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Focus Group Check In

Compensation Cafe

I've also seen the results -- employee quotes and emotions -- have far greater impact than data on executive groups. SOME data comes in handy but GOOD data can be used to make decisions. The era of data-based insights into the impact of HR practices is upon us. I think it's time to clean up our act.

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Growing a Healthy Compensation Program -- Part Two

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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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Titles Are the First to Give

Compensation Cafe

In the medium term, playing loose with titles can cause salary structure alignment problems that can affect your data analyses, pay equity being just one example. As ever, Compensation Cafe has resources that can help you think and work your way through the pressures you face when times are tough. Her firm is re:Think Consulting.

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How to Improve Your Compensation Communications

Compensation Cafe

You'll find a long list of articles in Compensation Cafe recommending that you create a "message platform" to build your Compensation communications. (It Of course, anyone in Compensation can list a set of messages describing the value proposition of working for your company. How is a Compensation message platform different?

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Small Business Guide to Comp Benchmarking

Download this eBook and learn: How to choose a compensation strategy. What comp data sources to use. How to turn market data into guidelines for pay. Understanding the market, then determining guidelines for pay isn’t just a nice to have for today’s talent, it’s a must have.

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Where's the Fun in our Compensation Jobs?

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We really don't spend much time studying the emotions we feel as we practice compensation. Some people find compensation basics boring -- job analysis, job definition, job pricing using surveys and so on. Some people find compensation basics boring -- job analysis, job definition, job pricing using surveys and so on.

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What Will Pay Transparency Mean for You This Year?

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Plus, every bit of research tells us it's critical to effective compensation. If you're a regular reader of Compensation Cafe, you know that when we talk about pay transparency, we're referring to being clear(er) about how compensation works. We've been talking about it for years, after all.

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Compensation 101: A Beginner's Guide to Compensation Management

In a tight labor market it’s critical that you get compensation right. That’s why we created the ebook, Compensation 101: A Beginner's Guide to Compensation Management. Download this ebook and learn: The five critical elements of a comp plan. Where to select market data sources.