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Creating A Strong Employee Value Proposition

A strong employee value proposition (EVP) is not so much what organisations say they do but rather what employees, prospective candidates and customers think about an organisation. Today, employees and customers alike have a strong say on which organisation is considered to be a good employer. This is amplified through social media tools used on a daily basis.

In order to create a solid EVP, leaders and HR executives need to embed their EVP strategy within job descriptions’ key perform...

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Operating In A VUCA World

As the end of year approaches organisations have a tendency to look back and reflect on what went well and what could have done better. Many try to look at their successes and learn from past mistakes. However this type of mind set in today’s global organizations does not work.

In a world where businesses are faced with Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, and Ambiguity (VUCA), thinking about the past to make sense of the future won’t help. Business leaders need to be ...

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The Gender Pay Gap : An Endless Saga

Endless discussions have been brought on the executive’s and government’s agenda for the last 30 years or as long as I can remember since I joined the workforce. The issue of Gender pay gap is no news to us all, however it still persists. In the United States, women earn 78 cents on the dollar compared to men (source: US Department of Labor). In 2013, women's gross hourly earnings were on average 16.4 % below those of men in the European Union (source: Eurostat). Different studies have shown...

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The HR Network Series by salariesinmalta.com

Salariesinmalta.com will be hosting different networking events for its members throughout the year. The focus of this series is to create a strong community of HR Leaders and Practitioners that will redefine and reshape HR in Malta, through the collaboration and sharing of best practices. Throughout the series, we will be featuring leading local and international HR Directors and business leaders from different companies and sectors. The event will be hosted by Analise Germani, Project Leade...

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Speed of Execution

Many strategic initiatives often fail because companies miss the Time To Market window. According to a study by the Harvard Business Review, most CEOs view the process as being too slow. What's going on? And how can you accelerate execution in your company? In their book Strategic Speed, authors Boswell, Frechette and Davis provide some answers.

Start by understanding the barriers to execution: Employees don't grasp where an initiative is going. They don't adopt new behaviors. They'...

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