Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic from Storytelling with Data joins us on this podcast. Cole was previously on the people analytics team at Google. She joins us to talk about:  

• How to tell stories with data, and how to get people to remember what you want them to
• How to prepare for a key presentation
• Key tips and tricks to help sway your audience

Check out Cole's book, "Storytelling with Data: A Data Visualization Guide for Business Professionals" that's out now, and pre-order her upcoming book, "Storytelling with Data: Let's Practice!"

On this special episode we cover the Business Roundtable's recent statement about taking all stakeholders -- not just shareholders -- into account, and what it means for compensation.   You can read the statement here: https://www.businessroundtable.org/business-roundtable-redefines-the-purpose-of-a-corporation-to-promote-an-economy-that-serves-all-americans   Other things we mentioned: - Salesforce's 1-1-1 pledge: https://www.salesforce.org/pledge-1/ - B-Corp: https://bcorporation.net/ - CompCon (JOIN US!): https://compcon.com/

Today we wrap up our conversation around the evolution of the compensation strategist. The topic is becoming a business ally, and when you achieve it, you know you're at your best, doing what comp was meant to do.   If you're interesting in having further conversations around this topic, reach out! [email protected].   🎉🎉And join us at CompCon - https://compcon.com/ 🎉🎉   Download the eBook mentioned in this ep

In the first part of this series, we covered the foundational element of becoming a comp strategist -- being organized with all your data in one place so that tech is your analyst and you're not longer continually reactive.   In this second part, we discuss what to do with the time you have freed up. Namely, communicate across your organization so everyone understands why they're paid what they're paid.   Want to participate in conversations like these? Attend CompCon this Oct in SF!

On this episode we start a three-part series on compensation strategy: what a compensation strategist is, how their day-to-day is different, and how you can become one.

Want to learn more about the changes happening in compensation and how you can adapt to them strategically? Register for CompCon in SF Oct 21 - 22.

In this episode we talk with Dr. Achyuta Adhvaryu, assistant professor at the University of Michigan. He recently completed a study on soft skills in the workplace, finding that soft skills training on-the-job boosts worker productivity and generates large returns for the firm.   Link to study: https://www.nber.org/papers/w24313.pdf

Heading into the July 4th holiday in the US we discuss the value of vacations and how they can affect your company.   Stats we cite during the podcast:

• Vacationers experience an 82 percent increase in job performance
• 34% take under half of their allotted PTO time each year
• For the first time in recorded history, more than half of Americans (55%) left vacation days unused, which equates to 658 million unused vacation days. ("Americans are effectively volunteering hundreds of millions of days of free work for their employers, which results in $61.4 billion in forfeited benefits.")
• People who took fewer than 10 of their vacation days per year had a 34.6% likelihood of receiving a raise or bonus in a three-year period of time. People who took more than 10 of their vacation days had a 65.4% chance of receiving a raise or bonus.
• Arianna Huffington Deletes Employee Emails

You've no doubt received this question in interviews. "What's your biggest weakness?" But this episode goes well beyond that.   We welcome Rick Mace, former startup CEO and current executive partner at Siris Capital to the podcast to discuss:    * Why your strengths are also your weaknesses  * How you can identify your strengths (and weaknesses)  * A real-time strengths and weaknesses identification   Did you catch that this week's topic is strengths and weaknesses?

In this episode we welcome Mike Zani, CEO of The Predictive Index. Mike joins us to talk about compensation from a CEO's perspective, what an enlightened talent leader is, and why it's better to make errors of action than errors of inaction. Items mentioned in this podcast:

• The Predictive Index: https://www.predictiveindex.com

Jim Collins's books: https://www.amazon.com/Jim-Collins/e/B001H6GSHK

QBQ: https://www.amazon.com/QBQ-Question-Behind-Practicing-Accountability-ebook/dp/B000OIZUQW

Play Bigger: https://www.amazon.com/Play-Bigger-Dreamers-Innovators-Dominate-ebook/dp/B015MOJ80G/

Link to all books: https://payfactors.com/learning-books-comp-coffee-ep-17/

One this episode of Comp & Coffee we cover focus. Or, more specifically, how can you get stuff done with all the distractions that abound?   Here's a list of links we discuss during the podcast:

• Recode, Decode podcast — with Jason Fried of Basecamp

• Noisli

• Coffitivity

• One Thing by Gary Keller

• Rework by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson

• It Doesn’t Have to Be Crazy at Work by Jason Fried

  Like thinking differently about compensation? Then join us at CompCon, Oct 21-22 in San Fran: http://compcon.com