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			Published Articles: The Wynford Group has made available some of the many articles we have published on the topic of HR Compensation Management. Below is a listing: DOES YOUR ORGANIZATION HAVE A TOTAL REWARDS PHILOSOPHY THAT WORKS? One of our most "evolved" tools has been the Total Compensation Strategy. Also known as the Total Rewards Philosophy read more, click here (This article appears in HR Reporter, June 2011 and Updated January 2012) MEASURING PRODUCTIVITY A CHALLENGE Causal Model provides insights into efficiency of knowledge workers read more, click here (This article appears in HR Reporter, March 2010) PLAN OVERBOARD! Do Your Incentive Plans Need Rescuing? The world is in economic crisis, Canadian regulators have implemented new compensation disclosure requirements and boards face escalating pressure to carefully scrutinize pay programs to ensure they are in the company’s best interests. read more, click here (This article appears in Network, Spring 2009) EXECUTIVE LONG-TERM INCENTIVE CASH PLANS Cash LTIP performance measures can easily capture real stock measures such as earnings per share and stock performance relative to the sector stock performance or a group of comparator companies within the sector. read more, click here (This article appears in Network, 2007) MEASURING THE CONTRIBUTION OF HUMAN CAPITAL We often hear that people (human capital) are the most important assets of any organization and the success of an organization largely depends on the management of its human capital. read more, click here (This article appears in Network, Spring 2007) OPEN SPACE LEARNING - Leveraging Web 2.0 How do people stay networked and connected within your organization? Adapting to changing needs through continuous learning? read more, click here (This article appears in Network, Spring 2007) WHAT'S AN EXECUTIVE WORTH? Governments, private firms, will soon have to pay even more for talented help. read more, click here (This article appears in Winnipeg Free Press, 02/14/2006) TRENDS IN ALTERNATIVE WORK ARRANGEMENTS As in other areas of Human Resource Management, flexibility has increasingly become an important factor in determining effective work arrangements that suit the needs of specific employment sectors and serve as attraction and retention strategies for employers. To accommodate employee needs, increasing numbers of organizations have implemented the following alternative work arrangement strategies: read more, click here (This article appears in HR Professional Magazine, October/November 2002) DEMAND FOR TECH SKILLS REBOUNDS The emphasis on systems security skills in corporations has faded as companies are beginning to focus on database management and “enterprise-wide” network systems, according to a recent survey that identifies the “hot skills” in the labour market. read more, click here (This article appears in The Calgary Herald, 11/23/2002) AS FAST AS TECHNOLOGY STOCKS EVAPORATED, SO DID MANY JOBS... As fast as technology stocks evaporated, so did many jobs when dot-coms fell by the wayside months ago. Now that trend appears to be turning around as the tech sector makes a slow recovery and brings a new wave of demand for specialized workers. read more, click here (This article appears in The Calgary Herald, 12/29/2001) SALARY INCREASES RING IN NEXT YEAR'S WISH LISTS Technology companies are looking to the new year with a hint of optimism, with many considering salary hikes for their staff next year, says a new study. read more, click here (This article appears in Business Edge Magazine, 12/13/2001) WALK THE TALK" WHEN VALUING EMPLOYEES Gail Evans of the Wynford Group says optimism is the key to successful entrepreneurship read more, click here (This article appears in Business Edge Magazine, 08/09/2001) CURRENT TRENDS IN CLASSIFICATION APPROACHES Best Practices Summary Organizations are considering a number of classification approaches that include: read more, click here MOTIVATING EMPLOYEES WITH RECOGNITION STRATEGIES Many organizations have found creative ways of recognizing and rewarding employees for their efforts and/or contribution to the organization. Unfortunately, many of these methods are based on "good intentions" which reinforce certain behaviors that do not necessarily provide motivation or contribute to organizational success. read more, click here REWARDING VALUE CREATION THROUGH EVA There is increased recognition of the need to develop accurate measures of performance that can be used in determining incentive compensation, for the executive as well as for individuals or teams. The concept of pay for performance, while often used to reward value-adding results, can sometimes be misdirected, if the measures of success are short-sighted. read more, click here (This article appears in Compensation News, Spring 1996) PowerPoint Presentations: The Wynford Group has made available some of the Power Point Presentations we have created on the topic of HR Compensation Management. Below is a listing: OPEN SPACE LEARNING (Barb Krell presented this at HRMStrategies 2008: IHRIM 2008 Conference & Technology Expo Click here to view a PowerPoint show on Open Space Learning The file is called open_space_learning_webinar.ppt TAKING THE LEAP FROM ENTITLEMENT TO PERFORMANCE BASED REWARDS (This Presentation occurred at the 1998 Conference for the CCA, held in Calgary) Click here to view a PowerPoint show on Entitlement and Performance Based Rewards The file is called wynford_leap.ppt TRENDS IN RETENTION STRATEGIES FOR HOTSKILLS (This is a PowerPoint show presented March 1998, for the Canadian Compensation Association) Click here to view a PowerPoint show on Strategies for Retaining Employees The file is called wynford_retain.ppt

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