What your ELT really wants to know about pay (and how to answer it)
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What you'll learn
Compensation is no longer just an HR process. It is a business decision that leadership teams are paying close attention to. In fact, 68% of executive leaders now view compensation as a strategic driver of business success, and 75% are requesting compensation reporting regularly, according to Payscale’s 2026 Compensation Best Practices Report.
After recent merit and pay cycles, executive teams are asking more direct and more strategic questions. Are we paying competitively enough to retain talent? Did we invest our budget in the right places? How does compensation actually impact performance and outcomes?
At the same time, organizations are navigating tighter budgets and higher expectations. 51% say balancing pay expectations with financial constraints is their top challenge, making it even more critical to connect compensation decisions to measurable outcomes.
The challenge is that many HR teams are still reporting compensation the same way they always have. Metrics like average increase or budget allocation do not answer the questions executives are asking.
This session is designed to help you close that gap.
Join Philip Watson and Lexi Clarke for a live, discussion-driven session on how to rethink compensation reporting so it aligns with what executive leaders actually care about.
In this session, you will learn:
- The compensation questions executive teams are asking right now and why they matter
- Where traditional HR metrics fall short and what to bring into the conversation instead
- How to connect pay decisions to outcomes like retention, performance, and cost
