SERIOUSLY. This was implied by a survey a client of mine recently completed. The survey, from a reputable organization that...
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Small Companies Deserve Compensation Excellence
Apr 28,2014April 28, 2014
Often your HR person is also your benefits, recruitment, training, organizational development, problem resolution and party planning resource. Even though...
Pay Can’t Fix Anything! Fix it then Pay, Not the Other Way
Feb 26,2014February 26, 2014
Often companies come to me with a request to design a compensation program, philosophy or market analysis hoping it will...
1 Versus 100 ($1M Vs. $100M)
Jan 16,2014January 16, 2014
On January 16, 2014 it was announced that Yahoo ended the employment of their COO and second in command, Henrique...
The Duckbilled Platypuses of Compensation
Sep 10,2013September 10, 2013
More than two years ago I wrote about “Defining Pay for a Compensation Unicorn”. A unicorn is a person with...
Compensation Archery: Aim for the Middle and Adjust as Required?
Jun 05,2012June 5, 2012
Archery is an interesting sport. Great archers hit the center of the target nearly every shot. For those of you...
Like The Auto Industry, Compensation Must Create More Hybrids
May 21,2012May 21, 2012
I read a recent article that discussed the annual Rotman Design Challenge. The competition pits teams from Design and MBA...
Follow the Leader is Dangerous, but So is Being the Leader
Feb 29,2012February 29, 2012
As children, we play Follow the Leader with the goal of fitting in. In this game, kids will do whatever...
Either Put Me in Charge or Let Me Be a Lackey. I’m Fine with Either, But I Can’t Do Both.
Sep 19,2011September 19, 2011
A friend recently updated their status with the title to this article. Ironically, I saw it just as I got...
Defining Pay for a Compensation Unicorn
Jul 27,2011July 27, 2011
At a recent client engagement, the HR department described a specific position they were having a hard time trying to...
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