16 Mar 2026 What College Basketball Teaches Us About Merit Allocation by Neil Morgan On March 16, 2026 Every January, several hundred Duke University students pitch tents outside Cameron Indoor Stadium and begin a weeks-long vigil for basketball... READ MORE
10 Mar 2026 Why HR Professionals Struggle to Build Real Networks: And What to Do About It by Stacy Fenner On March 10, 2026 Our founder, Laura Morgan, told me a story a while ago. She once walked into a leadership meeting and did... READ MORE
06 Mar 2026 Communicating Compensation Data Without Losing Your Audience by Alex Morgan On March 06, 2026 You built the model and ran the regression. You cross-referenced three salary surveys, validated the compa-ratio distribution, and color-coded the... READ MORE
04 Mar 2026 Pay Transparency Is Exposing Internal Pay Problems Faster Than Ever by Austin Schleeter On March 04, 2026 Picture this: your organization just posted salary ranges on every open requisition because your legal team said you had to.... READ MORE
27 Feb 2026 Labor Market Intelligence: What HR Leaders Must Track in 2026 by Laura Morgan On February 27, 2026 Your workforce is staying put. On the surface, 2026 looks like a gift — unemployment sits at 4.3%, voluntary quit... READ MORE
10 Feb 2026 Job Evaluation AI Agents: Why Hay and Mercer Need an Overhaul by Michelle Henderson On February 10, 2026 Estimated Reading Time: 12 minutes Your marketing director manages a team of twelve people. Every traditional job rating system on... READ MORE
05 Feb 2026 AI-Driven Layoffs: Rethinking Job Design and Workforce Philosophy Before the Next RIF by Laura Morgan On February 05, 2026 The Brutal Math Behind Corporate AI Optimism Amazon cut 16,000 corporate roles, citing AI investments and efficiency. Salesforce eliminated 4,000... READ MORE
02 Feb 2026 The Shakespeare Compensation Paradox: When ‘They Love It Here’ Becomes Your Retention Liability by Alex Morgan On February 02, 2026 "Our employees like the mission—we can't afford to pay more. They appreciate what we do here." If you've said this... READ MORE
30 Jan 2026 Performance-Based Pay Models: Aligning Rewards with Business Goals to Boost Employee Engagement by Austin Schleeter On January 30, 2026 Organizations often introduce performance-based pay models as a way to motivate employees and reinforce accountability. Employees, however, experience it far... READ MORE
28 Jan 2026 Merit Cycle Errors: HR Horror Stories When Spreadsheets Become Crises by Laura Morgan On January 28, 2026 When Spreadsheet Errors Become Career-Defining Moments You're staring at your screen at 11 PM, three days before board approval, when... READ MORE