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Cafe Classic: Why Do Some Approaches to Compensation Communication Work Better than Others?

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Editor's Note: It doesn't take magic to create memorable and impactful compensation communication. We want our compensation communications to inspire employees to be all of these and more. I heartily recommend you read Ann's Compensation Force article to hear her excitement about the insights in this piece. Motivated . .

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Cafe Classic: Frustrated? Here's How Compensation Practices Can Change for the Better

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I just ran into a classic that can change the way we work and make our compensation design decisions far more effective. The Inconvenient Truth About Change Management: Why It Isn't Working and What To Do About It " by Scott Keller and Carolyn Aiken was published by McKinsey&Company in August 2000. The reason?

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What Does "Engagement" Mean These Days? And Why Should It Matter to Comp?

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Our Compensation responsibilities don't stop at numbers. They include performance management, reward strategy, career development, compensation communications, among many other key influencers of employee engagement. There's nothing more important in Compensation's role than building shared trust and thus engagement.

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Cafe Classic: Implementation. and Why Action Must Follow Ideas If You Actually Want Something to Happen

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Each year we step back to adjust to an updated business strategy that addresses new challenges. We plan alignment of objectives, behaviors and performance with that strategy. And then we try for effective implementation of the strategy so we can achieve the planned-for results.

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Are We Resilient?

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It was an example of how change will happen going forward because of, among other things, the speed of technological evolution, especially Artificial Intelligence. With all of us worn out from the Mr. FixIt work we did during Covid, do HR and Compensation have the energy to be resilient now? Her firm is re:Think Consulting.

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Cafe Classic: Implementation Matters

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Editor's Note: One good email and a meeting will not turn your compensation plan design into reality. I've written a lot about implementation on Compensation Cafe, including a series that starts with this article. Pay for performance is a form of change management if we do it right. Why keep harping on it?

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Implementation Matters

Compensation Cafe

I''ve written a lot about implementation on Compensation Cafe, including a series that starts with this article. Pay for performance is a form of change management if we do it right. It''s also the minimum you need to invest in any kind of compensation plan rollout. Why keep harping on it? Why bring this up again?