2025 Comp Report: Inflation Hit CEO Pay Hard
New research from Chief Executive Group shows just how hard CEO pay has been hit by inflation over the past few years.
New research from Chief Executive Group shows just how hard CEO pay has been hit by inflation over the past few years.
For companies struggling with productivity and high turnover rates, higher pay can be the solution that too many see as sunk cost.
Without spending more, you can restructure your compensation system to attract and hold onto your best people while reinforcing what matters most to your customers.
Answering these questions will help you determine what’s working, what isn’t and explore options for a successful compensation strategy.
When it comes to pay in the year ahead, expect only modest growth across the C-Suite, according to Chief Executive Group’s annual survey of more than 1,600 companies.
Our latest compensation survey data finds median CEO base salary rose 4.1 percent in 2023—a reasonable bump, but lower than the median increase of 4.9 percent paid out in 2022. Next year, CEO base salary increases may fall even further.
Employers may not be able to raise wages, but they can make their employees’ lives a little easier. And that counts for a lot.
Although satirical, it offers a useful starting point for considering how and why organizations fail to optimize their personnel strategies, structure and policies—and how they can change that.
Be aware of your employees’ (very human) compulsion to compare and contrast, so you can proactively avoid the negative consequences.
Leaders need to empower top talent at all levels to maximize impact—and then pay them for it. Five questions that will help.
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Over 70% of Executives Surveyed Agree: Many Strategic Planning Efforts Lack Systematic Approach Tips for Enhancing Your Strategic Planning Process
Executives expressed frustration with their current strategic planning process. Issues include:
Steve Rutan and Denise Harrison have put together an afternoon workshop that will provide the tools you need to address these concerns. They have worked with hundreds of executives to develop a systematic approach that will enable your team to make better decisions during strategic planning. Steve and Denise will walk you through exercises for prioritizing your lists and steps that will reset and reinvigorate your process. This will be a hands-on workshop that will enable you to think about your business as you use the tools that are being presented. If you are ready for a Strategic Planning tune-up, select this workshop in your registration form. The additional fee of $695 will be added to your total.
2:00 - 5:00 pm
Female leaders face the same issues all leaders do, but they often face additional challenges too. In this peer session, we will facilitate a discussion of best practices and how to overcome common barriers to help women leaders be more effective within and outside their organizations.
Limited space available.
10:30 - 5:00 pm
General’s Retreat at Hermitage Golf Course
Sponsored by UBS
General’s Retreat, built in 1986 with architect Gary Roger Baird, has been voted the “Best Golf Course in Nashville” and is a “must play” when visiting the Nashville, Tennessee area. With the beautiful setting along the Cumberland River, golfers of all capabilities will thoroughly enjoy the golf, scenery and hospitality.
The golf outing fee includes transportation to and from the hotel, greens/cart fees, use of practice facilities, and boxed lunch. The bus will leave the hotel at 10:30 am for a noon shotgun start and return to the hotel after the cocktail reception following the completion of the round.