13 November 2011How to use vlookup in Excel
- 10 November 2011How to get started in your new Compensation job · 5 comments
- 8 November 2011How do you link performance management and a performance-driven culture ? · 6 comments
- 6 November 2011Pensions landscape - Europe and GCC part II
- 3 November 2011Pensions landscape - Europe and GCC part I
- 1 November 2011What is your approach to aging ? · 5 comments
- 30 October 2011How RSS feeds and News Readers can help Compensation & Benefits
- 27 October 2011Share the knowledge - October 2011
- 25 October 2011How many points on your performance rating scale ? · 5 comments
- 20 October 2011Emiratisation and Compensation & Benefits - part II
- 18 October 2011Emiratisation and Compensation & Benefits - part I · 4 comments
- 16 October 2011Percentiles - an easy way to "figure it out" · 3 comments
- 13 October 2011No, no one becomes a Compensation Manager in 2 days ! · 17 comments
- 11 October 2011Analyse my SIP! · 4 comments
- 9 October 2011How to decide how many promotions to grant each year
- 8 October 2011Goodbye Steve Jobs
- 6 October 2011New hires vs employees : 3 salary situations and how to handle them · 1 comment
- 4 October 2011The best order in which to apply salary increases in any organisation · 6 comments
- 2 October 2011How to use Concatenate in Excel · 2 comments
- 29 September 2011Share the knowledge - September 2011
- 27 September 2011Essential considerations for managing international careers
- 25 September 2011Boards and quotas - For or against them ?
- 22 September 2011Calibration of employee ratings - a rigid rule ? · 4 comments
- 22 September 2011What do you think of the new look and feel of my blog ? · 4 comments
- 20 September 20117 steps to compensation programme design - the basics · 4 comments
- 18 September 2011How to use Text to Columns in Excel · 1 comment
- 15 September 2011Career Corner - 11+3 reasons why you should network with other C&B pros
- 13 September 2011Reader Question - What to consider for salary planning ?
- 11 September 2011Why every word counts in Compensation & Benefits · 3 comments
- 8 September 2011A reaction on raising pension contributions
- 6 September 2011Compensation surveys - the ultimate buyer checklist · 2 comments
- 4 September 2011Compensation Data vs Compensation Intelligence · 1 comment
- 1 September 2011My editorial calendar
- 1 September 2011Share the knowledge - August 2011
- 30 August 2011What happens when an employee moves from Sales to non Sales ? · 2 comments
- 29 August 20113 tips to help attract expat candidates
- 29 August 2011The other reason why expats are less attracted to the GCC
- 29 August 20112 reasons why it's more difficult nowadays to attract expats to the GCC
- 29 August 2011Why I love Comp · 15 comments
- 28 August 2011What this blog is about