Another Year of Non-Existent Merit Budgets? September 24, 2010

1 CPE Credit

If it feels like deja vu all over again, you've got it right. Another year of tight merit budgets for a group of employees who have been giving it their all. Create a strategy that gives employees the recognition they crave, and gain tools your managers can use when talking with employees about the progress they have made possible.

Keep your eyes fixed on the future while making the most of today's compensation realities. You'll be surprised to hear what research shows about a managers' power to influence employee results. Discover how to:

* Increase practices that send a positive message
* Stay competitive during these lean times
* Prepare managers for face-to-face discussions

About the Presenters
Margaret O'Hanlon, Founder and Principal, re:Think Consulting helps turn great Human Resource ideas into valuable business results through employee communications and change management. She has designed and implemented compensation, performance management and career development program implementations for nonprofit, early stage, midsized and Fortune 500 firms. Before founding re:Think Consulting in 1999, Margaret was a Principal in organizational communication with Towers Perrin, a global human resource management consulting firm.

Brooke Green is a founding Principal with Presidio Pay Advisors, where she provides consulting advice and implementation assistance to clients with compensation support needs. Her particular focus is on the design, communication, and execution of broad-based compensation programs within public, private and nonprofit organizations.

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