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Strategic HR Dialogue #3 / 2024
Summary of Key Takeaways from discussions with CHROs, Reward Heads and HR Business Partners of leading multinationals & growth companies in Q4 2024:
- Differentiated reward strategies: New concepts for different workforce segments
- Flexible work policies: Post-pandemic adjustments
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Strategic HR Dialogue #2 / 2024
Summary of Key Takeaways from discussions with CHROs, Reward Heads and HR Business Partners of leading multinationals & growth companies in Q2-3 2024:
- Strategic talent management, performance management and compensation differentiation; job, career & pay frameworks
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Strategic HR Dialogue #1 / 2024
Summary of Key Takeaways from discussions with CHROs, Reward Heads and HR Business Partners of leading multinationals & growth companies in Q1 2024:
- Role and strategic direction of the HR and Reward function - trends, challenges & expectations
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Strategic HR Dialogue #3 / 2023
Summary of Key Takeaways from discussions with CHROs, Reward Heads and HR Business Partners of leading multinationals & growth companies in Q3-4 2023:
- Approaches and challenges with Compensation Benchmarking
- Measures taken to attract & retain talent and their impact on Total Rewards
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Strategic HR Dialogue #2 / 2023
Summary of Key Takeaways from discussions with CHROs, Reward Heads and HR Business Partners of leading multinationals & growth companies in Q2 2023:
- Use of different HRIS technologies and Artificial Intelligence in HR
- Linking Reward & Recognition with ongoing Performance Management
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Strategic HR Dialogue #1 / 2023
Summary of Key Takeaways from discussions with CHROs, Reward Heads and HR Business Partners of leading multinationals & growth companies in Q1 2023:
- Corporate Social Responsibility for People and Impact on Total Rewards: Where does CSR4P start, where does it end? And what does this mean for HR? What can staff realistically expect from an Employer?
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Strategic HR Dialogue #2 / 2022
Summary of Key Takeaways from discussions with CHROs, Reward Heads and HR Business Partners of leading multinationals & growth companies during 2H 2022:
1. Global turmoil since Russian invasion of Ukraine – crisis after crisis: How do companies plan in this tough, opaque business environment?
2. Talent acquisition & retention - staff shortages in key areas continue: Which skills/competencies are currently especially high in demand and hard to get and what actions are companies taking to address these challenges?
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Strategic HR Dialogue #1 / 2022
Summary of Key Takeaways from May 2022 meeting with HR executives of leading multinationals & growth companies:
- Consideration of Global Sustainability / ESG / Impact measures and their link to Variable Pay
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Strategic HR Dialogue #4 / 2021
Summary of Key Takeaways from October 2021 meeting with HR executives of leading multinationals & growth companies:
- Mobile Working, Office 2022, Total Rewards, Employee Value Proposition. What are latest trends and what actions are companies taking?
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Strategic HR Dialogue #3 / 2021
Summary of Key Takeaways from July 2021 meeting with HR executives of leading multinationals & growth companies:
- Impact of Future Work, AI and Digitalization on HR. How does it change activities and roles in HR and Reward?
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Strategic HR Dialogue #2 / 2021
Summary of Key Takeaways from February 2021 meeting with HR executives of leading multinationals & growth companies:
- Reward for global jobs and jobs that can be based anywhere. How does it influence pay that many global jobs and, particularly, knowledge worker jobs can be based or delivered from anywhere?
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Strategic HR Dialogue #1 / 2021
Summary of Key Takeaways from February 2021 meeting with HR executives of leading multinationals & growth companies:
- Strategic Personnel Planning in times of high uncertainty and a raging war for talent. What actions are companies taking, how will they influence employer brands and how are careers changing?
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Strategic HR Dialogue #4 / 2020
Summary of Key Takeaways from October 2020 meeting with HR executives of leading multinationals & growth companies:
1. Pay approaches in times of increasing need for agility and flexibility, lean processes and budgets. Any signs of smart compensation?
2. Simple, uniform “one size fits all” versus more differentiated STI concepts (outside of Sales). What are cost / benefit considerations?
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Strategic HR Dialogue #3 / 2020
Summary of Key Takeaways from July 2020 meeting with HR executives of leading multinationals & growth companies:
1. Post lockdown working world – the new "normal"
2. Covid-19 impact on 2020 performance and STI cushioning measures
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Strategic HR Dialogue #2 / 2020
Summary of Key Takeaways from May 2020 meeting with HR executives of leading multinationals & growth companies:
1. Situation of companies and work-related considerations amidst Covid-19
2. HR and Reward measures taken
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Strategic HR Dialogue #1 / 2020
Summary of Key Takeaways from March 2020 meeting with HR executives of leading multinationals & growth companies:
1. HR measures in the context of the coronavirus crisis
2. Handling of and services for an increasingly differentiated workforce
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Strategic HR Dialogue #3 / 2019
Summary of Key Takeaways from Nov. 2019 meeting with HR executives of leading multinationals & growth companies:
- Pay differentiation and fair pay in a global context (...and employer certification)
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Strategic HR Dialogue #2 / 2019
Summary of Key Takeaways from July 2019 meeting with HR executives of leading multinationals & growth companies:
1. Attractive, collaborative and productive work environment
2. New types of jobs in HR and how to deal with them. ‘Feel Good’ Manager and compelling employee value proposition
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Strategic HR Dialogue #1 / 2019
Summary of Key Takeaways from May 2019 meeting with HR executives of leading multinationals & growth companies:
1. Agile Enterprise, Project-based Structures and Job Levels / Evaluation
2. High Performing Organization and Performance Assessment / Performance Rating
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Central Reward and Governance
HR ValueCurve article (posted on LinkedIn on May 23, 2019)
LinkedIn article_Central Reward and Gove
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The new CHRO
HR ValueCurve article (posted on LinkedIn on March 6, 2019)
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Compensation Reporting in Europe: A Progress Report
HR ValueCurve article (published in WorldatWork monthly 'Workspan' magazine, November 2013 issue)
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Board Remuneration Disclosure in Europe: Have we reached effective communication?
Article, WorldatWork monthly magazine
Workspan 112012.pdf
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Employee Engagement at a record low...
Article, WorldatWork monthly magazine
Workspan 092011.pdf
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Are Merit Increases becoming meaningless for regular staff?
Article, WorldatWork monthly magazine
Workspan 112010.pdf
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Do Attraction & Retention matter any less during a recession?
Article, WorldatWork monthly magazine
Workspan 092009.pdf
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