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Welcome to the #WorkTrends podcast, where we cut past the clutter to ensure humanity is central to the work experience. In the crowded space of HR and HR Tech Marketing, it’s never been more important to stay up-to-date and set your brand apart as an innovative and mindful leader in the space — which is why we hope you’ll join us as a guest on the show.
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- 1 weeks ago21 min
Getting Compensation Planning Right for the Year Ahead
Compensation Planning Strategies for a Changing Workforce Employers planning compensation for 2027 face steady salary budgets, evolving labor market conditions, and growing questions about how AI will change jobs and pay. In this episode, learn how compensation teams can allocate limited salary increases more strategically, address pay equity and salary compression, identify critical roles at risk of turnover, and use AI to support compensation decisions without compromising fairness or employee trust. Key Takeaways Salary increase budgets for 2027 are projected at 3.2% for merit increases and 3.5% for total salary increases, making targeted compensation decisions more important than across-the-board raises. Employers can make limited compensation budgets go further by prioritizing critical roles, retention risks, market competitiveness, and pay equity gaps before distributing remaining funds through general merit increases. Salary compression between new hires and experienced employees can create fairness and retention challenges that compensation teams should identify and address. Off-cycle salary increases should be tracked alongside annual merit increases to provide a complete view of compensation spending, pay equity, and potential budget risks. Compensation planning should begin with a clear business problem, whether that involves market competitiveness, pay equity, salary compression, or acquiring critical skills. Benefits, workplace flexibility, career development, and targeted retention strategies can help employers attract and retain talent when salary budgets are constrained. AI is changing job responsibilities faster than job titles and pay structures can adapt, making it important to evaluate how work is evolving rather than relying solely on existing job descriptions. AI can help automate repetitive compensation tasks such as job matching and job leveling, but salary recommendations and pay equity decisions require greater human oversight. Compensation teams should consider the potential consequences of AI-driven errors, particularly when decisions affect employee income, fairness, compliance, and trust. Effective compensation planning combines reliable market data, business financial realities, and human judgment to make pay decisions that support organizational goals and employee needs. Timestamps 00:00 – Compensation planning challenges for the year ahead 00:40 – Labor market trends affecting salary decisions 01:30 – What compensation surveys reveal about salary budgets 02:45 – How salary increase projections vary by industry 03:45 – Prioritizing limited budgets and avoiding across-the-board raises 04:50 – Addressing pay equity, salary compression, and off-cycle increases 05:50 – Planning compensation around business needs and retention 06:55 – How AI is changing job responsibilities and pay structures 07:55 – Where AI can automate compensation planning 08:50 – Why human judgment matters in pay equity and salary decisions Keywords 2027 compensation planning, salary increase budgets, compensation strategy, pay equity analysis, salary compression, employee retention strategies, compensation benchmarking, AI in human resources, workforce compensation trends, salary budget allocation
- 3 weeks ago24 min
From AI Noise to Trusted Talent
Today, we are exploring one of the biggest challenges facing talent acquisition leaders: how to identify qualified candidates amid the flood of AI-generated applications. As the volume of applications grows, employers need a better way to separate genuine talent from the noise. We’ll discuss why hiring is entering the trust era, what distinguishes a trusted talent network from the open market, and how organizations can invest in stronger talent relationships before their next role even opens. But before we begin today’s podcast, please ask yourself these two questions: First, are you overwhelmed by AI-generated applications? And second, are you relying primarily on general job boards or are you building trusted talent networks to support your recruiting and hiring efforts?
- 3 weeks ago25 min
Hidden Potential, Powerful Signal: How Data is Shaping the Next Generation of Executive Leaders
Today we’re exploring how leadership intelligence is changing the way organizations identify and develop future executive leaders. We are going to discuss how recognition and workplace data can uncover overlook potential, reduce bias, and help organizations build stronger talent leadership pipeline. But before we begin today’s podcast, please ask yourself these two questions: Are you using data analytics to identify signals of executive leadership potential? And number two, is your organization open to reevaluating its traditional succession planning and model?
- 3 weeks ago25 min
Quality of Hire and Employer Branding in the Age of Social Media and AI
In this episode of WorkTrends, we will walk through how younger generations in the age of AI are changing the hiring landscape and explore how we can adapt to protect our teams, brand reputations and quality of hire. The days of water cooler whispers and what happens at work, stays at work are over. For today’s digital native workforce, the line between workplace conversations and public social media posts has all but disappeared. Poof, one viral moment can reshape an employer’s reputation, influence hiring and impact customer trust. In this episode, we are exploring how organizations can stay ahead of these risks while protecting both their people and their brand.
- 3 weeks ago20 min
Mastering Skills-Based HR Practices: From Buzzword to Game-Changer
This is an encore podcast presentation of WorkTrends previously aired on September 20th, 2024. In this episode, we explore research from SAP SuccessFactors on mastering skills-based HR practices, how skills are defined, tracked, and used, and how technology helps organizations gather skills data and intel. A must-listen for anyone in people management. The most surprising finding: the scale of change management required, as recruiters, hiring managers, and senior leaders all have to adapt how they work and make decisions in a skills-based model.
- Sep 22, 202624 min
From AI Noise to Trusted Talent
In this episode of WorkTrends, we dive into how hiring is entering the "Trust Era." We explore the difference between the open market and Trusted Talent Networks, why candidate source matters, and how employers can cut through application overload by investing in trusted relationships. Tune in to discover how talent acquisition leaders can move from more applicants to better connections and better hires.
- Aug 28, 202625 min
Hidden Potential, Powerful Signals: How Data Is Shaping the Next Generation of Executive Leaders
In this episode of WorkTrends, we explore how leadership intelligence is changing the way organizations identify and develop future executive leaders. Join us to learn how recognition and workplace data can uncover overlooked potential, reduce bias, and help organizations build stronger leadership pipelines. We'll also discuss how to turn these insights into personalized development, stronger retention, and smarter workforce planning.
- Jul 24, 202625 min
Quality of Hire and Employer Branding in the Age of Social Media and AI
In this episode of #WorkTrends, we will walk through how younger generations and the age of AI are changing the hiring landscape, and explore how we can adapt to protect our teams, brand reputations, and quality of hire. The days of water cooler whispers and "what happens at work stays at work" are over. For today's digital-native workforce, the line between workplace conversations and public social media posts has all but disappeared. One viral moment can reshape an employer's reputation, influence hiring, and impact customer trust. In this episode, we explore how organizations can stay ahead of these risks while protecting both their people and their brand.
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