Compensation Cafe

JUNE 25, 2015

They are setting up another production location and we have been talking about how to make this work. Like every company back to the Cro-Magnon period, they are starting out by looking at compensation. But I've seen a number of companies -- especially tech companies who are busy acquiring small businesses -- to leave it at that.

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Qualtrics HR

MAY 21, 2019

The employee lifecycle is critical because even if you do yearly employee engagement surveys, each employee is at a different stage in the employee journey, and it’s difficult to understand how personal experiences shape the key outcomes of employee experience like engagement, motivation or productivity. Improve Internal Communication.

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Achievers

APRIL 3, 2018

Focusing on employee engagement and delivering a strong company culture ultimately impacts customer happiness, employee productivity and your bottom line. Focus on Career Development Programs. A reason why employees feel disengaged at work is that there is no effort on developing the skills of workers.

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Hppy

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

We spend so much time at work, thinking about work, and commuting to work during the week that it’s pretty disheartening to find out just how many people are unhappy at their job. Now, it’s unrealistic to expect most employees to be engaged at all times—work is work, after all. The Real Cost of Disengagement.

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Compensation Cafe

AUGUST 18, 2020

Marketing professionals drive sales by talking about a product or service in a way that the buyer understands easily and connects with deeply. We have a lot to learn from Marketing methodology, so let's take a look at the discipline of creating message platforms. Earlier, she was a Principal at Willis Towers Watson.

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Achievers

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Employees who are regularly recognized feel more connected to the organization, reducing turnover rates and increasing productivity. People don’t leave their personal selves at the door when they show up for work. At the same time, work-related stress can cause problems in the personal lives of employees.

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Sterling Check

MAY 6, 2021

Employees who go through an effective onboarding program become more productive quicker and put out more valuable work. Organizations with an established standard onboarding process experience 54% greater new hire productivity leading to better performance. Learn about the company’s products and clients.

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Sterling Check

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Successful onboarding programs fully integrate new hires into the team by incorporating training, goal-setting, managerial feedback, and career development. Onboarding a new employee is the ideal time to celebrate your new hire and make them feel welcome at your company. But it doesn’t have to be this way.

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SwipeClock

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Good employee relations result in lower turnover and higher productivity. Millions of Americans are working at home. Let’s look at some numbers about labor relations and job satisfaction: Employee Relations Strategies: 5 Takeaways. 60% of workers report being stressed all or most of their time at worked.

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Compensation Cafe

APRIL 8, 2021

I have been in companies that work hard on line of sight and the level of discussion around strategy and product development is impressive. But not everyone can succeed at this level. Margaret O'Hanlon brings deep expertise to discussions on employee pay, performance management, career development and communications at the Café.

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Compensation Cafe

MAY 28, 2019

Skip the following steps at your peril! Analysis of divisional productivity data (followed by some manager interviews) can tell you a lot about performance obstacles, for instance. Take a look at these: What If You Could Start from Scratch? Earlier, she was a Principal at Willis Towers Watson. by Margaret O'Hanlon.

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Compensation Cafe

OCTOBER 12, 2020

At last, I'm going to be involved in work that matters. I'm thinking I need to change my approach to that so we can increase (revenue, product value, customer satisfaction, collaboration, innovation and so on) and/or decrease (margin, expenses, time to market, and so on). Pay is supposed to get people excited or, at least, attentive.

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Compensation Cafe

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

I'm sure you'll find surprises, or at least clarifications. A factor I wasn't expecting is the impact of productivity. CEOs are less likely to turn what they consider moderate profit growth into salary increases, especially since no one seems to be coming up with the magic bullet to improve productivity.

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Compensation Cafe

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Face it, you risk missing out on real talent (at a lower salary) if you keep your recruiting pools too restricted. How good are you at this? Does your company have a reliable career development infrastructure? Do you use career levels to price jobs? Earlier, she was a Principal at Willis Towers Watson.

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Compensation Cafe

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

71% of us in HR report that 2020 is the most stressful year of our career, so I know I'm asking a lot. But years like 2020 are also the ones that show how effective HR is at strategy. Years like this are also the best time to build deeper relations with management, who are also worried about employees at this time.

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Achievers

APRIL 10, 2018

Of course you want to elicit high-level productivity from your team, but your fastest route to success is to offer something back to the people who work for you. Here’s a look at why mentoring is so important, together with some best practice tips for putting together a mentorship program that really works. Share your comments below.

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Compensation Cafe

DECEMBER 20, 2019

He deluged them with numbers: cost of materials, production efficiency, and so on. That, yelled the boss over the din, is the cost of materials that actually go into our product line. Margaret O'Hanlon, CCP brings deep expertise to discussions on employee pay, performance management, career development and communications at the Café.

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HR Bartender

OCTOBER 29, 2019

(Editor’s Note: Today’s article is brought to you by our friends at Kronos , a leading provider of workforce management and human capital management cloud solutions. The Workforce Institute at Kronos has a new book out, “ Being Present: A Practical Guide for Transforming the Employee Experience of Your Frontline Workforce ”.

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Compensation Cafe

JANUARY 14, 2021

Still haven't solved that compensation issue that's been nagging at you? Stay up to date on pay and career practices at local and national competitors. It's hard to make any progress on this unless you know what the end product should look like, so ask a consultant for a briefing. Sometimes, for years?)

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Compensation Cafe

JANUARY 31, 2019

But at least I could imagine that my income (and buying power) would keep growing if I kept working, and my employers knew they were likely to keep me as an employee. Margaret O'Hanlon, CCP brings deep expertise to discussions on employee pay, performance management, career development and communications at the Café.

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Compensation Cafe

APRIL 8, 2019

Looking at clear skies these days? Take a look at Ann Bares' suggestions. You've been nudged many times by Compensation Cafe writers to develop a salary administration handbook, so managers and compensation staff alike have reliable guidelines for any circumstance. Organize to boost your productivity.

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Compensation Cafe

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Work backwards from the key project outcomes -- for example, if you are introducing a new pay program, start by identifying the materials to be used at the announcement. It's important to do these last since you can't be accurate about the building blocks for your final products until you understand them.). Second: Do a reality check.

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Everwise

MARCH 28, 2017

As Anne Mulcahy of Xerox said, “Employees who believe that management is concerned about them as a whole person — not just as employees — are more productive, more satisfied, more fulfilled. Employees lean in when they believe your company commits to their career development. Focus 4: Develop Skills.

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Compensation Cafe

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Parents resort to these tactics when time is short and everyday tasks are at hand. Then break what you find into subgroups -- this Division vs. that; this product area vs. that; new managers vs. experienced managers; and so on. Earlier, she was a Principal at Willis Towers Watson. Her firm is re:Think Consulting.

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Compensation Cafe

APRIL 9, 2021

Why would I choose to work for the Red Cross if I have credentials and can build a career at General Electric or Wells Fargo? If you interview Red Cross employees, you'd probably hear a lot of different answers to that question, but it would be easy to put your finger on at least one common theme.

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Compensation Cafe

MAY 16, 2019

Direct competitors share similar products or services, and market to the same customers or audiences. Secondary competitors either reach out to different customers or offer a slightly different product or service, usually higher or lower end. Earlier, she was a Principal at Willis Towers Watson. There may be more than you think.

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Compensation Cafe

JANUARY 14, 2020

It sure sounds like a better way to go at communications, but what does it really mean? Deeper understanding should make it possible to get better at your compensation communications. One of the mantras at Compensation Cafe is, "Compensation is Communication." Earlier, she was a Principal at Willis Towers Watson.

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Brandon Hall

JULY 20, 2020

The third edition of the remote work playbook and an eBook and webinar on upskilling and managing learning during and after the pandemic provides critical resources you need to successfully manage the crisis. Career Development Organizational Self-Assessment Tool. Learning & Development. Leadership Development.

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Compensation Cafe

JULY 17, 2020

Let's look at an example. Explanations of product results or share behavior could be used as part of your explanation. I once worked with a major software company that limited its compensation communications to "KNOW" and especially "DO" with no assessment of feelings at all.

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Compensation Cafe

JANUARY 8, 2020

They were less interested in participating in training and development programs. Their work productivity went down. The researchers say that employees who demonstrate at least six of these behaviors are about 80% likely to leave the organization. Earlier, she was a Principal at Willis Towers Watson.

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Brandon Hall

OCTOBER 26, 2020

More assets were added this week to Brandon Halls Group’s Member Center including a provocative research summary on Learning Measurement, incisive case studies, revealing solution provider profiles, enlightening podcasts, informative eBooks and more. Realizing the Power of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for Your Business (eBook ).

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Celarity

DECEMBER 4, 2023

So, grab a cup of coffee, and let’s unravel the secrets of building a successful freelance writing career with Dita Squires as our guide. When I was a journalism student at the University of Minnesota, I was introduced to a section editor at the Star Tribune who hooked me up with a few freelance research projects.

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Compensation Cafe

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

The halo effect or bias is the tendency that we have to allow positive impressions in one area of a person, company, brand, product or idea, to positively sway our opinion about them in other areas. Performance analysis of the high potential's achievements comes later, if at all. Earlier, she was a Principal at Willis Towers Watson.

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Zenefits

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

When team members move into other roles that aren’t necessarily promotions, those moves are often part of a career?lattice career lattices?differ career ladders . Career development can happen in ladder ways or in lattice ways?— and sometimes in both — over the course of someone’s career development.

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Compensation Cafe

JULY 11, 2019

2) Creating more value for customers by customizing your product or service to their needs, thus ensuring sales growth. Margaret O'Hanlon, CCP brings deep expertise to discussions on employee pay, performance management, career development and communications at the Café. Why bring up value drivers now?

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Compensation Cafe

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

In fact, there's at least one strategic opportunity that's staring everyone in compensation in the face. By encouraging executives to pay attention to whether employees have the ability to get their work done, you will help remove barriers to productivity and build engagement. Earlier, she was a Principal at Willis Towers Watson.

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Compensation Cafe

APRIL 25, 2019

You can: Count on early productivity with limited or no supervision. At the same time, mid-career hires are tricky. Often, they have become available because there's been a big shift in their family situations where they need a different work/life balance or, at least, a different attitude towards their work.

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