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Salary negotiation: where art meets science
Salary negotiation is probably one of the most overlooked parts of the recruitment process. And yet, it can make all the difference when it comes to securing the right candidate. Many candidates reach this stage with a simple assumption: “I’ve been selected. The...
What if treating everyone the same was deeply unfair?
“It is not equal, so it is not fair.” I heard this phrase several times over the course of my career as an HR manager. And yet, it is based on a fundamental misunderstanding: equality and fairness are not the same thing. Equality means applying the same rule to...
The candidate who had never decided to move on
Four months of search, six interviews, an assessment, references checked, a business case and finally, an accepted offer. Then, just hours before signing the contract, the candidate pulls out. Our immediate response is almost always the same – “there must have been...
What if your life journey could be measured in house moves?
Here is a seemingly simple question: how many times have you moved house or to a different region or country? It would probably be considered inappropriate if asked so directly in a job interview. Yet behind this deliberately provocative question lies an interesting...
The cost of managerial silence
“A company that needs HR is a company with bad managers.” The statement is blunt and deliberately provocative, but it highlights a real issue: when managers are unwilling to address problems directly, HR ends up dealing with them instead, from everyday workplace...
SMEs, AI and the redistribution of talent: an opportunity?
In a recent publication, the CEO of Anthropic highlighted a key paradox: the widening gap between the theoretical capabilities of AI and it actually being adopted within organisations. Today, AI is capable of automating or enhancing a significant share of...
The mote and the beam
A cognitive bias is a bit like cholesterol: everyone knows it exists, but nobody thinks it applies to them. Of course, it is always someone or something else that is biased. The colleague who “doesn’t understand the strategy”. The market that “reacts irrationally”....
Developing resilient workplace cultures in an AI-driven world
Published on 21 April 2026, a study by Chaberton Partners, “CHRO: The Orchestrator of the Adaptive Organisation”, highlights three major HR trends: the impact of AI on jobs, the resilience of organisations in an unpredictable and unstable environment and the growing...
The cushy job holders
At some point in our career, we have all encountered a manager whose real contribution is difficult to define. You genuinely wonder how they ever reached such a level of responsibility while contributing so little. Some of them have a remarkable ability to navigate...
Don’t let Blue Monday define your year
Article publié le jeudi 22 janvier 2026 dans le 24h et le vendredi 23 dans la Tribune de Genève. En écrivant cette chronique pour la troisième semaine de janvier, je n’ai pas pu éviter de penser au « Blue Monday », expression populaire désignant le troisième lundi du...
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Salary negotiation: where art meets science
Salary negotiation is probably one of the most overlooked parts of the recruitment process. And yet, it can make all the difference when it comes to securing the right candidate. Many candidates reach this stage with a simple assumption: “I’ve been selected. The...
What if treating everyone the same was deeply unfair?
“It is not equal, so it is not fair.” I heard this phrase several times over the course of my career as an HR manager. And yet, it is based on a fundamental misunderstanding: equality and fairness are not the same thing. Equality means applying the same rule to...
The candidate who had never decided to move on
Four months of search, six interviews, an assessment, references checked, a business case and finally, an accepted offer. Then, just hours before signing the contract, the candidate pulls out. Our immediate response is almost always the same – “there must have been...
What if your life journey could be measured in house moves?
Here is a seemingly simple question: how many times have you moved house or to a different region or country? It would probably be considered inappropriate if asked so directly in a job interview. Yet behind this deliberately provocative question lies an interesting...
The cost of managerial silence
“A company that needs HR is a company with bad managers.” The statement is blunt and deliberately provocative, but it highlights a real issue: when managers are unwilling to address problems directly, HR ends up dealing with them instead, from everyday workplace...
SMEs, AI and the redistribution of talent: an opportunity?
In a recent publication, the CEO of Anthropic highlighted a key paradox: the widening gap between the theoretical capabilities of AI and it actually being adopted within organisations. Today, AI is capable of automating or enhancing a significant share of...
The mote and the beam
A cognitive bias is a bit like cholesterol: everyone knows it exists, but nobody thinks it applies to them. Of course, it is always someone or something else that is biased. The colleague who “doesn’t understand the strategy”. The market that “reacts irrationally”....
Developing resilient workplace cultures in an AI-driven world
Published on 21 April 2026, a study by Chaberton Partners, “CHRO: The Orchestrator of the Adaptive Organisation”, highlights three major HR trends: the impact of AI on jobs, the resilience of organisations in an unpredictable and unstable environment and the growing...
The cushy job holders
At some point in our career, we have all encountered a manager whose real contribution is difficult to define. You genuinely wonder how they ever reached such a level of responsibility while contributing so little. Some of them have a remarkable ability to navigate...
Don’t let Blue Monday define your year
Article publié le jeudi 22 janvier 2026 dans le 24h et le vendredi 23 dans la Tribune de Genève. En écrivant cette chronique pour la troisième semaine de janvier, je n’ai pas pu éviter de penser au « Blue Monday », expression populaire désignant le troisième lundi du...
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L’entreprise de demain sera-t-elle sans travailleurs ?* Westhive Genève Pont-Rouge, 16 septembre 2025 Monsieur Thomas Boyer, CEO du Groupe Mutuel Madame Alisée de Tonnac, Co-fondatrice et co-CEO de Seedstars Monsieur Alain Nicod, Entrepreneur et Fondateur & Senior...
Round Table
Esprit d’entreprendre, comment développer une culture institutionnelle innovante et attirer les meilleurs talents Hôtel Royal Savoy Lausanne, 3 juin 2024 Madame Anne Headon, Vice-Chair of the Board, Eldora Group ; Director HUB Entrepreneurship and Innovation, UNIL...
Round Table
La relation entre le Président du Conseil d’Administration et le CEO Westhive Genève, 1 octobre 2024 Madame Sophie Dubuis, Présidente du Conseil d’Administration de Migros Genève ; ancienne Présidente du Conseil de Fondation de Genève Tourisme & Congrès ;...
Events
Round TABLE
L’entreprise de demain sera-t-elle sans travailleurs ?* Westhive Genève Pont-Rouge, 16 septembre 2025 Monsieur Thomas Boyer, CEO du Groupe Mutuel Madame Alisée de Tonnac, Co-fondatrice et co-CEO de Seedstars Monsieur Alain Nicod, Entrepreneur et Fondateur & Senior...
Round Table
Esprit d’entreprendre, comment développer une culture institutionnelle innovante et attirer les meilleurs talents Hôtel Royal Savoy Lausanne, 3 juin 2024 Madame Anne Headon, Vice-Chair of the Board, Eldora Group ; Director HUB Entrepreneurship and Innovation, UNIL...
Round Table
La relation entre le Président du Conseil d’Administration et le CEO Westhive Genève, 1 octobre 2024 Madame Sophie Dubuis, Présidente du Conseil d’Administration de Migros Genève ; ancienne Présidente du Conseil de Fondation de Genève Tourisme & Congrès ;...
