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4 Tips for 2020 Career Development

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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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What Does a Bonus Mean?

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After all, we often don't make much of a communication effort when we award bonuses. When it comes to bonuses, the understood link with business results is often sketchy, too. If merit increases are about individual performance, bonuses are about team performance on the organizational level. Employees remember their multiplier.

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If You Don't Give Raises This Year

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Your trade-off program(s) should probably fall under categories like professional growth, career opportunities, work breaks, medium-term incentives and so on. 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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Having Trouble Unplugging?

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Closing the books on merit increases may be on schedule, but there are always loose ends to clear up before you get slammed with Q1 bonus and incentive work. 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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Help Managers with the Challenges of Video Calls

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Margaret O'Hanlon, CCP brings deep expertise to discussions on employee pay, performance management, career development and communications at the Café. Her firm, re:Think Consulting, provides market pay information and designs base salary structures, incentive plans, career paths and their implementation plans.

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Plan Design Laid Bare!

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Whether you are redesigning your base pay program or creating an incentive plan, it pays to learn from experienced colleagues, so I've included links to Compensation Cafe articles about each of these three best practices. Singing, Dancing and Posing: Aligning Incentives, Performance Metrics and Strategic Objectives by Stephanie Thomas.

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Why Bother Talking About Total Rewards?

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With HR building a single operating calendar for open enrollment, performance management, raises, incentive awards and development planning. Margaret O'Hanlon, CCP brings deep expertise to discussions on employee pay, performance management, career development and communications at the Café. Where do you start?