The Terminator had a big impact on my understanding of the future. In the Terminator franchise, machines become so artificially intelligent that Skynet … Read more
3 Steps You Can Take to Close the Gender Pay and Opportunity Gaps
Gender pay data can be examined in a number of different ways, but no matter how you slice it, the pay gap still exists. The most recent research by … Read more
When ‘Please’ and ‘Thank You’ Aren’t Enough
Saying “please” and “thank you” is one of the most fundamental communication strategies we use to project our own intentions and gauge the intentions of … Read more
Rewarding People For Results Is a Mistake
Beware of people who say things like, “I’m the sort of person who likes to get things done.” They almost always make this remark when trying to impress an … Read more
Your Comp Plan Is a Reflection of Your Culture
These days, it seems like more and more companies are thinking about their corporate culture. A good culture is viewed as a solid strategy for driving job … Read more
Are Pay Boundaries Empowering or Demotivating?
One of the challenges in compensation design and management is building programs that reward workers fairly, competitively and in ways that engage them in … Read more
Money Won’t Buy Engagement, But Here’s What Will
Like most companies at the end of the year your organization announced salary changes, issuing merit raises to some, and generally recalculated overall … Read more
Jobs Grow by 156K in December; Wages Take Jump
Ending the year much as it began, employers hired a modest 156,000 new workers in December, bringing the total for 2016 to 2.16 million new jobs. In 2015, … Read more
Wages Jump As Jobs Grew Modestly In December
Ending the year much as it began, employers hired a modest 156,000 new workers in December, bringing the total for 2016 to 2.16 million new jobs. In 2015, … Read more
5 Ways Compensation Will Change in 2017
As the economy continued to rebound in 2016, there was intense competition in many talent markets across a number of jobs and industries. All indicators … Read more