Video Blog #8 - Catherine Dovey Interview

I had the pleasure of interviewing Compensation Works founder and principal Catherine Dovey yesterday. Catherine and I have known each other for 10+ years. I was very interested in discussing the current state of Total Rewards with her. Catherine has 20+ years of experience in designing and managing base pay plans, incentive plans, performance management systems and job evaluation systems. She has extensive experience in union and non-union environments in private companies and nonprofit and public-sector organizations. So I knew she would have some insightful comments and observations on the state of the human resources and compensation profession.



Next week's nextcompTV show schedule has changed. We'll be broadcasting on Thursday, July 30th at Noon. The topic will be "Base pay versus Incentives". I'll play an excerpt of the conversation with Catherine that didn't make it into the video and then Bob and I will expand on that topic. Bob and my trip to the coast has been postponed until August 10th, so we'll have some video from that trip next month.

Tune into nextcompTV on UStream live on Thursday, July 30th at Noon PST:
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/nextcomp

If you're interested in seeing Catherine in person or are looking for some great continuing education opportunities, she'll be at the following events over the next couple of months.

• September 9th – 11:30am – 1:00 pm Total Rewards in Challenging Times – LWHRA, Bellevue. Registration is available at www.lwhra.org.
• September 17th – 4:30pm – 7:00pm HR Sampler – Bellevue Community College. Registration is available at http://www.campusce.net/BC/Course/Course.aspx?c=12191
• October 27th – 6:00pm – 9:00pm Incentive Plan Design – The Next Frontier – Bellevue Community College. Registration is not online as of today, but you can view the course catalog here: http://www.campusce.net/bc/category/category.aspx
• NHRMA - HR Foundations - October 13th, 14th, 15th at the Doubletree Guest Suites Seattle Airport. This event is SHRM certified and it's worth 19.5 CE credits. Registration available here: http://guest.cvent.com/EVENTS/Info/Summary.aspx?e=932c8aa6-c960-48e5-82ad-159b49a080c9
  

Here's a little bit more background on Catherine's credentials.

• Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) through WorldatWork (formerly the American Compensation Association)
• Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) through the Human Resources Certification Institute (HRCI)
• Board member for the Washington State Council for SHRM
• Total Rewards Panel member for the Society of Human Resources Management (SHRM)
• Past president and board member for the Seattle chapter of SHRM
• Founding board member for the Southwest Washington HR Association of SHRM
• Past president and board member for the Northwest Human Resources Management Association (NHRMA)
• 2004 Distinguished Award recipient for NHRMA
• 2006 member of the year for the Lake Washington Human Resource Association