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Developing a Total Rewards
Strategy 3
While many companies agree with the idea of total rewards,
they often don’t actually
put a total rewards strategy into practice. The compensation
department may de-
sign a sales force compensation program separately from the
benefi ts department
that revises the 401(k) program. This piecemeal approach is
common, but it’s akin
to building a state-of-the-art skyscraper on top of the
foundation of a 30-year-old,
mid-rise offi ce building. That skyscraper isn’t going to be
structurally sound using
a base that wasn’t designed to support it. The same thing can
happen when new or
revised benefi ts are built without regard to the overall
compensation and benefi ts
structure.
THE TOTAL REWARDS BLUEPRINT
Starting a total rewards program off on the right foot is a
matter of taking a com-
plete inventory of the programs already in place, ranking each
program’s effective-
ness and fi nding the linkages between the rewards and the
business strategy.
• Inventory. Find out what’s already in the mix—every
program, plan, and perk,
even those not currently in use.
• Rank. Determine the effectiveness of each program and how
close it is to being
a best practice in the industry. Effectiveness can be defi ned
several ways. For
instance, low participation can mean low interest, or possibly
low understand-
ing of a particular program. Ask line managers to list the top fi
ve and bottom
fi ve programs in the current package.
• Link. This is a diffi cult step, but an important one. Take a
look at the company
business strategy and map where rewards complement or help to
drive the
specifi cs of the strategy.
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Five Common Ways a Total Rewards Strategy Can Go Astray 19
For example, consider an organization that developed a
business strategy that
focused on providing an integrated customer service experience
to its clients. If the
company tried to blend 10 separate products and three different
sales groups into
one seamless offering, the structure of the company’s sales
force and the compensa-
tion programs likely would not support this collaborative
approach. In fact, the pay
structure for the sales force, customer service personnel, and
sales support team
could be inconsistent and actually motivate people not to work
together. Good com-
pensation programs are important, but linking total rewards to
business strategy is
essential.
FIVE COMMON WAYS A TOTAL REWARDS
STRATEGY CAN GO ASTRAY
1. Trying to re-engineer programs in pieces. When moving
to a total rewards ap-
proach, review and re-engineer the entire program. Don’t re-
engineer the
short-term variable pay programs this year and take on base
salary programs
next year. This defeats the purpose of making sure all the
programs are
working together to deliver the business results necessary for
success.
2. Trying to implement changes all at once. Yes, re-
engineering the entire program
is essential; however, implementing the changes all at once can
have a det-
rimental effect. It’s much better to phase in new rules and new
programs
over time. There’s only so much change that employees can
absorb and
adapt to at once. In addition, it is necessary to build in time for
managers
and employees alike to move through the learning curve. When
planning
to implement radical changes to a total rewards program, it’s
advisable to
allow a two- to fi ve-year timeline.
3. Limiting the number of people involved. A broad
coalition of people should
be involved in a total rewards effort. All stakeholders need a
place at the
table—human resources, executives, fi nance, employees, board
of directors,
customers. While it may be easier to exclude some groups for
the sake of
simplicity, it’s far too easy to overlook key elements without
input of every
group that will be impacted by the programs.
4. Not doing a thorough impact analysis. Before
implementing any piece of the
total rewards program, do a thorough analysis of the fi nancial,
organiza-
tional, employee, and customer impact of the plans. View these
impacts both
today and into the future. Don’t forget to look at the full range
of outcomes.
What happens to the total rewards program if company profi ts
drop by
50 percent, or sales and revenues increase threefold? It’s a huge
disservice
not to know how the program elements will behave at different
points in the
company’s life cycle.
5. Not communicating effectively. Many times when
companies make these kinds
of large-scale changes to their compensation and benefi ts
programs, they
communicate too much, too early, to employees, creating a
workforce that
gets full on hype and expectations. The fl ipside,
communicating too little,
too late, also is a problem because employees don’t understand
the business
reasons for the changes or how these changes will impact their
individual
situations. Proper communication of total rewards changes is
essential to
success. (See Chapter 5.) Determine the right amount of
information, the
right time to deliver it, and the right format to use for delivery.
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20 Developing a Total Rewards Strategy
CRYSTALLIZING THE SPIRIT OF YOUR
TOTAL REWARDS PLAN
When carefully evaluated, developed, and woven into a
comprehensive total re-
wards strategy, the elements of the total rewards puzzle work
together to produce
an impact on employee attraction and retention that is greater
than any of the ele-
ments considered individually. It is truly a strategy whose
whole is greater than the
sum of its parts.
In addition, a total rewards strategy maximizes the
organization’s return on com-
pensation, benefi ts, and other rewards dollars invested;
provides managers with
multiple tools for encouraging employee development and
rewarding performance;
and creates a rewards package that meets or exceeds the value
of a competitor’s
total rewards offerings. As with any effective, competitive HR
program or initiative,
a total rewards strategy should not be created in a vacuum. (See
Figure 3.1.)
FIGURE 3.1 Embracing total rewards: 10 rules of the road.
Consider these 10 essential rules of the road that came out of
the Hewitt Total
Rewards Research Forum (April 2003). The forum was attended
by senior HR
leaders from 27 of the world’s largest organizations,
representing more than
$1 trillion in revenues, more than $200 billion in total annual
spending on people
programs, and more than 10 million employees and their
dependents.
1. Focus on the broad concept of total rewards, however you
defi ne it, what-
ever you call it. Push yourself to defi ne total rewards broadly
rather than
narrowly. Conveying the total value of work experience is
always more
compelling to your employees.
2. Clarify the business direction fi rst. A total rewards
program and strategy needs
to support a clearly defi ned business strategy. It is impossible
to motivate
and reward the right behaviors and results unless you know
what they are.
3. Articulate a clear, compelling, and specifi c strategy.
Generic reward strategies
are a waste of time. They do not help leaders see how reward
programs
can help drive the business forward. They do not help HR
professionals to
focus the design or administration of reward programs. They do
not help
employees see what is expected of them and what they can
expect in return.
Well-conceived strategies force organizations to make choices.
You can be
broad in your defi nition of what total rewards is, and specifi c
in your posi-
tions on what the strategy is and what each reward element
represents.
4. Communicate with quality, not quantity. Employees who
understand the true
value of their total rewards package are more likely to
appreciate the invest-
ment their employer is making in them, to stay with the
company, and to
deliver business results. Focus on delivering targeted rewards
information
to employees that is accessible, up-to-date, and meaningful.
5. Seek to manage the whole value. As pay becomes more
competitive at the
same time that we have fewer dollars to spend, and as equity
becomes less
of an option while the choices become more narrow, it is
important to
leverage the whole as opposed to one segment. The more you
work the
whole package, the more the perceived value of each element
rises.
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Crystallizing the Spirit of Your Total Rewards Plan 21
Factors to consider when developing the strategy include:
• The desired level of external competitiveness (i.e., market
leading, market
competitive, or market following).
• The programs that will be offered to various employee
groups to achieve orga-
nizational objectives while also maintaining appropriate internal
equity.
• How the total rewards strategy will support the achievement
of key organiza-
tional objectives.
• Ensuring that all elements developed or enhanced comply
with state and fed-
eral regulations.
Also, effective communication is imperative for a total rewards
strategy to be suc-
cessful. Given that the message is more complex than the
traditional focus on base
pay only, a strong communication campaign that clearly identifi
es the value of the
additional components of the total rewards package is essential.
Creating a total rewards program that is unique to an
organization and based in
competitive practices is not a simple task, but one that requires
signifi cant thought,
analysis, and refi nement. (See Figure 3.2.)
6. Balance between fl exibility and adherence to the core. As
you think about making
choices in defi ning a total rewards strategy, recognize the need
for core
values and principles that are unifying and distinguishing. How
is it that
IBM is still IBM and GE is still GE, even as these organizations
provide
fl exibility in their total rewards approaches across the globe?
The answer
lies in each company’s ability to balance the two sides—
offering enough
fl exibility so the needs of differing populations are met and
defi ning
common principles that anchor the company.
7. Manage what you can measure. The breadth of a total
rewards strategy is its
value to organizations. Yet companies need to make sure they
are equipped
to manage such an inclusive approach. This means an ability to
mea-
sure and track the inputs into and results from a total rewards
program.
Including every reward element possible in a plan may sound
appeal-
ing, but is ultimately useless if the value of such an approach
cannot be
demonstrated to the business.
8. Recognize that the recipient defi nes value. The value of
any reward element will
vary by population segment whether by geography, business
unit, gender,
age, or tenure. Only recipients can defi ne the value of the
rewards they
receive. Think about individuals fi rst, and then see if they can
be clustered
into groups.
9. Beware of simple solutions. We tend to put in place things
that are easy to
execute and the hard stuff is left for another day. Most of us
focus on
things that are important but somewhat incremental. In time, the
harder,
transformational things need to be tackled.
10. Copy how great companies think, not what they do. Think
about how great
companies become great and what are the things that make
sense for
them and why they do the things they do. Don’t copy the
practices that
they put in place. Try to emulate their thinking.
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22 Developing a Total Rewards Strategy
FIGURE 3.2 10 steps to a more effective total rewards
program.
Following are 10 steps that employers can take to better design
and implement
their total rewards programs and maximize their effectiveness
(conclusions drawn
from 2005 Strategic Rewards Study, Watson Wyatt and
WorldatWork):
1. Focus on Alignment. High-performing companies are more
successful at
aligning employee behavior with company goals than low-
performing
companies are.
2. Ask Employees What They Want. Rewards only work if they
are meaningful to
employees and infl uence their affi liation with the
organization. Study data
show more companies need to ask employees about their
rewards prefer-
ences and use their input to shape program offerings. Too many
companies
are missing the opportunity to understand whether their
investments in dif-
ferent rewards plans are valued by employees and support the
company’s at-
traction, motivation, and retention goals.
3. Measure and Manage Costs and Risks. Successful rewards
plans strike a balance
between effectiveness and cost. However, too small a
percentage of employ-
ers formally measure the cost-effectiveness of their total
rewards program to
a moderate or great extent. The lack of information means
companies are
missing opportunities to make changes to boost program
performance.
Companies also need to identify and manage total rewards–
related risks.
They should, for example, have a plan to manage fi nancing
risks related to
defi ned benefi t or stock plans. They need to understand time-
based risks
such as costs escalating over time for skill-based pay. And they
have to be pre-
pared if rewards don’t infl uence employees’ behaviors in
intended ways.
4. Strengthen Performance Management Systems. While many
companies have
adopted designs that feature best practices, their managers are
not faithfully
or effectively carrying them out.
Just as important are the perception gaps related to pay for
performance
and performance improvement. Most employers say they link
pay decisions
to the results of the review process, but not enough employees
see the link-
age for themselves. Even more troubling, most employers say
they help poor
performers improve, but few poor performers would agree.
One way to strengthen the connection between performance
management
and rewards is by investing in formal training for managers.
Managers are the
linchpins of the system—if they don’t understand and aren’t
comfortable with
their organizations’ total rewards strategies, they won’t send the
right message
to employees. Organizations that formally train managers to
manage em-
ployee performance rate more favorably on key performance
management
measures than organizations that do not formally train their
supervisors.
5. Sharply Differentiate between Top Performers and Everyone
Else. Employers need to
identify their critical skills groups and their best-performing
employees, let
these employees know they are considered top performers, and
reward them
with signifi cantly better salary increases, recognition and
incentive awards,
and opportunities for learning and development.
6. Make Greater Use of Incentive-Based Pay. One of the best
ways to reward top
performers and spur them to greater achievement is to make
incentive-based
pay a key element of the total rewards strategy. Companies that
use incentive-
based pay to motivate performance benefi t fi nancially.
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Crystallizing the Spirit of Your Total Rewards Plan 23
7. Review Incentive Funding Metrics and Targets. Funding
metrics for short-term
incentives are important. Higher-performing fi rms fund short-
term incen-
tive plans at higher rates than low-performing fi rms. They also
are slightly
more focused on revenue growth, while low-performing fi rms
focus more
on operating income growth and cash fl ow. In addition, high-
performing
fi rms are slightly more likely to include nonfi nancial measures
that drive
fi nancial performance, such as customer satisfaction and
quality outcomes.
Finally, incentive targets should be updated regularly to refl
ect new com-
pany priorities and goals.
8. Make Communication and Education a Priority. Total
rewards strategies only
work if employees understand and support them. Unfortunately,
employers
and employees alike agree that such understanding is missing.
Poor communication has real consequences. Most
employees, for exam-
ple, continue to value small annual pay increases over other
compensation
structures that could result in larger rewards.
9. Use Long-Term Incentives throughout the Organization.
Long-term incentives
continue to be important rewards vehicles for executives and
nonexecutives
alike. In fact, organizations with broad eligibility for stock-
based programs
signifi cantly outperform organizations with limited eligibility.
In light of
decreased eligibility of other stock-based programs, companies
should con-
sider maintaining Employee Stock Purchase Plans (ESPP),
despite the unfa-
vorable accounting treatment.
10. Manage Rewards in a Truly Integrated Way. Many
companies are not making a
connection between compensation, benefi ts, fi nance, and other
functions.
This absence of integration means many companies are missing
the op-
portunities true total rewards approaches offer, such as effi
ciencies in plan
design and administration and a detailed understanding of
current and
projected costs and risk profi les across all components of their
total rewards
programs.
A total rewards strategy statement helps crystallize the spirit of
a total rewards
plan. It should provide specifi c, motivating direction when
choosing what to focus
on (and choosing what not to focus on). Rewards strategies
should follow two
primary aims:
• To articulate a distinctive value proposition for current and
prospective em-
ployees that attracts and retains employees who have the
capabilities and val-
ues the employer needs.
• To provide a framework from which the employer designs,
administers, and
communicates rewards programs with the maximum
motivational impact to
drive desired behaviors.
The total rewards strategy should ensure that the rewards
framework matches the
strategic needs of the business, and that the mechanics of the
total rewards struc-
ture reinforce the desired corporate culture and management
style. Also, it should
help structure the components of the rewards system to infl
uence and motivate
employee behavior in the right direction.
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24 Developing a Total Rewards Strategy
ISSUES THAT A TOTAL REWARDS STRATEGY
SHOULD ADDRESS
A well-conceived strategy should address several elements:
• Strategic Perspective. A total rewards strategy begins with
an articulation of the
company’s values and business strategies. The link to business
needs and aims
should be spelled out right up front. The total rewards strategy
is the place
to be clear about where, when, and how the links between
business goals and
rewards should and should not be made.
• Statement of Overall Objectives. The strategy should
include statements that de-
scribe how the rewards system will support the needs of the
business and the
company’s customers, employees, shareholders, and other key
stakeholders.
This typically includes a delineation of the role of each reward
element. If you
cannot clearly defi ne a role for any given element of total
rewards, then you
should question why it is being offered at all.
• Prominence. The strategy should describe the overall
importance of rewards
relative to other tools that can focus and affect actions and
decisions (e.g.,
shared values, cool products, inspiring leadership, etc.). One
way to think
about prominence is to imagine an employee talking to a friend
about work-
ing for the company. As the employee relates what is great
about the company,
prominence involves two key questions:
• At what stage in the conversation would you like the
employee to mention
the rewards package (as opposed to things such as the culture,
quality of
leadership, focus on customers, etc.)? This helps defi ne the
importance of
total rewards in the context of the total employee experience.
Do you lead
with total rewards, or is it a supporting component?
• Which elements of the package would you like to hear
mentioned fi rst,
and which should be mentioned last—or not at all? What does
your com-
pany want to be famous for? What is the signature program?
These ques-
tions are aimed at culling the handful of reward elements that
deserve
80 percent or 90 percent of your attention in design,
administration, and
communication.
• Performance Measures. The strategy should clearly identify
the performance cri-
teria to be rewarded, the appropriate level of measurement for
each (e.g., cor-
porate, business unit, region, work group, individual, etc.) and
which reward
elements will be linked to which measures. Also, the strategy
should describe
the degree to which rewards are expected to drive employee
actions and deci-
sions through variability, infl uence over outcomes
(controllability), and the
explicitness of the pay-performance link.
• Competitive Market Reference Points. The total rewards
strategy should de-
scribe the types of companies, industries, or other reference
points that
will be used as the basis for determining the competitiveness of
the rewards
package. What are the comparators? Do they differ among
business units?
Why?
A common response to the question about comparators is that
they should
be composed of companies against which we compete for talent.
It’s a sound ap-
proach, usually resulting in a list dominated by companies in
the same industry or
geography. Another angle to consider is what you want the
company to be famous
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for. Perhaps benchmark the company’s signature program
against companies that
already are famous in that area, even if it means looking beyond
the industry or
geography.
• Competitive Positioning. The strategy should clearly
describe the desired com-
petitive position relative to the competitive reference points in
the labor mar-
ket. Ideally, it should defi ne how the competitive positioning is
expected to
vary with performance or other criteria.
It is worth noting that many companies defi ne the median as
the desired com-
petitive benchmark for all components of rewards with
increasing frequency. This
raises a question: If you position all elements at the median,
how will you differenti-
ate? Defi ning a “signature” program is one way to avoid the
creation of a plain set of
rewards that looks like what every other company offers.
• Degree of Internal Equity and Consistency. The statement
should address the extent
to which the total rewards strategy will be applied uniformly
throughout the
company, both horizontally and vertically. To take the view that
both internal
and external relativities are important is fi ne, but defi ning a
strategy is about
making choices. A good strategy clearly defi nes which is more
important when
the two are in confl ict.
• Communication and Involvement. The strategy should defi
ne how much infor-
mation about the rewards programs will be disclosed and
explained to em-
ployees. It also should outline the degree of participation that
employees
will have in the design and ongoing administration of the
rewards programs.
This includes a clear delineation of where HR’s responsibility
for designing
and managing rewards ends and management’s accountability
begins. It also
should include the company’s policy toward employee unions,
works councils,
and other representative or collective bargaining units.
• Governance. While core principles governing the rewards
program should
remain fairly constant, the underlying programs need to be
revised and re-
freshed periodically to ensure that they are competitive and
compelling. The
rewards strategy should delineate how frequently such reviews
will occur, and
who plays which roles in carrying out the review and redesign.
• Data and Information Management. The rewards strategy
should specify guide-
lines for data management, information sources, collection and
reporting
methodologies, and processes for using data for decision
support. The strat-
egy also should include an overall process for measuring the
effi cacy of the
total rewards program, and the supporting data.
What do the results of such an exercise normally look like?
Typically, results are
refl ected in a written report that is anywhere from 8 to 20
pages in length. Though
involving a lot of work, it’s worth the effort for three reasons.
1. Clear, Compelling Strategies Help People Make Good
Decisions Faster
Clear and compelling strategies defi ne what is in bounds and
what is out of bounds.
They help employees and prospective employees make their
own choices with re-
gard to whether the company is the right place for them.
Finally, clear strategies
help the people who design and administer programs to operate
with clarity and
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26 Developing a Total Rewards Strategy
confi dence. Consider these statements from companies that
have developed clear
and compelling strategies:
• “We will be market driven. Market competitiveness will be
given priority over
internal equity.”
• “We will avoid reinforcing status distinctions via the
provision of perquisites
and other visible status symbols that are not based on business
needs.”
• “We do not seek to use benefi ts as a strong differentiator in
our rewards
package.”
• “We aim to differentiate ourselves in recruiting and retaining
talent by focus-
ing on the opportunities we provide, particularly in the form of
variable pay
and developmental and career growth. We provide competitive
pay and ben-
efi ts, but we do not seek to differentiate ourselves through
these elements of
the total rewards package.”
• “We actively develop our reputation as a desirable place to
grow profession-
ally. We provide employees with opportunities for personal
growth, capability
improvements, organizational advancement and employment
security. Em-
ployees are responsible for driving their own professional
growth with sup-
port from managers. They are encouraged to take a proactive
approach to
developing and planning their careers. Managers who develop
people well
are recognized and rewarded. Managers who do not develop
people well are
coached and, if needed, replaced.”
• “To help employees manage the demands of their work and
personal lives, we
create an environment in which we are open to fl exible work
arrangements,
exhibit leadership behaviors that support our employees in
times of high de-
mand on them, and continue to examine work content and job
design to
ensure appropriate work-life balance.”
2. Clear, Compelling Strategies Help Identify
Potential Friction Points
One company worked with a consulting fi rm to develop a
global total rewards strat-
egy that included roughly 130 statements similar to the
preceding statements. The
statements were placed in a matrix alongside the client’s major
geographic regions.
Representatives from the company’s global HR function took
20 minutes to an-
swer “yes” or “no” for each of the 130 strategy statements and
how they relate to
their particular region. By doing this, the consulting fi rm was
able to determine
the degree of alignment between current state and desired state.
The exercise un-
covered a potential friction point relating to the section of
strategy dealing with
recognition: Most Anglo-Saxon cultures answered “yes,” while
most of the rest of
the world answered, “no.” This forced a re-examination of the
relevance and ap-
plicability of some of the statements, and whether the
articulated strategy was “too
Anglo-Saxon.”
3. Clear, Compelling Strategies Help Provide Supporting
Architecture
Some companies create a supporting framework or architecture
to help audit and im-
plement the strategy worldwide. Such architectures can provide
enough clarity to be
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The Bottom Line 27
used to evaluate whether the current approach is in line with the
articulated strategy,
and, if not, where the work needs to be done to bring the
rewards program in line.
The use of an architecture model goes beyond evaluation of
total rewards. It
provides broad specifi cations that can be used to design
programs. In this sense, the
rewards strategy provides the broad description of the type of
house we are build-
ing, and the architecture provides a blueprint that the craftsmen
can follow.
With the strategy clearly defi ned, attention can be turned to
the other challenges:
execution and communication.
THE BOTTOM LINE
Effectively executing an appropriate total rewards strategy can
increase a company’s
market premium. Unfortunately, weak execution means many
companies are leav-
ing at least some of this money on the table.
Problems with execution are understandable. Many rewards and
benefi ts pro-
grams evolved in a fragmented way, without consideration for
how the parts fi t to-
gether or whether they reinforce business goals. Even in
organizations with truly
integrated designs, effective delivery depends on successful
implementation of
performance management, change management, communication,
and the use of
technology.
Every organization has the ability to develop and execute a
superior total rewards
solution. By taking a step back and analyzing the design and
delivery of each com-
ponent of their total rewards strategy, companies can identify
the steps they need to
take to maximize its effectiveness.
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Implementing Controls
Jamie Vaughan
Southern New Hampshire University
2 April 2018
MODEL CODE
namespace Italian_bicycle_company.Models
{
using System;
using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;
using System.Data.Entity;
using System.Linq;
public class Person
{
[Required]
[Display(Name = "Business Entity ID")]
public int ID { get; set; }
[Required]
[StringLength(2)]
[Display(Name = "Person Type")]
public string PersonType { get; set; }
[Required]
[Display(Name = "Name Style")]
public int NameStyle { get; set; }
[Required]
[StringLength(8)]
public string Title { get; set; }
[Required]
[StringLength(50)]
[Display(Name = "First Name")]
public string FirstName { get; set; }
[Required]
[StringLength(50)]
[Display(Name = "Middle Name")]
public string MiddleName { get; set; }
[Required]
[StringLength(50)]
[Display(Name = "Last Name")]
public string LastName { get; set; }
[Required]
[StringLength(10)]
public string Suffix { get; set; }
[Required]
[Range(0,2)]
[Display(Name = "Email Promotion")]
public int EmailPromotion { get; set; }
[Required]
[Display(Name = "Additional Contact Info")]
public string AdditionalContactInfo { get; set; }
[Required]
public string Demographics { get; set; }
[Required]
[Display(Name = "Modified Date")]
[DataType(DataType.Date)]
[DisplayFormat(DataFormatString = "{0:yyyy-MM-dd}",
ApplyFormatInEditMode = true)]
public DateTime ModifiedDate { get; set; }
}
public class bicycleModel : DbContext
{
public bicycleModel()
: base("name=bicycleModel")
{
}
public
System.Data.Entity.DbSet<Italian_bicycle_company.Models.Per
son> People { get; set; }
}
}
VIEW CODE
@model Italian_bicycle_company.Models.Person
@{
ViewBag.Title = "Create";
}
<h2>Create</h2>
@using (Html.BeginForm())
{
@Html.AntiForgeryToken()
<div class="form-horizontal">
<h4>Person</h4>
<hr />
@Html.ValidationSummary(true, "", new { @class = "text-
danger" })
<div class="form-group">
@Html.LabelFor(model => model.PersonType,
htmlAttributes: new { @class = "control-label col-md-2" })
<div class="col-md-10">
@Html.EditorFor(model => model.PersonType, new
{ htmlAttributes = new { @class = "form-control" } })
@Html.ValidationMessageFor(model =>
model.PersonType, "", new { @class = "text-danger" })
</div>
</div>
<div class="form-group">
@Html.LabelFor(model => model.NameStyle,
htmlAttributes: new { @class = "control-label col-md-2" })
<div class="col-md-10">
@Html.EditorFor(model => model.NameStyle, new {
htmlAttributes = new { @class = "form-control" } })
@Html.ValidationMessageFor(model =>
model.NameStyle, "", new { @class = "text-danger" })
</div>
</div>
<div class="form-group">
@Html.LabelFor(model => model.Title, htmlAttributes:
new { @class = "control-label col-md-2" })
<div class="col-md-10">
@Html.EditorFor(model => model.Title, new {
htmlAttributes = new { @class = "form-control" } })
@Html.ValidationMessageFor(model => model.Title,
"", new { @class = "text-danger" })
</div>
</div>
<div class="form-group">
@Html.LabelFor(model => model.FirstName,
htmlAttributes: new { @class = "control-label col-md-2" })
<div class="col-md-10">
@Html.EditorFor(model => model.FirstName, new {
htmlAttributes = new { @class = "form-control" } })
@Html.ValidationMessageFor(model =>
model.FirstName, "", new { @class = "text-danger" })
</div>
</div>
<div class="form-group">
@Html.LabelFor(model => model.MiddleName,
htmlAttributes: new { @class = "control-label col-md-2" })
<div class="col-md-10">
@Html.EditorFor(model => model.MiddleName, new
{ htmlAttributes = new { @class = "form-control" } })
@Html.ValidationMessageFor(model =>
model.MiddleName, "", new { @class = "text-danger" })
</div>
</div>
<div class="form-group">
@Html.LabelFor(model => model.LastName,
htmlAttributes: new { @class = "control-label col-md-2" })
<div class="col-md-10">
@Html.EditorFor(model => model.LastName, new {
htmlAttributes = new { @class = "form-control" } })
@Html.ValidationMessageFor(model =>
model.LastName, "", new { @class = "text-danger" })
</div>
</div>
<div class="form-group">
@Html.LabelFor(model => model.Suffix,
htmlAttributes: new { @class = "control-label col-md-2" })
<div class="col-md-10">
@Html.EditorFor(model => model.Suffix, new {
htmlAttributes = new { @class = "form-control" } })
@Html.ValidationMessageFor(model =>
model.Suffix, "", new { @class = "text-danger" })
</div>
</div>
<div class="form-group">
@Html.LabelFor(model => model.EmailPromotion,
htmlAttributes: new { @class = "control-label col-md-2" })
<div class="col-md-10">
@Html.EditorFor(model => model.EmailPromotion,
new { htmlAttributes = new { @class = "form-control" } })
@Html.ValidationMessageFor(model =>
model.EmailPromotion, "", new { @class = "text-danger" })
</div>
</div>
<div class="form-group">
@Html.LabelFor(model =>
model.AdditionalContactInfo, htmlAttributes: new { @class =
"control-label col-md-2" })
<div class="col-md-10">
@Html.EditorFor(model =>
model.AdditionalContactInfo, new { htmlAttributes = new {
@class = "form-control" } })
@Html.ValidationMessageFor(model =>
model.AdditionalContactInfo, "", new { @class = "text-danger"
})
</div>
</div>
<div class="form-group">
@Html.LabelFor(model => model.Demographics,
htmlAttributes: new { @class = "control-label col-md-2" })
<div class="col-md-10">
@Html.EditorFor(model => model.Demographics,
new { htmlAttributes = new { @class = "form-control" } })
@Html.ValidationMessageFor(model =>
model.Demographics, "", new { @class = "text-danger" })
</div>
</div>
<div class="form-group">
@Html.LabelFor(model => model.ModifiedDate,
htmlAttributes: new { @class = "control-label col-md-2" })
<div class="col-md-10">
@Html.EditorFor(model => model.ModifiedDate,
new { htmlAttributes = new { @class = "form-control" } })
@Html.ValidationMessageFor(model =>
model.ModifiedDate, "", new { @class = "text-danger" })
</div>
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<div class="col-md-offset-2 col-md-10">
<input type="submit" value="Create" class="btn btn-
default" />
</div>
</div>
</div>
}
<div>
@*@Html.ActionLink("Back to List", "Index")*@
</div>
@section Scripts {
@Scripts.Render("~/bundles/jqueryval")
}
CONTROLLER CODE
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Data;
using System.Data.Entity;
using System.Linq;
using System.Net;
using System.Web;
using System.Web.Mvc;
namespace Italian_bicycle_company.Models
{
public class PeopleController : Controller
{
private bicycleModel db = new bicycleModel();
// GET: People
public ActionResult Index()
{
return View(db.People.ToList());
}
// GET: People/Details/5
public ActionResult Details(int? id)
{
if (id == null)
{
return new
HttpStatusCodeResult(HttpStatusCode.BadRequest);
}
Person person = db.People.Find(id);
if (person == null)
{
return HttpNotFound();
}
return View(person);
}
// GET: People/Create
public ActionResult Create()
{
return View();
}
// POST: People/Create
// To protect from overposting attacks, please enable the
specific properties you want to bind to, for
// more details see
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=317598.
[HttpPost]
[ValidateAntiForgeryToken]
public ActionResult Create([Bind(Include =
"ID,PersonType,NameStyle,Title,FirstName,MiddleName,LastN
ame,Suffix,EmailPromotion,AdditionalContactInfo,Demographi
cs,ModifiedDate")] Person person)
{
if (ModelState.IsValid)
{
db.People.Add(person);
db.SaveChanges();
return RedirectToAction("Index");
}
return View(person);
}
// GET: People/Edit/5
public ActionResult Edit(int? id)
{
if (id == null)
{
return new
HttpStatusCodeResult(HttpStatusCode.BadRequest);
}
Person person = db.People.Find(id);
if (person == null)
{
return HttpNotFound();
}
return View(person);
}
// POST: People/Edit/5
// To protect from overposting attacks, please enable the
specific properties you want to bind to, for
// more details see
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=317598.
[HttpPost]
[ValidateAntiForgeryToken]
public ActionResult Edit([Bind(Include =
"ID,PersonType,NameStyle,Title,FirstName,MiddleName,LastN
ame,Suffix,EmailPromotion,AdditionalContactInfo,Demographi
cs,ModifiedDate")] Person person)
{
if (ModelState.IsValid)
{
db.Entry(person).State = EntityState.Modified;
db.SaveChanges();
return RedirectToAction("Index");
}
return View(person);
}
// GET: People/Delete/5
public ActionResult Delete(int? id)
{
if (id == null)
{
return new
HttpStatusCodeResult(HttpStatusCode.BadRequest);
}
Person person = db.People.Find(id);
if (person == null)
{
return HttpNotFound();
}
return View(person);
}
// POST: People/Delete/5
[HttpPost, ActionName("Delete")]
[ValidateAntiForgeryToken]
public ActionResult DeleteConfirmed(int id)
{
Person person = db.People.Find(id);
db.People.Remove(person);
db.SaveChanges();
return RedirectToAction("Index");
}
protected override void Dispose(bool disposing)
{
if (disposing)
{
db.Dispose();
}
base.Dispose(disposing);
}
}
}
Italian bicycle company/.vs/config/applicationhost.config
Italian bicycle company/.vs/Italian bicycle company/v14/.suo
Italian bicycle company/Italian bicycle company.sln
Microsoft Visual Studio
Solution
File, Format Version 12.00
# Visual Studio 14
VisualStudioVersion = 14.0.25420.1
MinimumVisualStudioVersion = 10.0.40219.1
Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") =
"Italian bicycle company", "Italian bicycle companyItalian
bicycle company.csproj", "{73D54BE4-AF0B-4CF6-A939-
51155597E735}"
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Developing a Total Rewards Strategy

  • 1. 18 Developing a Total Rewards Strategy 3 While many companies agree with the idea of total rewards, they often don’t actually put a total rewards strategy into practice. The compensation department may de- sign a sales force compensation program separately from the benefi ts department that revises the 401(k) program. This piecemeal approach is common, but it’s akin to building a state-of-the-art skyscraper on top of the foundation of a 30-year-old, mid-rise offi ce building. That skyscraper isn’t going to be structurally sound using a base that wasn’t designed to support it. The same thing can happen when new or revised benefi ts are built without regard to the overall compensation and benefi ts structure. THE TOTAL REWARDS BLUEPRINT Starting a total rewards program off on the right foot is a matter of taking a com- plete inventory of the programs already in place, ranking each program’s effective- ness and fi nding the linkages between the rewards and the business strategy.
  • 2. • Inventory. Find out what’s already in the mix—every program, plan, and perk, even those not currently in use. • Rank. Determine the effectiveness of each program and how close it is to being a best practice in the industry. Effectiveness can be defi ned several ways. For instance, low participation can mean low interest, or possibly low understand- ing of a particular program. Ask line managers to list the top fi ve and bottom fi ve programs in the current package. • Link. This is a diffi cult step, but an important one. Take a look at the company business strategy and map where rewards complement or help to drive the specifi cs of the strategy. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons Five Common Ways a Total Rewards Strategy Can Go Astray 19 For example, consider an organization that developed a business strategy that focused on providing an integrated customer service experience to its clients. If the company tried to blend 10 separate products and three different sales groups into one seamless offering, the structure of the company’s sales force and the compensa- tion programs likely would not support this collaborative approach. In fact, the pay
  • 3. structure for the sales force, customer service personnel, and sales support team could be inconsistent and actually motivate people not to work together. Good com- pensation programs are important, but linking total rewards to business strategy is essential. FIVE COMMON WAYS A TOTAL REWARDS STRATEGY CAN GO ASTRAY 1. Trying to re-engineer programs in pieces. When moving to a total rewards ap- proach, review and re-engineer the entire program. Don’t re- engineer the short-term variable pay programs this year and take on base salary programs next year. This defeats the purpose of making sure all the programs are working together to deliver the business results necessary for success. 2. Trying to implement changes all at once. Yes, re- engineering the entire program is essential; however, implementing the changes all at once can have a det- rimental effect. It’s much better to phase in new rules and new programs over time. There’s only so much change that employees can absorb and adapt to at once. In addition, it is necessary to build in time for managers and employees alike to move through the learning curve. When planning to implement radical changes to a total rewards program, it’s advisable to
  • 4. allow a two- to fi ve-year timeline. 3. Limiting the number of people involved. A broad coalition of people should be involved in a total rewards effort. All stakeholders need a place at the table—human resources, executives, fi nance, employees, board of directors, customers. While it may be easier to exclude some groups for the sake of simplicity, it’s far too easy to overlook key elements without input of every group that will be impacted by the programs. 4. Not doing a thorough impact analysis. Before implementing any piece of the total rewards program, do a thorough analysis of the fi nancial, organiza- tional, employee, and customer impact of the plans. View these impacts both today and into the future. Don’t forget to look at the full range of outcomes. What happens to the total rewards program if company profi ts drop by 50 percent, or sales and revenues increase threefold? It’s a huge disservice not to know how the program elements will behave at different points in the company’s life cycle. 5. Not communicating effectively. Many times when companies make these kinds of large-scale changes to their compensation and benefi ts programs, they communicate too much, too early, to employees, creating a workforce that
  • 5. gets full on hype and expectations. The fl ipside, communicating too little, too late, also is a problem because employees don’t understand the business reasons for the changes or how these changes will impact their individual situations. Proper communication of total rewards changes is essential to success. (See Chapter 5.) Determine the right amount of information, the right time to deliver it, and the right format to use for delivery. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons 20 Developing a Total Rewards Strategy CRYSTALLIZING THE SPIRIT OF YOUR TOTAL REWARDS PLAN When carefully evaluated, developed, and woven into a comprehensive total re- wards strategy, the elements of the total rewards puzzle work together to produce an impact on employee attraction and retention that is greater than any of the ele- ments considered individually. It is truly a strategy whose whole is greater than the sum of its parts. In addition, a total rewards strategy maximizes the organization’s return on com- pensation, benefi ts, and other rewards dollars invested; provides managers with multiple tools for encouraging employee development and
  • 6. rewarding performance; and creates a rewards package that meets or exceeds the value of a competitor’s total rewards offerings. As with any effective, competitive HR program or initiative, a total rewards strategy should not be created in a vacuum. (See Figure 3.1.) FIGURE 3.1 Embracing total rewards: 10 rules of the road. Consider these 10 essential rules of the road that came out of the Hewitt Total Rewards Research Forum (April 2003). The forum was attended by senior HR leaders from 27 of the world’s largest organizations, representing more than $1 trillion in revenues, more than $200 billion in total annual spending on people programs, and more than 10 million employees and their dependents. 1. Focus on the broad concept of total rewards, however you defi ne it, what- ever you call it. Push yourself to defi ne total rewards broadly rather than narrowly. Conveying the total value of work experience is always more compelling to your employees. 2. Clarify the business direction fi rst. A total rewards program and strategy needs to support a clearly defi ned business strategy. It is impossible to motivate and reward the right behaviors and results unless you know what they are.
  • 7. 3. Articulate a clear, compelling, and specifi c strategy. Generic reward strategies are a waste of time. They do not help leaders see how reward programs can help drive the business forward. They do not help HR professionals to focus the design or administration of reward programs. They do not help employees see what is expected of them and what they can expect in return. Well-conceived strategies force organizations to make choices. You can be broad in your defi nition of what total rewards is, and specifi c in your posi- tions on what the strategy is and what each reward element represents. 4. Communicate with quality, not quantity. Employees who understand the true value of their total rewards package are more likely to appreciate the invest- ment their employer is making in them, to stay with the company, and to deliver business results. Focus on delivering targeted rewards information to employees that is accessible, up-to-date, and meaningful. 5. Seek to manage the whole value. As pay becomes more competitive at the same time that we have fewer dollars to spend, and as equity becomes less of an option while the choices become more narrow, it is important to leverage the whole as opposed to one segment. The more you work the whole package, the more the perceived value of each element
  • 8. rises. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons Crystallizing the Spirit of Your Total Rewards Plan 21 Factors to consider when developing the strategy include: • The desired level of external competitiveness (i.e., market leading, market competitive, or market following). • The programs that will be offered to various employee groups to achieve orga- nizational objectives while also maintaining appropriate internal equity. • How the total rewards strategy will support the achievement of key organiza- tional objectives. • Ensuring that all elements developed or enhanced comply with state and fed- eral regulations. Also, effective communication is imperative for a total rewards strategy to be suc- cessful. Given that the message is more complex than the traditional focus on base pay only, a strong communication campaign that clearly identifi es the value of the additional components of the total rewards package is essential. Creating a total rewards program that is unique to an
  • 9. organization and based in competitive practices is not a simple task, but one that requires signifi cant thought, analysis, and refi nement. (See Figure 3.2.) 6. Balance between fl exibility and adherence to the core. As you think about making choices in defi ning a total rewards strategy, recognize the need for core values and principles that are unifying and distinguishing. How is it that IBM is still IBM and GE is still GE, even as these organizations provide fl exibility in their total rewards approaches across the globe? The answer lies in each company’s ability to balance the two sides— offering enough fl exibility so the needs of differing populations are met and defi ning common principles that anchor the company. 7. Manage what you can measure. The breadth of a total rewards strategy is its value to organizations. Yet companies need to make sure they are equipped to manage such an inclusive approach. This means an ability to mea- sure and track the inputs into and results from a total rewards program. Including every reward element possible in a plan may sound appeal- ing, but is ultimately useless if the value of such an approach cannot be demonstrated to the business. 8. Recognize that the recipient defi nes value. The value of
  • 10. any reward element will vary by population segment whether by geography, business unit, gender, age, or tenure. Only recipients can defi ne the value of the rewards they receive. Think about individuals fi rst, and then see if they can be clustered into groups. 9. Beware of simple solutions. We tend to put in place things that are easy to execute and the hard stuff is left for another day. Most of us focus on things that are important but somewhat incremental. In time, the harder, transformational things need to be tackled. 10. Copy how great companies think, not what they do. Think about how great companies become great and what are the things that make sense for them and why they do the things they do. Don’t copy the practices that they put in place. Try to emulate their thinking. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons 22 Developing a Total Rewards Strategy FIGURE 3.2 10 steps to a more effective total rewards program. Following are 10 steps that employers can take to better design and implement
  • 11. their total rewards programs and maximize their effectiveness (conclusions drawn from 2005 Strategic Rewards Study, Watson Wyatt and WorldatWork): 1. Focus on Alignment. High-performing companies are more successful at aligning employee behavior with company goals than low- performing companies are. 2. Ask Employees What They Want. Rewards only work if they are meaningful to employees and infl uence their affi liation with the organization. Study data show more companies need to ask employees about their rewards prefer- ences and use their input to shape program offerings. Too many companies are missing the opportunity to understand whether their investments in dif- ferent rewards plans are valued by employees and support the company’s at- traction, motivation, and retention goals. 3. Measure and Manage Costs and Risks. Successful rewards plans strike a balance between effectiveness and cost. However, too small a percentage of employ- ers formally measure the cost-effectiveness of their total rewards program to a moderate or great extent. The lack of information means companies are missing opportunities to make changes to boost program performance.
  • 12. Companies also need to identify and manage total rewards– related risks. They should, for example, have a plan to manage fi nancing risks related to defi ned benefi t or stock plans. They need to understand time- based risks such as costs escalating over time for skill-based pay. And they have to be pre- pared if rewards don’t infl uence employees’ behaviors in intended ways. 4. Strengthen Performance Management Systems. While many companies have adopted designs that feature best practices, their managers are not faithfully or effectively carrying them out. Just as important are the perception gaps related to pay for performance and performance improvement. Most employers say they link pay decisions to the results of the review process, but not enough employees see the link- age for themselves. Even more troubling, most employers say they help poor performers improve, but few poor performers would agree. One way to strengthen the connection between performance management and rewards is by investing in formal training for managers. Managers are the linchpins of the system—if they don’t understand and aren’t comfortable with their organizations’ total rewards strategies, they won’t send the right message to employees. Organizations that formally train managers to
  • 13. manage em- ployee performance rate more favorably on key performance management measures than organizations that do not formally train their supervisors. 5. Sharply Differentiate between Top Performers and Everyone Else. Employers need to identify their critical skills groups and their best-performing employees, let these employees know they are considered top performers, and reward them with signifi cantly better salary increases, recognition and incentive awards, and opportunities for learning and development. 6. Make Greater Use of Incentive-Based Pay. One of the best ways to reward top performers and spur them to greater achievement is to make incentive-based pay a key element of the total rewards strategy. Companies that use incentive- based pay to motivate performance benefi t fi nancially. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons Crystallizing the Spirit of Your Total Rewards Plan 23 7. Review Incentive Funding Metrics and Targets. Funding metrics for short-term incentives are important. Higher-performing fi rms fund short- term incen- tive plans at higher rates than low-performing fi rms. They also are slightly
  • 14. more focused on revenue growth, while low-performing fi rms focus more on operating income growth and cash fl ow. In addition, high- performing fi rms are slightly more likely to include nonfi nancial measures that drive fi nancial performance, such as customer satisfaction and quality outcomes. Finally, incentive targets should be updated regularly to refl ect new com- pany priorities and goals. 8. Make Communication and Education a Priority. Total rewards strategies only work if employees understand and support them. Unfortunately, employers and employees alike agree that such understanding is missing. Poor communication has real consequences. Most employees, for exam- ple, continue to value small annual pay increases over other compensation structures that could result in larger rewards. 9. Use Long-Term Incentives throughout the Organization. Long-term incentives continue to be important rewards vehicles for executives and nonexecutives alike. In fact, organizations with broad eligibility for stock- based programs signifi cantly outperform organizations with limited eligibility. In light of decreased eligibility of other stock-based programs, companies should con- sider maintaining Employee Stock Purchase Plans (ESPP),
  • 15. despite the unfa- vorable accounting treatment. 10. Manage Rewards in a Truly Integrated Way. Many companies are not making a connection between compensation, benefi ts, fi nance, and other functions. This absence of integration means many companies are missing the op- portunities true total rewards approaches offer, such as effi ciencies in plan design and administration and a detailed understanding of current and projected costs and risk profi les across all components of their total rewards programs. A total rewards strategy statement helps crystallize the spirit of a total rewards plan. It should provide specifi c, motivating direction when choosing what to focus on (and choosing what not to focus on). Rewards strategies should follow two primary aims: • To articulate a distinctive value proposition for current and prospective em- ployees that attracts and retains employees who have the capabilities and val- ues the employer needs. • To provide a framework from which the employer designs, administers, and communicates rewards programs with the maximum motivational impact to drive desired behaviors.
  • 16. The total rewards strategy should ensure that the rewards framework matches the strategic needs of the business, and that the mechanics of the total rewards struc- ture reinforce the desired corporate culture and management style. Also, it should help structure the components of the rewards system to infl uence and motivate employee behavior in the right direction. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons 24 Developing a Total Rewards Strategy ISSUES THAT A TOTAL REWARDS STRATEGY SHOULD ADDRESS A well-conceived strategy should address several elements: • Strategic Perspective. A total rewards strategy begins with an articulation of the company’s values and business strategies. The link to business needs and aims should be spelled out right up front. The total rewards strategy is the place to be clear about where, when, and how the links between business goals and rewards should and should not be made. • Statement of Overall Objectives. The strategy should include statements that de- scribe how the rewards system will support the needs of the business and the
  • 17. company’s customers, employees, shareholders, and other key stakeholders. This typically includes a delineation of the role of each reward element. If you cannot clearly defi ne a role for any given element of total rewards, then you should question why it is being offered at all. • Prominence. The strategy should describe the overall importance of rewards relative to other tools that can focus and affect actions and decisions (e.g., shared values, cool products, inspiring leadership, etc.). One way to think about prominence is to imagine an employee talking to a friend about work- ing for the company. As the employee relates what is great about the company, prominence involves two key questions: • At what stage in the conversation would you like the employee to mention the rewards package (as opposed to things such as the culture, quality of leadership, focus on customers, etc.)? This helps defi ne the importance of total rewards in the context of the total employee experience. Do you lead with total rewards, or is it a supporting component? • Which elements of the package would you like to hear mentioned fi rst, and which should be mentioned last—or not at all? What does your com- pany want to be famous for? What is the signature program? These ques-
  • 18. tions are aimed at culling the handful of reward elements that deserve 80 percent or 90 percent of your attention in design, administration, and communication. • Performance Measures. The strategy should clearly identify the performance cri- teria to be rewarded, the appropriate level of measurement for each (e.g., cor- porate, business unit, region, work group, individual, etc.) and which reward elements will be linked to which measures. Also, the strategy should describe the degree to which rewards are expected to drive employee actions and deci- sions through variability, infl uence over outcomes (controllability), and the explicitness of the pay-performance link. • Competitive Market Reference Points. The total rewards strategy should de- scribe the types of companies, industries, or other reference points that will be used as the basis for determining the competitiveness of the rewards package. What are the comparators? Do they differ among business units? Why? A common response to the question about comparators is that they should be composed of companies against which we compete for talent. It’s a sound ap- proach, usually resulting in a list dominated by companies in the same industry or
  • 19. geography. Another angle to consider is what you want the company to be famous Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons Issues That a Total Rewards Strategy Should Address 25 for. Perhaps benchmark the company’s signature program against companies that already are famous in that area, even if it means looking beyond the industry or geography. • Competitive Positioning. The strategy should clearly describe the desired com- petitive position relative to the competitive reference points in the labor mar- ket. Ideally, it should defi ne how the competitive positioning is expected to vary with performance or other criteria. It is worth noting that many companies defi ne the median as the desired com- petitive benchmark for all components of rewards with increasing frequency. This raises a question: If you position all elements at the median, how will you differenti- ate? Defi ning a “signature” program is one way to avoid the creation of a plain set of rewards that looks like what every other company offers. • Degree of Internal Equity and Consistency. The statement should address the extent to which the total rewards strategy will be applied uniformly
  • 20. throughout the company, both horizontally and vertically. To take the view that both internal and external relativities are important is fi ne, but defi ning a strategy is about making choices. A good strategy clearly defi nes which is more important when the two are in confl ict. • Communication and Involvement. The strategy should defi ne how much infor- mation about the rewards programs will be disclosed and explained to em- ployees. It also should outline the degree of participation that employees will have in the design and ongoing administration of the rewards programs. This includes a clear delineation of where HR’s responsibility for designing and managing rewards ends and management’s accountability begins. It also should include the company’s policy toward employee unions, works councils, and other representative or collective bargaining units. • Governance. While core principles governing the rewards program should remain fairly constant, the underlying programs need to be revised and re- freshed periodically to ensure that they are competitive and compelling. The rewards strategy should delineate how frequently such reviews will occur, and who plays which roles in carrying out the review and redesign. • Data and Information Management. The rewards strategy
  • 21. should specify guide- lines for data management, information sources, collection and reporting methodologies, and processes for using data for decision support. The strat- egy also should include an overall process for measuring the effi cacy of the total rewards program, and the supporting data. What do the results of such an exercise normally look like? Typically, results are refl ected in a written report that is anywhere from 8 to 20 pages in length. Though involving a lot of work, it’s worth the effort for three reasons. 1. Clear, Compelling Strategies Help People Make Good Decisions Faster Clear and compelling strategies defi ne what is in bounds and what is out of bounds. They help employees and prospective employees make their own choices with re- gard to whether the company is the right place for them. Finally, clear strategies help the people who design and administer programs to operate with clarity and Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons 26 Developing a Total Rewards Strategy confi dence. Consider these statements from companies that have developed clear and compelling strategies:
  • 22. • “We will be market driven. Market competitiveness will be given priority over internal equity.” • “We will avoid reinforcing status distinctions via the provision of perquisites and other visible status symbols that are not based on business needs.” • “We do not seek to use benefi ts as a strong differentiator in our rewards package.” • “We aim to differentiate ourselves in recruiting and retaining talent by focus- ing on the opportunities we provide, particularly in the form of variable pay and developmental and career growth. We provide competitive pay and ben- efi ts, but we do not seek to differentiate ourselves through these elements of the total rewards package.” • “We actively develop our reputation as a desirable place to grow profession- ally. We provide employees with opportunities for personal growth, capability improvements, organizational advancement and employment security. Em- ployees are responsible for driving their own professional growth with sup- port from managers. They are encouraged to take a proactive approach to developing and planning their careers. Managers who develop people well
  • 23. are recognized and rewarded. Managers who do not develop people well are coached and, if needed, replaced.” • “To help employees manage the demands of their work and personal lives, we create an environment in which we are open to fl exible work arrangements, exhibit leadership behaviors that support our employees in times of high de- mand on them, and continue to examine work content and job design to ensure appropriate work-life balance.” 2. Clear, Compelling Strategies Help Identify Potential Friction Points One company worked with a consulting fi rm to develop a global total rewards strat- egy that included roughly 130 statements similar to the preceding statements. The statements were placed in a matrix alongside the client’s major geographic regions. Representatives from the company’s global HR function took 20 minutes to an- swer “yes” or “no” for each of the 130 strategy statements and how they relate to their particular region. By doing this, the consulting fi rm was able to determine the degree of alignment between current state and desired state. The exercise un- covered a potential friction point relating to the section of strategy dealing with recognition: Most Anglo-Saxon cultures answered “yes,” while most of the rest of
  • 24. the world answered, “no.” This forced a re-examination of the relevance and ap- plicability of some of the statements, and whether the articulated strategy was “too Anglo-Saxon.” 3. Clear, Compelling Strategies Help Provide Supporting Architecture Some companies create a supporting framework or architecture to help audit and im- plement the strategy worldwide. Such architectures can provide enough clarity to be Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons The Bottom Line 27 used to evaluate whether the current approach is in line with the articulated strategy, and, if not, where the work needs to be done to bring the rewards program in line. The use of an architecture model goes beyond evaluation of total rewards. It provides broad specifi cations that can be used to design programs. In this sense, the rewards strategy provides the broad description of the type of house we are build- ing, and the architecture provides a blueprint that the craftsmen can follow. With the strategy clearly defi ned, attention can be turned to the other challenges:
  • 25. execution and communication. THE BOTTOM LINE Effectively executing an appropriate total rewards strategy can increase a company’s market premium. Unfortunately, weak execution means many companies are leav- ing at least some of this money on the table. Problems with execution are understandable. Many rewards and benefi ts pro- grams evolved in a fragmented way, without consideration for how the parts fi t to- gether or whether they reinforce business goals. Even in organizations with truly integrated designs, effective delivery depends on successful implementation of performance management, change management, communication, and the use of technology. Every organization has the ability to develop and execute a superior total rewards solution. By taking a step back and analyzing the design and delivery of each com- ponent of their total rewards strategy, companies can identify the steps they need to take to maximize its effectiveness. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons
  • 26. Implementing Controls Jamie Vaughan Southern New Hampshire University 2 April 2018 MODEL CODE namespace Italian_bicycle_company.Models { using System; using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations; using System.Data.Entity; using System.Linq; public class Person {
  • 27. [Required] [Display(Name = "Business Entity ID")] public int ID { get; set; } [Required] [StringLength(2)] [Display(Name = "Person Type")] public string PersonType { get; set; } [Required] [Display(Name = "Name Style")] public int NameStyle { get; set; } [Required] [StringLength(8)] public string Title { get; set; } [Required] [StringLength(50)] [Display(Name = "First Name")] public string FirstName { get; set; } [Required] [StringLength(50)] [Display(Name = "Middle Name")] public string MiddleName { get; set; } [Required] [StringLength(50)] [Display(Name = "Last Name")] public string LastName { get; set; } [Required] [StringLength(10)] public string Suffix { get; set; } [Required] [Range(0,2)] [Display(Name = "Email Promotion")] public int EmailPromotion { get; set; } [Required] [Display(Name = "Additional Contact Info")] public string AdditionalContactInfo { get; set; } [Required]
  • 28. public string Demographics { get; set; } [Required] [Display(Name = "Modified Date")] [DataType(DataType.Date)] [DisplayFormat(DataFormatString = "{0:yyyy-MM-dd}", ApplyFormatInEditMode = true)] public DateTime ModifiedDate { get; set; } } public class bicycleModel : DbContext { public bicycleModel() : base("name=bicycleModel") { } public System.Data.Entity.DbSet<Italian_bicycle_company.Models.Per son> People { get; set; } } } VIEW CODE @model Italian_bicycle_company.Models.Person @{ ViewBag.Title = "Create"; } <h2>Create</h2>
  • 29. @using (Html.BeginForm()) { @Html.AntiForgeryToken() <div class="form-horizontal"> <h4>Person</h4> <hr /> @Html.ValidationSummary(true, "", new { @class = "text- danger" }) <div class="form-group"> @Html.LabelFor(model => model.PersonType, htmlAttributes: new { @class = "control-label col-md-2" }) <div class="col-md-10"> @Html.EditorFor(model => model.PersonType, new { htmlAttributes = new { @class = "form-control" } }) @Html.ValidationMessageFor(model => model.PersonType, "", new { @class = "text-danger" }) </div> </div> <div class="form-group"> @Html.LabelFor(model => model.NameStyle, htmlAttributes: new { @class = "control-label col-md-2" }) <div class="col-md-10"> @Html.EditorFor(model => model.NameStyle, new { htmlAttributes = new { @class = "form-control" } }) @Html.ValidationMessageFor(model => model.NameStyle, "", new { @class = "text-danger" }) </div> </div> <div class="form-group"> @Html.LabelFor(model => model.Title, htmlAttributes: new { @class = "control-label col-md-2" }) <div class="col-md-10"> @Html.EditorFor(model => model.Title, new {
  • 30. htmlAttributes = new { @class = "form-control" } }) @Html.ValidationMessageFor(model => model.Title, "", new { @class = "text-danger" }) </div> </div> <div class="form-group"> @Html.LabelFor(model => model.FirstName, htmlAttributes: new { @class = "control-label col-md-2" }) <div class="col-md-10"> @Html.EditorFor(model => model.FirstName, new { htmlAttributes = new { @class = "form-control" } }) @Html.ValidationMessageFor(model => model.FirstName, "", new { @class = "text-danger" }) </div> </div> <div class="form-group"> @Html.LabelFor(model => model.MiddleName, htmlAttributes: new { @class = "control-label col-md-2" }) <div class="col-md-10"> @Html.EditorFor(model => model.MiddleName, new { htmlAttributes = new { @class = "form-control" } }) @Html.ValidationMessageFor(model => model.MiddleName, "", new { @class = "text-danger" }) </div> </div> <div class="form-group"> @Html.LabelFor(model => model.LastName, htmlAttributes: new { @class = "control-label col-md-2" }) <div class="col-md-10"> @Html.EditorFor(model => model.LastName, new { htmlAttributes = new { @class = "form-control" } }) @Html.ValidationMessageFor(model => model.LastName, "", new { @class = "text-danger" })
  • 31. </div> </div> <div class="form-group"> @Html.LabelFor(model => model.Suffix, htmlAttributes: new { @class = "control-label col-md-2" }) <div class="col-md-10"> @Html.EditorFor(model => model.Suffix, new { htmlAttributes = new { @class = "form-control" } }) @Html.ValidationMessageFor(model => model.Suffix, "", new { @class = "text-danger" }) </div> </div> <div class="form-group"> @Html.LabelFor(model => model.EmailPromotion, htmlAttributes: new { @class = "control-label col-md-2" }) <div class="col-md-10"> @Html.EditorFor(model => model.EmailPromotion, new { htmlAttributes = new { @class = "form-control" } }) @Html.ValidationMessageFor(model => model.EmailPromotion, "", new { @class = "text-danger" }) </div> </div> <div class="form-group"> @Html.LabelFor(model => model.AdditionalContactInfo, htmlAttributes: new { @class = "control-label col-md-2" }) <div class="col-md-10"> @Html.EditorFor(model => model.AdditionalContactInfo, new { htmlAttributes = new { @class = "form-control" } }) @Html.ValidationMessageFor(model => model.AdditionalContactInfo, "", new { @class = "text-danger" })
  • 32. </div> </div> <div class="form-group"> @Html.LabelFor(model => model.Demographics, htmlAttributes: new { @class = "control-label col-md-2" }) <div class="col-md-10"> @Html.EditorFor(model => model.Demographics, new { htmlAttributes = new { @class = "form-control" } }) @Html.ValidationMessageFor(model => model.Demographics, "", new { @class = "text-danger" }) </div> </div> <div class="form-group"> @Html.LabelFor(model => model.ModifiedDate, htmlAttributes: new { @class = "control-label col-md-2" }) <div class="col-md-10"> @Html.EditorFor(model => model.ModifiedDate, new { htmlAttributes = new { @class = "form-control" } }) @Html.ValidationMessageFor(model => model.ModifiedDate, "", new { @class = "text-danger" }) </div> </div> <div class="form-group"> <div class="col-md-offset-2 col-md-10"> <input type="submit" value="Create" class="btn btn- default" /> </div> </div> </div> } <div> @*@Html.ActionLink("Back to List", "Index")*@
  • 33. </div> @section Scripts { @Scripts.Render("~/bundles/jqueryval") } CONTROLLER CODE using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.Data; using System.Data.Entity; using System.Linq; using System.Net; using System.Web; using System.Web.Mvc; namespace Italian_bicycle_company.Models { public class PeopleController : Controller { private bicycleModel db = new bicycleModel(); // GET: People public ActionResult Index() { return View(db.People.ToList()); } // GET: People/Details/5 public ActionResult Details(int? id) { if (id == null) { return new HttpStatusCodeResult(HttpStatusCode.BadRequest); }
  • 34. Person person = db.People.Find(id); if (person == null) { return HttpNotFound(); } return View(person); } // GET: People/Create public ActionResult Create() { return View(); } // POST: People/Create // To protect from overposting attacks, please enable the specific properties you want to bind to, for // more details see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=317598. [HttpPost] [ValidateAntiForgeryToken] public ActionResult Create([Bind(Include = "ID,PersonType,NameStyle,Title,FirstName,MiddleName,LastN ame,Suffix,EmailPromotion,AdditionalContactInfo,Demographi cs,ModifiedDate")] Person person) { if (ModelState.IsValid) { db.People.Add(person); db.SaveChanges(); return RedirectToAction("Index"); } return View(person); }
  • 35. // GET: People/Edit/5 public ActionResult Edit(int? id) { if (id == null) { return new HttpStatusCodeResult(HttpStatusCode.BadRequest); } Person person = db.People.Find(id); if (person == null) { return HttpNotFound(); } return View(person); } // POST: People/Edit/5 // To protect from overposting attacks, please enable the specific properties you want to bind to, for // more details see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=317598. [HttpPost] [ValidateAntiForgeryToken] public ActionResult Edit([Bind(Include = "ID,PersonType,NameStyle,Title,FirstName,MiddleName,LastN ame,Suffix,EmailPromotion,AdditionalContactInfo,Demographi cs,ModifiedDate")] Person person) { if (ModelState.IsValid) { db.Entry(person).State = EntityState.Modified; db.SaveChanges(); return RedirectToAction("Index"); } return View(person); }
  • 36. // GET: People/Delete/5 public ActionResult Delete(int? id) { if (id == null) { return new HttpStatusCodeResult(HttpStatusCode.BadRequest); } Person person = db.People.Find(id); if (person == null) { return HttpNotFound(); } return View(person); } // POST: People/Delete/5 [HttpPost, ActionName("Delete")] [ValidateAntiForgeryToken] public ActionResult DeleteConfirmed(int id) { Person person = db.People.Find(id); db.People.Remove(person); db.SaveChanges(); return RedirectToAction("Index"); } protected override void Dispose(bool disposing) { if (disposing) { db.Dispose(); } base.Dispose(disposing); }
  • 37. } } Italian bicycle company/.vs/config/applicationhost.config Italian bicycle company/.vs/Italian bicycle company/v14/.suo Italian bicycle company/Italian bicycle company.sln Microsoft Visual Studio Solution File, Format Version 12.00 # Visual Studio 14 VisualStudioVersion = 14.0.25420.1 MinimumVisualStudioVersion = 10.0.40219.1 Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "Italian bicycle company", "Italian bicycle companyItalian bicycle company.csproj", "{73D54BE4-AF0B-4CF6-A939- 51155597E735}"