Comp and Coffee

In this episode we welcome Bryan Briscoe, senior director of compensation at Marriott. With Bryan we chat about stepping up your reporting and visualization game. Of course, much of what we can report on comes down to effectively communicating, so we spend a good bit of today's conversation on that, too.  

We talk a lot about ways to map to business needs on this podcast, but today we thought we'd take it beyond just talking.   In today's podcast we cover which books have most influenced members of the Comp + Coffee and Payfactors teams. And we cover a wide range of topics, not just business-y books!   If you find this interested and want to get in on a Comp + Coffee book club, drop us an email at coffee@payfactors.com.

In this episode we recap the first annual CompCon, a gathering of compensation revolutionaries. We discuss: Why there’s an appetite for something different, both from a conference standpoint and compensation standpoint All the new compensation ideas circulating around How often fair pay came up at the conference, and what it means for compensation management How compensation pros can improve communication And much more, including what’s on tap for CompCon 2019. Want to stay in the know? Just enter your email address at https://compcon.com/

In this episode we discussed the results of our recently released 2018-2019 salary budget survey report, we talk about the purpose of these surveys, and spend a little time on what the future of these surveys might look like. Download the free 2018-2019 Salary Budget Survey Report at:https://info.payfactors.com/salary-budget-survey-2018

Jason Averbook, CEO of LeapGen and CompCon keynote joins us to discuss: Why now is a time in HR that's unlike any that have come before Why HR should go away as a department And what the future of HR...or the people team...might look like   Come see Jason speak at CompCon in Boston on: Why is data and foundation so important? Why is employee experience so important, and what does HR need to drive that? How do you think about the difference between automation and digitization? What skillsets does HR need going forward? http://www.compcon.com

On this #AgedandSage episode, we pick up a new format that will appear from time to time. On #AgedandSage we'll speak with comp professionals about what's aged, that is what's something that used to work that no longer works for them. And then what's sage, or what's something new that's working well.  On this episode we talk with Romaine Lewis of Navigant Consulting. 

As we gear up for CompCon (http://www.compcon.com) and the equal pay topics we'll be covering there, we welcome Megan to the podcast. Megan shares her very recent equal pay saga. 

In this episode we talk about the traditional structure of incentives and rewards, the differences between them, and how to personalize them.

Jeff Laliberte discusses the need for a compensation revolution in the industry, drawing parallels to tech giants like Airbnb and Uber. He emphasizes the benefits of early adoption and taking compensation strategy seriously to stay competitive. Laliberte advocates for a more dynamic and data-driven approach to compensation to attract and retain skilled professionals in the evolving tech industry.

In this episode we welcome attorney Steve Weatherhead to give us a recap and an update on the Massachusetts Equal Pay Law. This law in Massachusetts is scheduled to go into effect on July 1st, 2018. We cover the following topics and more: What defines equal pay? What is comparable work? How do pay for performance factor into the law? What are the newest developments? Steve Weatherhead is a partner at Marathas Barrow Weatherhead Lent. Learn more about Steve and contact him at https://marbarlaw.com/steven-d-weatherhead/.