Why Do Employers Need a Total Rewards Strategy?
12 December, 2018
Employers need a total reward strategy. Without a strategy, you may have a rewards tragedy. … More Why Do Employers Need a Total Rewards Strategy?
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Mainstream in Manila: Total Rewards
6 July, 2018
The region’s top HR and rewards (Comp & benefits) leaders are converging in Manila July 26/27 for the ASEAN Total Rewards Institute’s Total Rewards Congress. This marks the emergence of total rewards as a mainstream business priority in the Philippines. Why is this? A total rewards approach is the key to attracting and retaining talent … More Mainstream in Manila: Total Rewards
A Milestone
15 May, 2017
My “little” freelance firm has just reached S$1 million in revenue since I began early 2013. Feeling just a little proud, and encouraged. At first my goal was just to keep moving forward after my firm retrenched me. I thought I would put myself on the market as a freelancer to let my network know … More A Milestone
Global Total Rewards—2016 Review
29 December, 2016
The mission of Freelance Total Rewards is to advance effective total rewards and mobility practices in Asia. Let me share how we, as a profession, have advanced in 2016, from my direct observation. Based on hundreds of interactions with clients, consultants, students and various HR and rewards practitioners, I have seen the following developments in 2016. … More Global Total Rewards—2016 Review
Rewards Without Ratings…Really? Event Invitation
23 March, 2016
Freelance Total Rewards is happy to announce a public networking event for C&B/HR practitioners with a panel discussion on the topic of “Rewards Without Ratings…Really?” to be held in Singapore, evening of Monday, 11 April at Royal Plaza on Scotts, in a beautiful poolside venue. The event is intended for compensation & benefits managers and professionals … More Rewards Without Ratings…Really? Event Invitation
How to Set up a Comp & Ben Function
13 February, 2016
A friend and former colleague from 25 years ago just sent me this message: “I have been appointed to lead a newly created Compensation and Benefits function. I am reaching out to ask your perspective–what would you do if you were placed in a department start up role like this?” So for the benefit of … More How to Set up a Comp & Ben Function
Bar soap, fax machines and… salary surveys?
11 February, 2016
In recent conversation I have heard talk from friends with a couple of the “big firms” recently that there is a growing fear the salary survey business may be fighting for survival soon. Seems there is a belief that LinkedIn or other social media will jump into the game and facilitate sharing and benchmarking of … More Bar soap, fax machines and… salary surveys?
Are your managers making good pay decisions?
21 January, 2015
Be honest. Of all your managers, how many are actually good at making pay decisions? Are you hand-holding your managers with Salary Increase Guidelines, compa-ratio guidelines, and rigid rules about when and how salary adjustments can be made? In this tightly controlled approach, is it even possible for managers to learn to think about market … More Are your managers making good pay decisions?
Looking Back, Looking Ahead
1 January, 2015
At the start of a new year, I’d like to share with you some highlights from 2014 and provide a preview of 2015, for Freelance Total Rewards, my freelance consulting and training business in Singapore, helping clients in the areas of global total rewards. Here’s the story. Coming into 2014 To appreciate how good 2014 … More Looking Back, Looking Ahead
Meeting Needs: Connecting Total Rewards and Servant Leadership
19 May, 2014
Robert K. Greenleaf, visionary and author of Servant Leadership: A Journey into the Nature of Legitimate Greatness and Power, said: The servant-leader is servant first… It begins with the natural feeling that one wants to serve, to serve first. Then conscious choice brings one to aspire to lead. That person is sharply different from the … More Meeting Needs: Connecting Total Rewards and Servant Leadership