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Cómo liderar personas con la retribución

La gestión de Personas y de su Retribución ha evolucionado enormemente en los últimos años en línea con las nuevas tendencias empresariales marcadas por la Digitalización y la  Globalización . El libro expone de una forma didáctica las nuevas tendencias retributivas, abordando los criterios, políticas y principales programas de retribución. Los distintos capítulos ayudan a enfocar temas entre los que podemos destacar los siguientes: Concebir una estrategia salarial global que fomente la movilidad de los trabajadores en un marco común y coherente. Es decir, cómo se gestiona la convivencia de trabajadores locales, expatriados y "localizados". Entender el concepto de "Ecualización fiscal" a la hora de establecer las condiciones de un traslado internacional. Gestionar la evolución retributiva de los profesionales desde el momento de la contratación, motivando el talento a la vez que se establecen unas expectativas realistas. Diseñar y comunicar planes de in...

Celebrating 10 years of Research on Gender Diversity

The global consultancy firm McKinsey started 10 years ago a series of research and reports about how to increase gender diversity in corporations and shape an inclusive labor market for the future. The key findings are summarized in a recently published article  Women matter: Ten Years of Insights on Gender Ddiversity . The figures that these reports provide are always powerful to understand where we are and the advantages that diversity brings. Let me give you some examples: Women account for 50 percent of the global working population and generate 37 percent of global GDP   $12 trillion could be added to global GDP by 2025 if the gender gap is narrowed. a study shows 47% higher return on equity of companies with the most women on their executive committees than those with none. The article summarizes  "Ten attributes of an inclusive organization" , starting by the need to be "u northodox" meaning that p olicies and practices are constantly challeng...

Is the Annual Performance Review Dead?

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The answer seems to be "yes" according to recent articles:  Is the Annual Performance Review Dead ? (this article explains how GE  replaced annual evaluations with "more frequent conversations and introducing an App to help employees' managers and teammates share feedback"), Microsoft kills its hated stack rankings. Does anyone do employee reviews right? ,  Why Adobe Abolished The Annual Performance Review And You Should, Too   or  Death To The Performance Review! Long live the performance review. The  Traditional Performance Management model  combines the annual evaluation of objectives, competencies and associated compensation in a coherent and elegant way: 1 Objectives are defined at the beginning of the year. 2 At year end, a meeting is held to review the achievement of the objectives and assess progress in relevant competencies for the job. The appraisals are subject to a forced distribution ...

If I were an Expat (10/10): The 10 points to consider

If I were an expat about to start my assignment, these are the 10 points that I would keep in mind: Manage your own career : Before making the decision of working abroad, think how it improves your capabilities and your long term career perspectives. It is important to keep in mind that you are in the dri ving seat of what is coming ahead in your professional career. Total Compensation: The acceptance of an expatriation depends on the assessment of all benefits, not only the monetary ones such as salary, housing, etc. In recent years, professional, personal and family reasons are gaining importance, as the experience of working abroad is generally a very positive experience for the career of the expats and for their families. Family : If you want the assignment to be successful, the family deserves your full attention, especially during the first months. A ccording to recent studies, the most common argument for the...

How Colin Powell became a four-star general. Best practices indiversity management

Colin Powell's promotion did not just happen. Clifford Alexander, who was   Secretary of the US Army from 1977 to 1981,  explains how he held up a list of proposed generals because of lack of diversity. He then gave instructions to look at all records of eligible colonels to ensure ratings were based only on fair and equitable criteria. His board followed his directives and .... Colin Powell emerged on the candidate list. As he explains in the NY Times article  Colin Powell's Promotion: The Real Story  " He did not get anything extra and his white colleagues did not get anything extra either. The rise of Colin Powell through the ranks of the United States Army to brigadier general had to do with his performance as a soldier”. This is a great success story of a good diversity practice. I had heard about it a long time ago and today I mentioned it to some friends. Then I googled it and I was lucky to find this excellent article publish...

Are you planning to move to the European Union?

If you are planning to move to the European Union, you should know that i mmigration rules are not the same in every EU country. This is because most EU countries have both EU rules and their own national rules. In addition, there are exceptions to the  EU-wide immigration rules in countries like Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom. Common rules apply if you are a highly qualified worker or if you wish to study or do research in an EU country.  Nevertheless, applications must always be made to the authorities of the EU country you plan to move to. For full information about this topic and links to the country specific websites, please visit  The EU immigration portal . Each EU country decides on topics like the total number of migrants that can be admitted, all final decisions on migrant applications and rules on long term visas. In general, to enter the EU, you must present the necessary papers to the border authorities.  These could i...

Gender diversity in Politics. What will the future bring us?

When Hillary Clinton dropped out of the Democratic primary in 2008, she said during her  concession speach :  "Although we weren't able to shatter that highest, hardest glass ceiling this time, thanks to you, it's got about 18 million cracks in it and the light is shining through like never before, filling us all with the hope and the sure knowledge that the path will be a little easier next time," Eight years later, at th e  Democratic National Convention, she was named as the first female presidential nominee of a major political party in the US. In her keynote speach she mentioned: " Tonight, we’ve reached a milestone in our nation’s march toward a more perfect union: the first time that a major party has nominated a woman for president. Standing here as my mother’s daughter, and my daughter’s mother, I’m so happy this day has come. I’m happy for grandmothers and little girls and everyone in between. I’m happy for boys and men—because when any barr...