As we move into the second quarter of the year, I would like to share my reflections on working in Compensation & Benefits (C&B) in the first three months of the year. The first quarter can be akin to the holiday season for many HR departments. Not because they get showered in lovingly-selected gifts from […]
The ultimate goal for any reward strategy is to provide a linchpin in attracting and retaining the right talent to the company. This seems like a no-brainer to an HR pro, especially one working for a company in hyper growth, but you should never forget to consider your shareholders. Nirvana for a shareholder is to […]
Let’s start with the obvious: why on earth would anyone use AI (Artificial Intelligence) to understand how to tailor rewards? You might think there’s an obvious answer to that, but hear me out! I often find myself having a ‘facepalm moment’ when time-after-time salespeople contact me insisting that the solutions they offer use advanced tech […]
Measuring, and rewarding performance is often considered hard – what approach should we take? I was recently invited to speak at Svenskt Näringliv (the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise) on this subject so I realised I better find a way to simplify it – and quickly! It was time to start my own business, I decided. […]
The balancing acts of benefits
Our employees move between countries because that’s who they are, and who we are. We enable people to move because we like to hire the right people regardless of where they happen to live at the time of applying. And the Spotifiers who already work for us get the opportunity to move when it’s better […]
HR: Social a.k.a. Employee Engagement I often get introduced to either new Spotifiers or those outside of Spotify as head of fun! It’s a very nice introduction and I do have (and encourage others to have) a lot of fun at work, but the job title/description is not exactly accurate! Me and my team have […]
I can’t estimate how much comp data I reviewed the past 10 years: benchmark, benchmark, benchmark, and individual comp in mass. A lot of names as well, but I’m terrible at names – I put sticky notes on the colleagues next to me so I can act like a decent person. But behind all people […]