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Growing a Healthy Compensation Program -- Part Two

Compensation Cafe

We'll identify some of their missteps -- common to companies their size -- then discuss what they can do to achieve healthy compensation habits. Case background: In the first article , we looked at the compensation habits of a company called Healthy Gadgets, a new medical device company that began with fewer than 100 employees.

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4 Tips for 2020 Career Development

Compensation Cafe

What happens when you disappear raises, slim down bonuses, freeze salaries and/or jack up benefit costs? Career development no longer has to share the total rewards spotlight, and it becomes the go-to form of employee recognition. You may think that addressing career development is no big deal. Speak clearly.

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Why Compensation Doesn’t Drive Motivation

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But will the incentive of a higher salary or compensation bonus improve their work performance? Financial incentives can undermine autonomy and intrinsic motivation Click To Tweet. It includes a number of variables, such as company culture , career development, as well as meaningful and challenging work.

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What Does a Bonus Mean?

Compensation Cafe

After all, we often don't make much of a communication effort when we award bonuses. So, you could say that they are also checking that your company's performance matches your competitors, although not deliberately. When it comes to bonuses, the understood link with business results is often sketchy, too.

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What Is Human Resources?

Analytics in HR

As a function, HR covers the processes, practices, and strategies to attract, develop, and retain employees who contribute to the company’s overall success. Human Resources Management (HRM) is a systematic approach to managing the company’s workforce to help meet organizational goals.

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Compensation Communications: Should I Say How I Feel?

Compensation Cafe

Many of our colleagues would say that compensation has nothing to do with feelings. On the other hand, feelings have a lot to do with compensation COMMUNICATIONS. On the other hand, feelings have a lot to do with compensation COMMUNICATIONS. Addressing feelings through compensation communications is tricky business.

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Quick Reminder on Performance Management Effectiveness

Compensation Cafe

I recently ran into a study on effective performance management practices that I want to share with you. Not because it says anything really new, but because it does a great job on focus and insight, attributes we can all use when it comes to performance management. Procedural fairness is defined as, ". .