In this episode of Comp + Coffee we talk about salary compression. What is it? Why does it happen? And what can compensation pros do about it?

In this episode we discuss the value of college degrees, especially as they relate to the rise in tuition in the United States. We also talk about what this means for compensation managers. 

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.

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

• 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

• 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?

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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.