Recently over on Compensation Cafe, I shared the story of one team of highly skilled professionals in one very large organization and how a sole focus … Read more
What Happens When Superstars Don’t Get Much More Than Joe Average?
You just received an above average performance rating from your manager, which naturally put a big grin on your face. Which was subsequently wiped away … Read more
Pay For Performance: How It Is Viewed Around the World
Pay for performance is a new concept in many countries. Unlike the United States, some cultures consider it unacceptable to tell employees they are … Read more
Yes, You Do Get WHO You Pay For
A lot of the debate surrounding pay for performance focuses on the degree to which differentating pay by an individual’s performance serves as an … Read more
Is There Real Value in Paying For Employee Performance?
Is pay for performance — specifically that which we think of as “merit pay” — worth the hassle? I recently ran across a research … Read more
One Last Time: Yes, Financial Rewards DO Really Improve Performance
There is solid evidence from a number of major reviews of the research over 30 years that financial rewards can be expected to trigger improved … Read more
New Year, Old Message: 2014 Salary Increases Will Be Around 3% — Again
Waiting for that big raise to finally come through now that the economy seems to be slowly, gradually improving? Well, you might need to bit a little … Read more
Which Comes First, the Pay or the Performance?
It’s an age-old negotiation. Pay me more and I will perform. Perform better and I will pay you. So what comes first, the payment or the performance? Hay … Read more
Competitive Pay Is Simply Not Enough
You’ve seen your company’s want ads and heard the pitch from your recruiters; you provide competitive wages. That’s got to be a strong hook for attracting … Read more
CEO Pay: Why Not More Outrage Over Other Highly Paid People?
Why do so many of us get so bent out of shape about CEO compensation, but not about that of other relatively highly paid people? That is the central … Read more