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…
Compensation & Benefits job opportunities in the GCC – Special
September 17, 2013 by 2 Comments
I frequently get calls from headhunters when they are looking for experienced C&B professionals in EMEA, and am always happy to refer candidates if I can. These positions are rarely, if ever, advertised online as the search is usually confidential. However I have noticed a recent surge in opportunities being advertised for C&B positions in…
Back to basics on analytics
September 12, 2013 by 4 Comments
Someone recently asked me “how to go about analytics” in Compensation & Benefits. I won’t share here a list of KPIs, SLAs and other metrics to track. The internet already has plenty of that available at the push of a button. As far as analytics is concerned, I believe that one should not necessarily use…
Prime de coiffure – An elegant solution
September 9, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Ah, don’t you love the variety of questions that come to HR and C&B ? Today’s post is from my former colleague John Tinsley’s blog. You will quickly understand why I really enjoyed this article and am so happy to republish it here : it’s about C&B, France, hair do, and with a hint of…
4 tips for creating bulletproof HR policies
September 2, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Clients regularly ask me : “How do I create a policy ?”. Many times, they start by brainstorming about the topic of the policy, listing all possible twists and turns, and diving right into what the policy “should” be. Very rapidly, they feel overwhelmed and confused, not knowing how to organise their thoughts to make…
Two years of Compensation Insider !
August 27, 2013 by 2 Comments
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…
Dear NSA, let me take care of your slides
July 8, 2013 by 2 Comments
A quick note today. I found a rather humouristic presentation about a topic that has been in the news lately : the PRISM system of electronic spying. I don’t know if the content is real in the slides below, but that is not the point of this post. In Dear NSA, let me take care…
