Uncommon Things That Top Performing HR Professionals Do
4 Pillars of Success
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Uncommon Things That Top Performing HR Professionals Do
Rusty Lindquist
Adam Peddicord
VP Product Marketing
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Sr. Director Customer Success
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Uncommon Things That Top Performing HR Professionals Do
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Create a great place to work
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Broken Windows
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Environment Impacts
Behavior
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Uncommon Things That Top Performing HR Professionals Do
- Rusty Lindquist, BambooHR
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Stories are the mortar by which reality is
built, and life’s true architects are those
who tell the strongest stories.
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Uncommon Things That Top Performing HR Professionals Do
Mission / Purpose
Values / Beliefs
Communication Practices
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Reward / Recognition
Policies / Procedure
Comp Strategy
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Uncommon Things That Top Performing HR Professionals Do
Everything you do
becomes part of that story…
The story of what you value
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Compensation:
The story of
how much you are valued
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Uncommon Things That Top Performing HR Professionals Do
2
Employ best pay practices
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Uncommon Things That Top Performing HR Professionals Do
Top Performing Companies…
• Have Transparent Pay Practices
• Develop Competitive Strategies
• Pay Their People
Where to start
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Transparent Pay Practices
47%
of top performing companies
are transparent about pay
vs 40% of all companies
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The PayScale Pay Transparency Spectrum
Decide on the right level of transparency for your organization
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It’s time to clean house
Before taking the doors off your cupboards, clean them out.
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Effective communication
mitigates pay concerns
82%
of employees are ok with low
pay if the rationale is explained
But…
17%
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of companies are confident in managers’
ability to have tough pay conversations
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Job Information
Teach managers to discuss market reports
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Total Compensation Statement
• Prepare your managers
• Explain the report
• Give them talking points
• Anticipate employee questions
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Competitive Strategy
61%
of top performing companies
pay more for competitive jobs
Vs 54% of all companies
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Equal isn’t necessarily fair
Keep an eye on your hot jobs. Pay more where you have to.
ONE-STRATEGY-FITS-ALL
Industry: IT Services
Size: 200 EEs
Location: Seattle, WA
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SEGMENTED WORKFORCE
Industry: IT Services
Size: 200 EEs
Location: Seattle, WA
Industry: IT Services
Size: 10,000 EEs
Location: Seattle, WA
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Define your strategy
Talent Market(s)
Level of
competitiveness
What to reward
Industry, Size,
Location, Org
Type
How
aggressively to
pay
Performance,
Experience, etc
Target critical roles above the 50th percentile
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Millennial Strategy
35%
of top performing companies
will change their strategy for
millennials
vs 28% of all companies
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Know your workforce
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Pay your people
90%
of top performing companies
gave increases in 2015
Vs 84% of all companies
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Give substantive raises
Average Raise
21%+
16 - 20%
11 - 15%
6 - 10%
0 - 5%
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10.0%
20.0%
30.0%
40.0%
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90.0%
Top Performer
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