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Archive for category: Compensation Planning
Are Your Compensation Goals Getting You to the Top of the Wrong Mountain?
May 09,2011May 9, 2011
So often we see companies whose executives are paid handsomely only to falter shortly after. How does this happen? Goals...
Icing is Nice, but Frosting is Essential (Compensation is like Cupcakes)
Apr 25,2011April 25, 2011
How is compensation like a cupcake? Is it just that people crave it, or is it something far more fundamental?...
Are You Pushing the Wrong Rock up the Hill?
Apr 19,2011April 19, 2011
We all know the story about Sisyphus, the man who was sentenced for eternity to roll a stone up a...
Curiosity May Kill Cats, but It Saves Compensation Professionals
Apr 08,2011April 8, 2011
Do you ever wonder why you are reading this article? No one is paying you to read this. Your boss...
Compensation is a Balancing Action (Not an Act)
Mar 28,2011March 28, 2011
Have you ever used one of those workout things called a “Bosu Ball”? A Bosu Ball is half a workout...
Enough is Enough. Knowing When to Say When on Compensation
Feb 14,2011February 14, 2011
Sometimes enough is enough. I had a client go through a surprisingly good experience last week that made me realize...
In a Vacuum of Information People Will Use Imagination
Feb 04,2011February 4, 2011
I love talking to employees about their compensation plans. It is always easy to see the people who work at...
You Can Self-fulfill a Prophecy, Just Ask the Right People!
Jan 17,2011January 17, 2011
I just read two recent articles explaining that nearly every single employable American will be looking for a new job...
Executive Pay and the Emperor’s New Clothes
Jan 05,2011January 5, 2011
I read a recent article by Dan Ariely on how we measure thrift. Mr. Ariely, is the author of “Predictably...