Managing Employee Performance and Rewards in a COVID-19 World
The world is changing because of COVID-19. I’m not just talking about for those who contracted the virus and their friends and families....
CEO Pay, Employee Pay, and Pay Inequality in Organizations: Meritocracy or Monkey Business?
The Guardian article by Sarah Anderson and Sam Pizzigati about runaway CEO pay is jarring. “The CEO of Marathon Petroleum, Gary Heminger,...
It's Differentiation Season (Redux)
I wrote this article about a year ago and thought it worth re-posting (updated a bit and modestly edited). Not much has changed in the...
It’s Rating Season. Time to Play “The Game”
It’s that time of year again, time for the most important part of performance management. It’s rating season. The time for playing nice...
Size Doesn’t Matter. Some Comments on the United Airline Bonus Lottery
I was quite surprised to hear the story about United Airline’s move to replace their bonus system with a lottery. Yes, you read that...
Will this be on the Test?” What are we doing to our Students and Employees?
We live in “instrumental” times. This is no more apparent than in the title question. I’m sure the teachers among you are asked this...
It's Differentiation Season
It's January and companies all over the world are differentiating the rewards of their employees. Do you ever wonder why we do this? D