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The Future of Performance Management: Aligning Incentives with Organizational Strategy
Rethinking Performance Management for the Future of Work Performance management has long been a cornerstone of organizational success,...
Jul 2


Pay as a Demotivator:Why Organizations Must Act on the Data
The Problem We Already Know About—but Don’t Fix Every year, companies conduct engagement surveys to understand what drives employee...
Jun 11


Trends to Watch
After attending a recent conference hosted by @Mercer, where thought leaders discussed key areas impacting rewards strategies, I...
May 21


Skill-Based Pay: Concept to Execution
Why Skill-Based Pay Matters Traditional compensation models often reward tenure, job titles, and hierarchy rather than actual skills...
Apr 30


Pay in Skills-Based Organizations
Why Pay Structures Must Evolve in Skills-Based Organizations To embrace the Future of Work, organizations will need to consider shifting...
Apr 9


Pay and Retention: Does it work?
Companies often rely on higher pay as a key tool for retaining employees. When people leave, leaders assume it’s because they weren’t...
Mar 19


Remote Work and Workers' Compensation: Navigating the New Landscape
The rise of remote work has introduced complexities in managing workers' compensation. The traditional boundaries between work and...
Feb 26


Compensation as a Tool for Social Impact
In the corporate world, we often think of compensation as a means to attract, retain, and reward talent. But for those of us who have...
Feb 5


Lessons learned from the Nonprofit sector about pay
I spent most of the last decade working to build the capability and capacity of Singapore’s Social Service sector. Like most HR people, I...
Jan 15


Amazon’s Compensation Move: A Game-Changer for Rewards Professionals
Amazon’s recent decision to raise their average hourly compensation to $29, including benefits, has generated much commentary across the...
Dec 11, 2024


Moving Beyond Numbers to Embrace Fairness, Performance, and Adaptability
As the future of work becomes the present, it’s becoming increasingly clear that compensation is not just about salary. Employees today...
Nov 20, 2024


Do incentives work?
Much has been said both for and against using incentives to drive business results—be it revenue and profit, or market share. Despite...
Oct 23, 2024


Lack of Tools is No Longer an Excuse: Leveraging Technology for the Future of Pay
Too often, rewards professionals are still managing their compensation programs via excel worksheets, and feel limited in their ability...
Sep 11, 2024


Embracing Pay Evolution: Strategies for a future-ready workforce
As work continues to evolve, so must our approach to compensation. Deloitte's recent insights on new compensation trends emphasize the...
Aug 28, 2024


Future-Proofing Pay: Embracing Modern Compensation Strategies
The Future of Pay: Key Insights from Recent Studies Our current pay strategies have not kept up with the times. We're trying to tackle...
Aug 1, 2024


Embracing GenAI in Compensation: Transforming Rewards for the Future of Work
The shift towards new philosophies in rewards is inevitable, driven by changing workforce dynamics. Technological advancements stemming...
Jul 17, 2024


Exploring Pay Myths: A Hands-On Analytical Approach
In the world of compensation, it’s easy to stick to what we think we know. But what if some of these beliefs are more myth than reality?...
Feb 28, 2024


Flexible Pay: Charting a New Course in Employee Compensation
In the quest to attract, retain, and motivate the workforce of the future, traditional one-size-fits-all models of pay are bound to give...
Feb 14, 2024


Team Incentives: The Future of Workplace Motivation
As we continue to move into the future of the workplace, we need to significantly shift our approach to employee incentives. Traditional...
Jan 31, 2024


The Fallacy of Merit Increases: Moving Beyond Merit Pay to Pay for Development
The new requirements that the future of work is placing on HR make it necessary to shift how we approach employee compensation....
Jan 17, 2024
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