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Is Pay Transparency a Gift? Agree, No Opinion, Disagree

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Competitiveness: "In comparison with those in other companies with jobs similar to mine, I feel my pay is okay.". I know what I can do to influence the size of my incentive. 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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How Betty Crocker Thinks about Compensation

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I've finally come up with a good comparison that I want to share with you. Whether you are evaluating or pricing jobs, creating an incentive or new salary ranges, here are some "ingredients" that will help you cook up a cake that gets more attention -- because you're paying closer attention. Think birthday cakes.

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Compensation Communications that Hit the Mark This Time

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We'll talk about how this works in a minute, but let's start by checking out this comparison. Her firm, re:Think Consulting, provides market pay information and designs base salary structures, incentive plans, career paths and their implementation plans. Earlier, she was a Principal at Willis Towers Watson.

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Do You Know How to Attract Star Employees?

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With certain job levels, the link between incentives and the company's mission would be quite valuable, too. You need to walk into every recruiting situation knowing how job seekers will be sizing up both your company's offer and your company's "employee brand" before they bring up the comparisons with your competitors.

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Value End-of-Year Implementation -- Turn Down the Heat on the CEO Pay Ratio

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By that I mean, if everyone in the company is going to compare themselves with the median pay profile, many are going to feel some type of a negative comparison. 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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Startup Equity: In Conclusion (Part 14 of a 14 part series)

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I am going to follow through on the suggestions from readers and colleagues that I turn the series into an ebook. If you are interested in getting a copy of the ebook, please shoot me an email ( dwalter@performensation.com ). You should have a better understanding of how to use equity as your currency.

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Will Employee Compensation Beat Out the Kardashians for Celebrity Status?

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You can find the headline " One-Time Bonuses and Perks Muscle Out Pay Raises for Workers " on the front page of the Business Day section. In comparison, excessive executive compensation typically tells you more about the CEO and the Board than any single operating issue.). How about you? Do you have an opinion? Yearning for celebrity?