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Strategic perspectives on compensation, transparency, and employee growth
Deep-dive articles to help you build clarity, structure, and trust in your compensation strategy
Explore long-form guidance on pay transparency, Career Architecture, market-based pay, and the systems that shape a high-engagement workforce.
Employment and Compensation: Why Strategy, Engagement, and Context Matter
Compensation is often treated as a technical or administrative function. Salary ranges, bonus percentages, and compliance requirements dominate the conversation. But when compensation is reduced to numbers alone, organizations miss one of its most powerful roles:...
The Essential Guide to Compensation Consulting
Unlocking Success: The Essential Guide to Compensation Consulting Unlock your business potential with our essential guide to compensation consulting. Discover strategies to enhance employee engagement and drive business financial and operational success. Understanding...
The Empathy Advantage: Why Strategic Compensation Requires a Human-Centered Lens
Most conversations about compensation focus on numbers: market data, salary ranges, incentive formulas, and budgets. But for Scott Trumpolt, Founder and Managing Director of Trumpolt Compensation Design Solutions (TCDS), that’s only half the story. With more than 30...
Transparency vs. Truth: Why Compensation Needs Structure, Not Optics
As pay transparency laws continue to spread across the U.S., organizations are responding quickly: posting salary ranges, updating job listings, and signaling their compliance with new regulations. On the surface, the movement looks like progress. But according to...
Rethinking Pay Transparency: Why Context Matters More Than Compliance
In recent years, pay transparency has become a headline topic across corporate America. New state laws now require companies to publish salary ranges in job postings, and organizations are publicly positioning transparency as a symbol of fairness and equity. But...
The Human Side of Compensation Consulting: How Scott Trumpolt Built a 30-Year Career Around Engagement, Clarity, and Customized Strategy
The Human Side of Compensation Consulting: How TCDS Approaches Strategy, Engagement, and Long-Term Value In a business environment where talent is increasingly mobile, compensation has become one of the most influential tools an organization can use to attract,...