03 Aug 2026 Pay Equity Audits After the Nike Verdict: Managing Litigation Risk You Cannot See on a Spreadsheet by Alex Morgan On August 03, 2026 HR leaders face a hard truth the Nike verdict just made concrete. A company can run privileged pay studies, act... READ MORE
31 Jul 2026 Fair Compensation Strategy for Mid-Sized Companies: A Practical Guide for HR Leaders by Michelle Henderson On July 31, 2026 Estimated reading time: 9 minutes If you manage HR at a company with 250 to 2,500 employees, you already know... READ MORE
23 Jul 2026 Best Merit Cycle Platform Options for HR in 2026 by Laura Morgan On July 23, 2026 Estimated reading time: 12 minutes The wrong compensation tool does more than slow an annual process. It forces HR to... READ MORE
21 Jul 2026 Compensation Management Software vs Spreadsheets: The Honest Comparison by Neil Morgan On July 21, 2026 Estimated reading time: 11 minutes Week three of the merit cycle is usually when the truth arrives. A manager sends... READ MORE
27 May 2026 Data Slinging in Compensation: Why AI Cannot Rescue Untested Pay Analysis by Laura Morgan On May 27, 2026 Estimated reading time: 15 minutes A friend of mine recently used AI to help her board's compensation committee appreciate the... READ MORE
05 May 2026 AI at Work: Read the Label Before You Panic by Stacy Fenner On May 05, 2026 Do We Need a Warning Label for Working with AI? A few weeks ago, I listened to a panel discussion... READ MORE
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
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
12 Jan 2026 CompAware™ Roundtable: Real Pay Questions, Manager Sticking Points & Practical Coaching Tools by Laura Morgan On January 12, 2026 Manager pay conversations are becoming more complex as transparency, inflation, and internal comparisons increase. This roundtable presents real-world scenarios and... READ MORE