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Growing a Healthy Compensation Program -- Part Two

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So let's look at what can be learned from the case study of a start-up that quickly grows into a thriving mid-sized company. We'll identify some of their missteps -- common to companies their size -- then discuss what they can do to achieve healthy compensation habits. Here's what today holds for HR.

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What Can the Novel Coronavirus Teach Us About Compensation Communication?

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The fact is, the virus' emergence gives us a case study that aligns in a perfect way with pay-for-performance communication. The bold-faced words in the paragraphs above trace a classic "change communications" model through the case study. "Who isn't aware?" you may think. And what does that have to do with comp?

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Growing a Healthy Compensation Program

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If you're an HR office of one, busily juggling everything from beneficiary forms to incentive awards, it's hard to believe that you share any pressures with other HR managers. Case background: Healthy Gadgets is a new medical device company with fewer than 100 employees who both research and produce its products.

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Ready for Cutting Edge Communications?

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It got me wondering when, and from where, will the cutting edge improvements in compensation communications be coming? So are we just going to let compensation communications be left in the dust? So are we just going to let compensation communications be left in the dust? What if you could innovate without changing your budget?

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5 Ways to Do Comp Better

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How to solve common Life Science job leveling and salary data questions Life Science jobs evolve so quickly, anyone trying to make compensation decisions would be thrilled to get advice. They may come in handy for decisions about Engineer compensation, too.). Margaret is a Board member of the Bay Area Compensation Association (BACA).

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Cafe Classic: 3 Ways to Meet – and Exceed – Expectations

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Editor's Note: In today's Classic, Margaret O'Hanlon uses the saga of Toyota's sticking gas pedal recall (circa 2009-2011), which became a case study for (some would say how not to do) crisis management, to examine the intersection of crisis response and performance. . Let’s say, a year when there will be layoffs and no bonuses.

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Clearing Away the Cobwebs

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I'm passing the second video along because, in my experience, it's the first time that WorldatWork has highlighted the value of behavioral psychology/economics for our compensation practices. Margaret O'Hanlon, CCP brings deep expertise to discussions on employee pay, performance management, career development and communications at the Café.