Compensation Cafe

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

At Compensation Cafe, we believe compensation is a form of change management. We tend to use them to time our race rather than coach our players to MBO outcomes. Performance management -- We tend to take the easy way out. Milestones mark a significant change or stage of development as you move forward.

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Compensation Cafe

MAY 14, 2018

There is a good-sized HR budget, plus the total HR and Compensation staff usually adds up to at least six practitioners who have had enough experience to know what "wellness" looks like. Here are some of the compensation decisions typically made in a turbo-charged, highly fragmented setting like Healthy Gadgets'.

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Compensation Cafe

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Editor's Note: Too often, we fall into "parent speak" when responding to employee questions and challenges around their compensation. And then we wonder why HR communications are unpopular -- a reaction that is especially unnecessary and undermining when it comes to compensation communications. It's just a given.

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Compensation Cafe

APRIL 20, 2021

In many organizations, the Compensation Department meets a manager's promotion request with skepticism. We automatically doubt the truth of the request, sure that the manager is only after a higher salary for a demanding employee. It's contentious, plus it demeans the manager's judgment.

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Compensation Cafe

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

This time of year, we give managers a range of communication tools to help with pay and performance management discussions. The common mistake is when a manager indicates that if the employee completes "X" things, a promotion is sure to follow. There's a lot at stake when employees ask about promotions.

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Bayzat

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Employees that receive personalized performance management and progression paths will feel valued. Similarly, continuous learning and coaching will empower employees to fulfill their career goals and contribute to long-term business growth. Stage 3: Compensation & benefits.

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Compensation Cafe

JULY 30, 2019

If your compensation system works on a calendar year, you're going to be asked to start a compensation communication plan in September. If you are going to make sure your compensation and performance management programs are procedurally fair , you've got research, analysis and strategy development to complete.

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Compensation Cafe

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

You know, the one where you give managers a merit budget to allocate. It's like spreading peanut butter evenly, a favorite simile in the compensation industry. Experience shows that some managers are more comfortable counting these perspectives into the rating decisions, especially in smaller departments.

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Compensation Cafe

OCTOBER 31, 2018

HR put so much time into getting the emails right and often takes little or no time for coaching leadership and helping managers overcome obstacles. Same thing goes for HR communications, especially about performance management. It's so clearly true, yet we don't want to admit it.

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Compensation Cafe

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

And then we wonder why HR communications are unpopular -- a reaction that is especially unnecessary and undermining when it comes to compensation communications. Of course, free forming isn't often a compensation professional's strength, so mix up the group with those who can help you get going. It's just a given.

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Compensation Cafe

MARCH 25, 2020

You know, we've got this reputation for being irreverent at Compensation Cafe. HBR asks, "What's the first thing that leaders and managers can do to help their employees?" How does this specifically apply to you, Compensation Department? This is the new normal, so no need to squirm about coaching in this way. Just sayin'.

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Compensation Cafe

AUGUST 15, 2018

In case you haven't felt that way recently, SHRM has highlighted three recent, trending employee practices that warrant detailed compensation administration and policy guidelines. Picture your weakest manager, and just imagine how damaging a recorded performance conversation could be. Why not head things off at the pass?

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Compensation Cafe

AUGUST 25, 2016

some millennials do not feel as comfortable approaching their managers with concerns such as asking to learn more, seeking higher pay or requesting more responsibilities. To some millennials, worries about being perceived as disloyal or as a "flight risk" can preclude them from initiating important development and coaching conversations.

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Compensation Cafe

AUGUST 9, 2018

August is a handy time of year to assess the effectiveness of your compensation practices. In other words, you'll never know how well your plans are performing if you skip program evaluation and move blindly into the end-of-year game plan for the calendar year cycle. How will you coach your executives to brief their managers?

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Compensation Cafe

AUGUST 26, 2016

As World at Work puts it, "Mayo Clinic’s success had little to do with changes to the compensation program itself but a stronger focus on communication, collaboration, transparency, market competitiveness, and predictability.". then offer coaching if it is needed. . The difference? A new philosophy of openness about all things pay.

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Compensation Cafe

JUNE 29, 2018

Coaching and consulting can obviously become more effective if you recognize that over-confidence and self-promotion are common motivators for leaders, for better and for worse. 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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Compensation Cafe

JULY 31, 2015

Lots of experimentation going on in performance management -- and that's good. My Café colleague Derek Irvine started a wonderful conversation with his recent post about the tough questions that some of these new performance management directions raise for compensation. She earned her M.B.A.

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Compensation Cafe

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Today, we feature a Classic truth from Margaret O'Hanlon about what ultimately enables your compensation plans to achieve greatness. Great managers are exquisitely rare. Poor managers cost your company a lot of money. A few managers can become better at managing through coaching and development.

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Compensation Cafe

APRIL 29, 2021

Managers/supervisors are often promoted from front-line positions without much training in compensation practices. They typically learn about budgeting, coaching and awarding promotions on their own through trial and error. Is Compensation making its best effort to support managers who want to give promotions?

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Prism HR

OCTOBER 22, 2019

It’s your responsibility to ensure your employees are paid on time, stay safe throughout the workday, and have access to benefits like workers’ compensation, health insurance, and 401k. PEO services are designed to remove the burden of managing HR from your business so you can focus on activities that lead to revenue growth.

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Compensation Cafe

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Managers whose organizations have moved to a better, but still less than optimal performance level, will have impact when they balance a results-focus with team collaboration, speed and agility. Earlier, she was a Principal at Willis Towers Watson.

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Compensation Cafe

JULY 24, 2015

Its lessons on creating value with the performance management process -- shared via a rather interesting analogy -- are still and particularly applicable today, given the bold steps many organizations are taking with their programs. I’m working up to a crucial issue for performance management, so stick with me for a bit.

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Compensation Cafe

MARCH 28, 2018

Don't take them for granted this year: Begin your focal review rollout strategy with business meetings between Department Heads and their managers. Prepare them to have candid discussions on what worked and didn't work in pay for performance last year. Take every opportunity to talk things over with managers.

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Compensation Cafe

AUGUST 3, 2015

Because so many of us continue to use competencies in our performance management and career development efforts. The thing is, we often need to look at "competence" from a different angle when we address performance management. Why does it matter? Employee "competencies".

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Compensation Cafe

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

Managers whose organizations have moved to a better, but still less than optimal performance level, will have impact when they balance a results-focus with team collaboration, speed and agility. Planning to dig out from serious difficulties with compensation communications?

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Advos

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

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